SATRA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+9.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.4m
+38.5% vs 2024
Employees
193
-1.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£12k
+106.1% first positive since 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,244,343 | £13,303,432 | £12,058,163 | £12,870,251 | £13,839,510 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £298,662 | -£847,913 | -£1,698,595 | -£12,027 | -£52,733 | -338.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £108,348 | -£998,680 | -£1,843,424 | -£195,833 | £11,925 | +106.1% | |
| Net profit | £102,269 | -£697,626 | -£1,150,422 | £114,656 | £497,716 | +334.1% | |
| Cash | £3,526,862 | £1,552,417 | £1,039,082 | £2,634,011 | £2,887,510 | +9.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,166,025 | £10,191,086 | £8,800,284 | £8,927,684 | £8,550,928 | -4.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,692,037 | £5,422,510 | £4,325,588 | £4,645,244 | £6,434,861 | +38.5% | |
| Equity | £6,692,037 | £5,422,510 | £4,325,588 | £4,645,244 | £6,434,861 | +38.5% | |
| Average employees | 199 | 221 | 214 | 196 | 193 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £6,136,467 | £6,949,018 | £7,033,231 | £6,408,488 | £6,499,180 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £312,000 | £332,216 | £337,292 | £366,663 | £427,201 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £34,109 | £34,109 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £132,488 | £142,759 | £129,808 | -9.1% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | -6.4% | -14.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | -5.2% | -9.5% | 0.9% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | -8.3% | -19.3% | -0.1% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.6% | 65.7% | 72.9% | 72.0% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.97x | 1.02x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 1.56x | -5.53x | -11.15x | -0.06x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SATRA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED 2000-06-27 → present
- SATRA SERVICES LIMITED 1999-11-12 → 2000-06-27
- ONLYMOVE LIMITED 1999-10-11 → 1999-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SATRA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED · parent
- SATRA Technology Services (Dongguan) Ltd 100%
- SATRA Technology Europe Limited 100%
- SATRA Hong Kong Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABLETT, Paul Richard | Director | 2019-06-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| ASCH, Guy Matthew | Director | 2025-08-04 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BLADES, Timothy John | Director | 2013-01-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| BODSWORTH, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2020-06-29 | Jan 1977 | British |
| DENTON, Roger John | Director | 2015-01-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| ETHERIDGE, Stephen | Director | 2005-06-14 | Jan 1959 | British |
| HARROP, Mark | Director | 2019-06-01 | May 1958 | British |
| PATEMAN, Tamara Anne | Director | 2020-10-05 | Sep 1969 | British |
| PERILLO, Antony | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jun 1971 | New Zealander |
| SHAH, Hamun | Director | 2023-03-21 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Robert Geoffrey | Secretary | 1999-12-08 | 2008-09-11 |
| BRISTOWS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-10-29 | 1999-12-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 1999-10-29 |
| ARMSTRONG, Catherine Frances Mary | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2010-06-22 |
| BOTTERILL, Simon David, Mr. | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| BUTCHER, John | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2008-04-14 |
| CHEESMAN, Dudley Wallis | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2005-06-14 |
| COUTTS, Neil Mccrone | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2001-02-18 |
| CUTHBERT, Keith Douglas | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2001-06-12 |
| FREEMAN, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2014-06-20 |
| GARFIT, Robert Arthur Randolph | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2008-11-18 |
| HARRIS, Paul Arthur, Dr | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2014-06-09 |
| HAWES, Mark Richard | Director | 1999-10-29 | 1999-12-08 |
| HOOKER, John Gilbert | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2025-08-15 |
| JOHNSON, Stephen Robert | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2006-03-08 |
| KENNEDY, Iain Manning | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2007-11-20 |
| KING, Rachel | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2020-10-31 |
| LUCKETT, Philip | Director | 2016-06-21 | 2018-10-25 |
| MORGAN, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2009-08-31 |
| PERILLO, Antony Jonathan | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2019-06-30 |
| PERKINS, Robert Clive | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2005-06-14 |
| PITTARD, John William Wreford | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2005-06-14 |
| SEMPLE, William | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2007-02-27 |
| SHELTON, Roger Colin | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2002-06-11 |
| SIMMONS, Austin Colin | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| TILLEY, Ivor John | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2006-06-13 |
| TURNER, Richard Harry | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2009-06-30 |
| WHITTAKER, Ronald Eric, Dr | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2023-06-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Jill | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2014-12-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-11 | 1999-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satra | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.