CABLE DETECTION LIMITED
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Cash
£330
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.3m
Equity attributable
Employees
21
Average over period
Profit before tax
£328k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,883,369 | — | |
| Operating profit | £380,485 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £327,853 | — | |
| Net profit | £261,524 | — | |
| Cash | £330 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,350,840 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,349,945 | — | |
| Equity | £2,349,945 | — | |
| Average employees | 21 | — | |
| Wages | £676,279 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | 7.20x |
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
- CABLE DETECTION LIMITED 2001-01-25 → present
- WMNEWCO12 LIMITED 2000-12-29 → 2001-01-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is part of the Hexagon UK cash pool and has access to this facility. Leica Geosystems AG has provided a letter of support confirming that it will support the company with sufficient cash to settle its liabilities as they fall due for the next 12 months following signing of the accounts, if required.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2025-08-26 | — | — |
| WRIGHT, Robert Paul | Director | 2026-04-04 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOW, Steven John | Secretary | 2009-10-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| BRISTOW, Steven John | Secretary | 2009-10-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| GOODE, Janet Amanda | Secretary | 2000-12-29 | 2000-12-29 |
| HUTCHINSON, Peter Edward | Secretary | 2005-12-10 | 2008-06-30 |
| LILLEY, Valerie Linda | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2025-08-26 |
| PLANT, John Harold | Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2009-05-14 |
| YOUNG, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2000-12-29 | 2005-12-10 |
| CONCANNON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2008-06-20 | 2017-07-10 |
| CONCANNON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2004-10-22 |
| FERGUSON, Keith James | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2022-05-31 |
| HARRING, Thomas | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| HORTON, Richard John | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2000-12-29 |
| KOLLER, Lukas Gabriel | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2018-06-15 |
| MACARTHUR, Paul Walker Peter | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2019-12-20 |
| SCHWYTER, Walter | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2011-09-01 |
| SMITH, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2026-04-04 |
| STRASSER, Josef, Vice President | Director | 2004-10-22 | 2005-12-01 |
| SWETNAM, Christine Anne | Director | 2004-10-22 | 2018-04-30 |
| WOON, Hin Yong | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2007-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagon Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.