SPECTRA GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£173k
-86.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6m
-36% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
+12.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£678k
-72.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,868,173 | £28,091,527 | £21,900,177 | -22% | |
| Operating profit | £3,435,575 | £2,592,253 | £1,054,861 | -59.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,386,430 | £2,461,658 | £677,781 | -72.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,011,571 | £1,798,299 | £836,523 | -53.5% | |
| Cash | £1,074,183 | £1,273,325 | £172,844 | -86.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,066,442 | £5,738,689 | £4,345,606 | -24.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,446,604 | £4,016,039 | £2,571,681 | -36% | |
| Equity | £3,446,604 | £4,016,039 | £2,571,681 | -36% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 31 | 35 | +12.9% | |
| Wages | £1,597,281 | £1,899,489 | £2,023,548 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £104,991 | £83,248 | £133,437 | +60.3% |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 9.2% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 6.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 84.5% | 45.2% | 24.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.6% | 79.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.01x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 68.00x | 19.01x | 2.84x |
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
- SPECTRA GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2007-07-19 → present
- SPECTRA TELECOM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2002-10-23 → 2007-07-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SPECTRA GROUP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Spectra Group (US) Inc 100%
- Spectra Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Longe Flyngeth Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, sales of the Troposcatter product range have been Spectra Group's largest source of income at 60.3% of overall turnover. Spectra Group has seen a decline in its product sales of Slingshot during 2025. This was expected and is largely due to the pending launch of the new and improved version, GENSS, which is to be launched in 2026.”
- “Spectra Group became the UK reseller of a satellite communication product known as Troposcatter in 2021. Initially, this agreement allowed Spectra Group to sell such product into the UK and other NATO countries. This agreement was amended in 2023, to incorporate all countries except North America. The sales growth is expected to continue and grow into the foreseeable future.”
- “There is an ongoing project that has been generating income since 2014, which was renewed in 2022. During 2023, there was a partial technology upgrade to this project, which completed in 2024. Spectra Group is contracted to deliver this project until March 2027.”
- “Spectra Group entered into a loan facility with its bank, Natwest Bank Plc, which has increased borrowing costs in the profit and loss account and impacted net profit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Rhian Carla | Secretary | 2020-02-01 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Paul | Director | 2021-05-19 | Nov 1960 | British |
| DAVIES, Rhian Carla | Director | 2021-05-19 | Jan 1981 | British |
| DAVIES, Simon | Director | 2004-10-04 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-23 | 2002-10-25 |
| PARAMOUNT SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2003-01-07 | 2010-05-01 |
| PARKER & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2010-05-02 | 2020-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Nicola Jane | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-23 | 2002-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Davies | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
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.