SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC
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Cash
£915k
+27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£806k
-102.5% vs 2024
Employees
27
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-85.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,591,000 | £5,732,000 | -13% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,087,000 | -£2,118,000 | -94.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,344,000 | -£2,495,000 | -85.6% | |
| Net profit | -£1,344,000 | -£2,495,000 | -85.6% | |
| Cash | £718,000 | £915,000 | +27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£376,000 | -£489,000 | -30.1% | |
| Net assets | -£398,000 | -£806,000 | -102.5% | |
| Equity | -£398,000 | -£806,000 | -102.5% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 27 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £1,739,000 | £1,566,000 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £623,000 | £605,000 | -2.9% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.5% | -37.0% | |
| Net margin | -20.4% | -43.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 108.3% | 118.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | -5.08x | -9.21x |
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
- SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2007-03-19 → present
- SYMPHONY PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2000-02-25 → 2007-03-19
- SPI-TEK PLC. 1998-12-11 → 2000-02-25
- FORMLIST LIMITED 1998-12-01 → 1998-12-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of current financial projections, which have been drawn out to the end of 2027, including a sensitised cash flow analysis (sensitised by considering reduced revenues in key growth markets being the main area of forecast risk, together with available funds and facilities), the Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, and accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Group and Company financial statements.”
Group structure
- SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC · parent
- Symphony Environmental Limited 100%
- Symphony Plastics Trading LLC 100%
- D2W Limited 100%
- Symphony Recycling Technologies Limited 100%
- Symphony Energy Limited 100%
- Symphony Environmental India (Private) Limited 46.5%
Significant events
- “The set up of a new trading company in UAE. The newly incorporated company, Symphony Plastic Trading LLC, based in Dubai, was formed in November 2025 and will be the hub of operations in what is a key region for the Group.”
- “New manufacturer and distributor operations with Pure Polymers in Saudi Arabia. This enables greater control of our sales operation in Saudi Arabia and better production facilities for supply to the wider region.”
- “Repayment of the convertible loan notes totalling £1.77 million as at 31 December 2025 has been extended to 31 January 2027.”
- “The Group continues to monitor the evolving geopolitical situation in the Middle East, which, to date, has not had a material adverse effect on operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOW, Ian | Secretary | 1998-12-04 | — | British |
| BRISTOW, Ian | Director | 1998-12-04 | Apr 1969 | British |
| CLAVEL, Nicolas Olivier | Director | 2008-10-16 | Feb 1958 | Swiss |
| KAYSER, Michael | Director | 2024-01-02 | Jun 1955 | British |
| LAURIER, Michael Norman | Director | 1998-12-04 | Oct 1950 | British |
| STEPHEN, Michael | Director | 2007-08-03 | Sep 1942 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 1998-12-04 |
| BENSON, Christopher John, Sir | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2001-03-09 |
| BLACHER, Allan | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2006-08-25 |
| BRENNAN, Alexander Manuel Philip Martin | Director | 2022-05-18 | 2023-08-11 |
| DEVA, Niranjan Joseph | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2019-11-07 |
| FRENER, Keith Louis | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2006-09-25 |
| LITTMODEN, Christopher | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2004-03-25 |
| ROBINSON, Shaun | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2023-07-03 |
| SALMON, Ian Stewart | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2001-07-20 |
| SHOBROOK, Tikva | Director | 2001-07-10 | 2001-08-02 |
| STEPHENS, Michael Frederick | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2015-06-26 |
| STEPHENS, Michael Frederick | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2005-01-20 |
| SWIRE, Hugo George William | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2010-05-14 |
| TURNER, Matthew James | Director | 2006-08-25 | 2007-04-27 |
| WIGLEY, Robert Charles Michael | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2023-08-11 |
| BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-01 | 1998-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with made up date | |
| 2025-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.