CHELTON DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£313k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£313k
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5
+98.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£270 | -£270 | -£99 | +63.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£270 | -£270 | -£5 | +98.1% | |
| Net profit | -£270 | -£270 | -£5 | +98.1% | |
| Cash | £312,937 | £312,667 | £312,662 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £312,667 | £312,662 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £312,937 | £312,667 | £312,662 | 0% | |
| Equity | £312,937 | £312,667 | £312,662 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.1% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- CHELTON DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2021-04-29 → present
- COBHAM DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2005-12-13 → 2021-04-29
- CHELTON DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2002-12-09 → 2005-12-13
- BLAKEDEW 409 LIMITED 2002-10-29 → 2002-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period until 30 September 2027.”
Significant events
- “N Garner resigned on 1 November 2024.”
- “H Bridgeman was appointed on 10 March 2025.”
- “The company has received a letter of support from the immediate parent company, Chelton Limited, indicating that it will support the company as needed to enable the company to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due for a period until 30 September 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR, George | Secretary | 2025-03-10 | — | — |
| BRIDGEMAN, Hannah | Director | 2025-03-10 | Aug 1988 | British |
| BURKE, James | Director | 2024-06-20 | Dec 1977 | British |
| WYNNE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-01-15 | Nov 1973 | American |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Christopher Martin | Secretary | 2002-11-25 | 2006-10-10 |
| BEALEY, Matthew Edward | Secretary | 2018-09-12 | 2021-01-15 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Hannah Louise | Secretary | 2021-12-08 | 2025-03-10 |
| BROOKS, Sally Fiona | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| DYER, Philip Andrew Joseph | Secretary | 2020-03-12 | 2021-12-08 |
| KELLY, Jacqueline Anne Bernadette | Secretary | 2006-10-10 | 2013-06-24 |
| STOCKDALE, Simon | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2015-06-01 |
| WALSH, Kevin | Secretary | 2013-06-24 | 2014-10-31 |
| BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-29 | 2002-11-25 |
| ABBOTT, Jason Mark | Director | 2021-03-11 | 2024-06-20 |
| ASHTON, David | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2013-11-19 |
| BEALEY, Matthew Edward | Director | 2018-09-12 | 2021-03-23 |
| BROOKS, Sally Fiona | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| BULLEY, David Robert | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2021-03-11 |
| COLLIER, Stephen | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2011-09-23 |
| COOPER, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2005-06-20 |
| GARNER, Nicholas | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| GARVEY, Thomas Brendan | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2016-11-30 |
| GELSTON, Daniel Paul | Director | 2013-11-19 | 2015-01-29 |
| JONES, Tracy Maria | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2022-07-27 |
| KAHN, Paul Emmanuel, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2020-04-06 |
| LONG, Paul David | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2009-09-16 |
| MCCARTER, Paul | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2013-06-24 |
| PEARSON, Robert Anthony | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| SCHAEFER, Steven | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2012-07-25 |
| STOCKDALE, Simon Harold | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2015-06-01 |
| WALSH, Kevin | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2014-10-31 |
| WATERS, Declan John | Director | 2022-07-27 | 2023-09-04 |
| WENSINGER, Jeremy | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2011-03-29 |
| BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-29 | 2002-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelton Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-10-16 | Active |
| Lockman Electronic Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.