FRONTIER SMART TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
USD 2,564,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7m
USD 2,172,000
Equity attributable
Employees
25
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.6m
USD -3,371,000
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £9,703,483 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,632,570 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,644,336 | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,525,259 | — | |
| Cash | £2,011,296 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,793,222 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,703,797 | — | |
| Equity | £1,703,797 | — | |
| Average employees | 25 | — | |
| Wages | £1,979,918 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £102,761 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,491 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £94,132 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.784 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | -27.1% | |
| Net margin | -36.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -146.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x |
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
- FRONTIER SMART TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2018-10-18 → present
- FRONTIER SILICON LIMITED 2001-11-21 → 2018-10-18
- ASTEC DIGITAL LIMITED 2001-07-31 → 2001-11-21
- ARLATECH LIMITED 2001-05-10 → 2001-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company has received a letter of support from Science Group plc which evidences the intent of the parent to continue to provide financial support.”
Group structure
- FRONTIER SMART TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED · parent
- Frontier Silicon (HK) Limited 100%
- Magic Systech Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2019-10-24 | — | — |
| BRETT, Jonathan | Director | 2021-07-23 | Aug 1979 | British |
| COLE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-24 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPS, Jonathan Michael Charles | Secretary | 2017-01-31 | 2019-10-24 |
| PRICE, Franklin Richard | Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2002-01-17 |
| SNAITH, Peter Stuart | Secretary | 2003-10-10 | 2003-10-13 |
| TOBIN, Sarah | Secretary | 2003-10-13 | 2017-01-31 |
| HANOVER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-05-25 | 2001-12-19 |
| THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-01-17 | 2003-10-10 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-05-10 | 2001-05-25 |
| APPS, Jonathan Michael Charles | Director | 2012-11-09 | 2019-10-24 |
| ARCHER, Rebecca Anne | Director | 2019-10-24 | 2021-04-09 |
| BEHRENDT, John Bernard | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2013-04-08 |
| BROOKS, Jonathan | Director | 2004-04-28 | 2006-04-06 |
| BURDETT, Alison | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2016-08-31 |
| HEADS, Robert | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2023-06-30 |
| HOWARD, Quentin | Director | 2002-04-03 | 2003-10-10 |
| MELLORS, Robert Frank | Director | 2002-01-17 | 2003-10-10 |
| RICARDO, Jack Melvin | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2001-12-13 |
| SETHILL, Anthony Ian | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2011-12-19 |
| VOHRA, Sameet | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2021-07-30 |
| YASSAIE, Hossein, Sir | Director | 2002-01-17 | 2003-10-10 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-05-10 | 2001-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-31 | Active |
| Sg Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-14 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Frontier Smart Technologies Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.