TECHTEST LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+12.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
+61.6% vs 2024
Employees
216
+3.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
+25.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,752,460 | £19,983,538 | — | £31,282,774 | £33,384,367 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £8,198,239 | £8,322,495 | — | £8,917,062 | £11,220,780 | +25.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,216,211 | £8,323,259 | £6,091,427 | £8,918,990 | £11,209,924 | +25.7% | |
| Net profit | £7,825,047 | £7,171,093 | £5,339,561 | £7,325,048 | £8,977,242 | +22.6% | |
| Cash | £1,230,973 | £1,461,354 | £1,421,965 | £1,225,546 | £1,381,370 | +12.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,889,308 | £36,449,660 | £42,047,222 | £15,958,643 | £25,118,147 | +57.4% | |
| Net assets | £28,748,170 | £35,919,263 | £41,258,824 | £14,562,079 | £23,539,321 | +61.6% | |
| Equity | £28,748,170 | £35,919,263 | £41,258,824 | £14,562,079 | £23,539,321 | +61.6% | |
| Average employees | 186 | 205 | 196 | 209 | 216 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £4,928,862 | £5,731,015 | £5,654,431 | £11,450,220 | £11,003,631 | -3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £4,157,950 | £3,258,594 | -21.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 43.7% | 41.6% | — | 28.5% | 33.6% | |
| Net margin | 41.7% | 35.9% | — | 23.4% | 26.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.4% | 22.8% | — | 55.9% | 44.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 47.3% | 31.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.48x | 2.25x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' have considered the future trading position of the company, and based on actual results since the year end, are confident that a going concern principle can be applied in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Susan Frances | Secretary | 2013-07-09 | — | — |
| SHARP-SMITH, Lucinda Marie Millicent | Director | 2016-02-04 | Jul 1986 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Edward Lee | Director | — | Nov 1954 | British |
| SMITH, Susan Frances | Director | 1996-12-01 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Millicent Cecelia | Secretary | — | 2013-07-09 |
| FARQUHAR, George Edward | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| SMITH, Henry Roy | Director | — | 2004-06-15 |
| SMITH, Millicent Cecelia | Director | — | 2013-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.Smith Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Richard Edward Lee Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-31 |
| Miss Susan Frances Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.