STARKEY LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.1M
+24.4% vs 2024
Employees
142
-0.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-23% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-14.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,490,516 | £25,917,109 | £27,167,409 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,208,840 | £1,757,594 | £1,522,994 | -13.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,514,580 | £2,049,460 | £1,578,607 | -23% | |
| Net profit | £1,862,108 | £1,467,263 | £1,188,277 | -19% | |
| Cash | £1,890,698 | £1,480,028 | £1,377,759 | -6.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,273,550 | £6,170,204 | £7,135,488 | +15.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,181,465 | £4,873,728 | £6,062,005 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £10,181,465 | £4,873,728 | £6,062,005 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 163 | 143 | 142 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £5,889,786 | £4,949,581 | £5,646,789 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £165,360 | £167,410 | £179,533 | +7.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 6.8% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 5.7% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.6% | 28.5% | 21.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.0% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.71x | 1.80x | 2.97x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STARKEY LABORATORIES LIMITED 1993-02-01 → present
- FLEETNESS 155 LIMITED 1992-02-28 → 1993-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate; no material uncertainties identified that cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2025 proved another stable year across the whole market. Closer cross linked technologies were launched.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TING, Thomas | Secretary | 2017-01-16 | — | — |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-01-16 | — | — |
| AUSTIN, William | Director | 1992-06-18 | Feb 1942 | American |
| JONES, Richard Barrett | Director | 2023-06-14 | Sep 1979 | British |
| SAWALICH, Brandon L | Director | 2016-03-18 | Jul 1975 | American |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, William | Secretary | 2016-03-18 | 2017-01-16 |
| CURTIN, Richard | Secretary | — | 2007-10-31 |
| FOZARD, Christopher Robin Fearns | Nominee Secretary | 1992-02-25 | 1993-02-28 |
| LEWIN, Roger Nigel Kent | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2017-01-16 |
| MUSSELL, Susan Hall | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2016-03-18 |
| NOLAN, Michael, Dr | Secretary | 1992-12-31 | 2007-10-31 |
| CLARK, Timothy John | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-06-14 |
| LEWIN, Roger Nigel Kent | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2020-06-30 |
| QUAAS, Thorsten | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2022-05-31 |
| TATTAM, Charles Soren Robert | Director | 1992-02-25 | 1993-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Franklin Austin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.