SONOMATIC LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
-16.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£6.9m
-90.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
346
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.4m
-2,356.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,765,149 | £48,506,057 | £45,406,988 | -6.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£512,516 | -£56,021 | -£3,299,546 | -5,789.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£628,182 | -£138,207 | -£3,395,258 | -2,356.6% | |
| Net profit | -£1,023,237 | £190,012 | -£3,686,964 | -2,040.4% | |
| Cash | £2,031,925 | £4,979,277 | £4,144,522 | -16.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,986,183 | £24,256,726 | £25,475,303 | +5% | |
| Net assets | -£4,102,373 | -£3,623,697 | -£6,912,939 | -90.8% | |
| Equity | -£4,102,373 | -£3,623,697 | -£6,912,939 | -90.8% | |
| Average employees | 327 | 332 | 346 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £24,321,400 | £23,272,163 | £23,563,650 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,369 | £311,642 | £321,994 | +3.3% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -0.1% | -7.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | 0.4% | -8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.7% | -0.2% | -13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 113.2% | 109.5% | 117.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 2.07x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | -3.03x | -0.25x | -13.88x |
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
- SONOMATIC LIMITED 2007-09-10 → present
- VERITEC SONOMATIC LIMITED 2003-09-16 → 2007-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- SONOMATIC LIMITED · parent
- Poly NDT (PNG) Limited 100%
- Sonomatic, Inc. 49%
- Sonomatic SEA SDN BHD 100%
- Geo Oceans Brasil Servicos E Participacoes Ltda 90%
- Fototerra-Sonomatic Ltda 45%
Significant events
- “On 3 November 2023, the Company sold a 51% shareholding in Sonomatic, Inc. to another company under common control, but which sits outside the Sonomatic Limited group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESAN, Alessandro Raul | Director | 2021-05-18 | Jun 1986 | American |
| CESAN, Esteban Orlando | Director | 2015-03-04 | Feb 1982 | American |
| CESAN, Raul Elbio | Director | 2005-10-25 | Oct 1947 | Argentine |
| THILWIND, Wayne | Director | 2024-01-12 | Jul 1980 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELLOWS, Raymond Tom | Secretary | 2005-10-25 | 2009-08-24 |
| ROBINSON, Austen John | Secretary | 2003-09-16 | 2005-10-25 |
| SUBSCRIBER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-16 | 2003-09-16 |
| BECHT IV, Charles, Dr | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2021-05-18 |
| GULLIFORD, Michael James | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-10-25 |
| ROBINSON, Austen John | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-10-25 |
| SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-09-16 | 2003-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatriz Cesan | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-03-14 | Active |
| Mr Raul Elbio Cesan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.