INSTRUMENTEL LIMITED
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Cash
£24K
-71.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1.9M
-1.4% vs 2023
Employees
31
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5K
+101.1% vs 2023
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 Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,595,000 | £2,394,000 | +50.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£449,000 | £5,000 | +101.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£471,000 | £5,000 | +101.1% | |
| Net profit | -£353,000 | -£25,000 | +92.9% | |
| Cash | £83,000 | £24,000 | -71.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,834,000 | -£1,859,000 | -1.4% | |
| Net assets | -£1,834,000 | -£1,859,000 | -1.4% | |
| Equity | -£1,834,000 | -£1,859,000 | -1.4% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 31 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,385,000 | £1,476,000 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -28.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -22.1% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.51x | |
| Interest cover | -20.41x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Chadwick & Company (Manchester) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements, which are shown on pages 9 - 21”
Significant events
- “The directors are disappointed with the financial performance and position of the Company and anticipate increased levels of activity in the coming financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON, Benjamin Lascelles | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | — | — |
| JACKSON, Richard Ian | Director | 2025-05-30 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MCGORMAN, David Martin, Dr | Director | 2009-05-01 | May 1980 | British |
| WELDON, Christopher James | Director | 2019-02-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORLER, Gregory Douglas, Dr | Secretary | 2003-08-05 | 2011-04-20 |
| O'BRIEN, Robert Paul David | Secretary | 2017-02-03 | 2021-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, Tanya | Secretary | 2021-09-06 | 2024-03-01 |
| SMITH, Malcolm Albert | Secretary | 2001-11-20 | 2003-08-05 |
| BARRY, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2016-12-21 |
| BOWES, Michael Antony, Dr | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2010-04-23 |
| CHITTY, Jonathan | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2019-01-31 |
| COUCHMAN, Stephen Willliam | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-04-28 |
| DULEY, Andrew John Michael | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2017-02-03 |
| GREGORY, Roger Graham | Director | 2006-06-02 | 2009-03-06 |
| HORLER, Gregory Douglas, Dr | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2011-04-20 |
| JOHNSTONE, Thomas George | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2021-08-13 |
| LOXLEY, Neil, Dr. | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2016-08-18 |
| MACAULAY, James Edward | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2025-05-30 |
| POLLARD, Roger David, Professor | Director | 2003-08-05 | 2011-12-03 |
| TILLIER, George James | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2019-02-28 |
| TOMPSETT, Rodney Graham | Director | 2016-01-06 | 2016-12-21 |
| WALLACE, Stewart John | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2010-11-08 |
| WALSH, Julia Maria, Dr | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2013-08-15 |
| WOLFSON, Raymond | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2003-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unipart Rail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-03 | Active |
| Alycidon Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-03 |
| University Of Leeds | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-03 |
| Dr David Martin Mcgorman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.