SPECTRUM CONTROL LTD
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Cash
£3.8m
+104.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
+56.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
147
+14.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12m
+171.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £21,586,000 | £31,425,000 | £45,393,000 | +44.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,557,000 | £4,444,000 | £12,058,000 | +171.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,546,000 | £4,440,000 | £12,059,000 | +171.6% | |
| Net profit | -£2,423,000 | £4,348,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £2,031,000 | £1,833,000 | £3,754,000 | +104.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,465,000 | £17,793,000 | £27,201,000 | +52.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,406,000 | £15,754,000 | £24,724,000 | +56.9% | |
| Equity | £11,406,000 | £15,754,000 | £24,724,000 | +56.9% | |
| Average employees | 149 | 128 | 147 | +14.8% | |
| Wages | £5,568,000 | £5,369,000 | £6,287,000 | +17.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £120,000 | £138,000 | £194,000 | +40.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £6,000 | £7,000 | +16.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £138,000 | £194,000 | +40.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.8% | 14.1% | 26.6% | |
| Net margin | -11.2% | 13.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.5% | 25.0% | 44.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.8% | 56.7% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.75x | 2.15x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- SPECTRUM CONTROL LTD 2022-12-08 → present
- API MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 2014-12-01 → 2022-12-08
- RF2M MICROELECTRONICS LTD 2012-05-30 → 2014-12-01
- C-MAC MICROCIRCUITS LIMITED 1992-10-19 → 2012-05-30
- C-MAC MICRO-CIRCUITS LIMITED. 1992-09-18 → 1992-10-19
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.1832) LIMITED 1992-06-08 → 1992-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has received confirmation from API Holdings II LLC, the company's intermediate parent company, that financial support will be provided for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements... Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Significant events
- “The company continues to see core defence related contracts being updated and renewed in line with national defence programmes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNOWDON, Neil | Director | 2022-11-28 | Jan 1963 | British |
| SORELLE, Richard Dennis | Director | 2021-11-29 | Aug 1959 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Christopher William | Secretary | 2012-03-22 | 2015-01-31 |
| CLARKE, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2001-03-20 | 2004-11-12 |
| KEANEY, Dale Christian | Secretary | 2006-09-14 | 2008-10-10 |
| LAGASSE, Joseph Antoine Louis | Secretary | 1992-09-18 | 1996-12-04 |
| MCGREEVY, Kevin Dominic | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| PROVENCHER, Michael | Secretary | 1996-12-04 | 2001-05-18 |
| ROUND, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2008-10-10 | 2012-03-22 |
| STEWART, Alan Trevor | Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2006-09-14 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| ANTELL, Brian Hamilton | Director | 1993-02-09 | 2003-09-01 |
| BRADLEY, Christopher William | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2015-01-31 |
| BROWN, David Edward | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2000-09-29 |
| CHANDLER, Christine Anne | Nominee Director | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| CLIFTON, Stuart | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2006-05-03 |
| DUNNE, Kevin Leslie | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-01-12 |
| FARRINGTON, Richard John | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAHN, Terrence | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2021-11-29 |
| HAYES, Perry Gustav | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| HOWCHIN, Matthew John | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2022-03-31 |
| LAGASSE, Joseph Antoine Louis | Director | 1992-09-18 | 1997-10-02 |
| LAZAR, Bel William | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2015-03-02 |
| LEUNG, Julio Sze Wai | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2003-09-01 |
| LIGAN, Warren James | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| MUKERJEE, Indro Mario | Director | 2006-03-22 | 2011-09-05 |
| ODDEY, Karen | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2013-01-07 |
| OLDHAM, William Andrew | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2002-03-04 |
| RALPH, Duncan Stewart | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-09-09 |
| REEVE, Robert Arthur | Nominee Director | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| RICHARDS, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2016-04-01 |
| ROUND, Michael Andrew | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2012-03-22 |
| SKIGGS, Ian Michael | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2022-10-22 |
| TAVARES, Robert Edward | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2019-09-23 |
| WOOD, Dennis | Director | 1992-09-18 | 2002-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Api Technologies (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-08 | Active |
| Rf2m Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-05-19 | Ceased 2023-11-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.