ETAS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.6m
+51.4% vs 2024
Employees
302
+20.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-20.2% lowest 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 | £20,166,000 | £25,663,000 | £33,278,000 | +29.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,688,000 | £1,786,000 | £1,923,000 | +7.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,000,000 | £1,958,000 | £1,563,000 | -20.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,543,000 | £1,536,000 | £1,205,000 | -21.5% | |
| Cash | £7,543,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,334,000 | £4,397,000 | £7,494,000 | +70.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,910,000 | £2,346,000 | £3,551,000 | +51.4% | |
| Equity | £5,910,000 | £2,346,000 | £3,551,000 | +51.4% | |
| Average employees | 198 | 251 | 302 | +20.3% | |
| Wages | £10,811,000 | £15,052,000 | £23,126,000 | +53.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,000 | £130,000 | £231,000 | +77.7% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 7.0% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 6.0% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.3% | 40.6% | 25.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.2% | 85.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.89x | 0.68x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 21.10x | 15.95x | 4.96x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ETAS LIMITED 2007-11-12 → present
- ETAS ENGINEERING TOOLS APPLICATION AND SERVICES LIMITED 2007-07-02 → 2007-11-12
- LIVEDEVICES LIMITED 2001-07-02 → 2007-07-02
- NORTHERN REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS LIMITED 1997-06-09 → 2001-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months and one day from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “The directors have recommended no final dividend to be paid in relation to the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: £5,100, equivalent to £0.35 per share).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2013-07-30 | — | — |
| NEWSOME, Derek Anthony | Director | 2026-04-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
| TRACEY, Nigel James | Director | 2025-04-30 | May 1974 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECK, Klaus | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2003-06-25 |
| COURTNEY, Jessica | Secretary | 1997-06-09 | 2001-12-19 |
| PASHLEY, Sophy | Secretary | 2008-08-21 | 2013-07-30 |
| PATRICK, Marcus | Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2003-04-01 |
| TURTLE, Nigel Philip | Secretary | 2007-07-02 | 2008-08-21 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-09 | 1997-06-09 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-03-21 | 2002-06-24 |
| ROLLITS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-06-25 | 2007-07-02 |
| AULT, Michael | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2003-04-01 |
| BECK, Klaus | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-05-15 |
| COURTNEY, Jessica | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2003-04-01 |
| DAVIS, Robert Ian | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2001-04-30 |
| DENNING, Roland John | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2003-04-01 |
| DUSS, Stefan Friedrich | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| EDGINGTON, Charlie Grant | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2003-04-01 |
| EGLSEDER, Nicolet | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2026-04-27 |
| FOUQUET, Klaus Peter, Dr | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| FUELLE, Tom Gerard | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2009-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Mike | Director | 1998-10-02 | 2001-09-24 |
| HERGERT, Bernd Alexander | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| HOFFMANN, Steffen Tobias, Dr | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2020-06-01 |
| HOLT, Edward George | Director | 1998-10-02 | 2003-04-01 |
| KEELING, Nicholas John | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2025-04-30 |
| KNOWLES, Adrian | Director | 2001-01-04 | 2002-08-05 |
| MEIER, Robert Paul | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2009-07-01 |
| NIGGE, Goetz | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| PATRICK, Marcus | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2003-04-01 |
| ROSE, Philipp | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| SRINIVASAN, Arun | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| TINDELL, Kenneth William | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2003-04-01 |
| WOHLFARTH, Dieter | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| ZURAWKA, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-09 | 1997-06-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bosch Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.