MOORFIELD NANOTECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£211K
-50.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.1M
-6.3% vs 2023
Employees
23
+4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£43K
-93.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,967,460 | £3,031,345 | -23.6% | |
| Operating profit | £670,016 | £44,398 | -93.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £669,121 | £42,735 | -93.6% | |
| Net profit | £521,210 | £34,220 | -93.4% | |
| Cash | £430,576 | £211,363 | -50.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,160,401 | £1,096,457 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,158,377 | £1,085,553 | -6.3% | |
| Equity | £1,158,377 | £1,085,553 | -6.3% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 23 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £919,997 | £1,018,228 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,296 | £176,677 | +37.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 57.7% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | 26.70x |
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
- MOORFIELD NANOTECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2015-07-27 → present
- RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1995-04-11 → 2015-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In making this assessment the directors have considered the period until the end of March 2026 and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company paid dividends of £100,000 (2023: £nil). The company has had a challenging trading year, however the directors remain confident in the company's position in the market place and that it will return to profitability through forward looking management and operational planning.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REECE, Glynn Carl | Secretary | 2019-12-03 | — | — |
| GRAHAM, Susan Jane | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| GRIMSHAW, Jamie Anthony Nicholas | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1985 | British |
| LAVELLE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2019-12-03 | Sep 1958 | British |
| ORMSBY, Bradley Leonard | Director | 2019-12-03 | Feb 1976 | British |
| PRESTIDGE, Tim, Dr | Director | 2026-02-08 | May 1971 | British |
| WILCOCK, Ian Christopher, Dr | Director | 2025-01-21 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-11 | 1995-05-18 |
| WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Stewart | Secretary | 1995-05-18 | 2019-12-03 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 1995-04-11 | 1995-05-18 |
| CICUREL, David Elie | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2026-02-08 |
| COOPER, Anthony William | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2025-01-20 |
| EDGEWORTH, Jonathan Peter, Dr | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2024-12-16 |
| LARKIN, Tony | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2023-07-21 |
| WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-01-20 |
| WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 1995-05-18 | 2020-12-04 |
| WHITEHEAD, Vivienne Karen | Director | 1995-05-18 | 2019-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quorum Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-12-03 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Stewart Whitehead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-03 |
| Vivienne Karen Whitehead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.