UAV TACTICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.7m
-36.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7m
+31.8% vs 2024
Employees
105
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2m
+39.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,200,325 | £31,892,172 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,049,972 | £1,895,092 | +80.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,414,664 | £1,977,808 | +39.8% | |
| Net profit | £933,001 | £1,701,493 | +82.4% | |
| Cash | £7,472,082 | £4,744,071 | -36.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,937,077 | £8,413,605 | +21.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,344,358 | £7,045,851 | +31.8% | |
| Equity | £5,344,358 | £7,045,851 | +31.8% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 105 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £6,551,375 | £6,315,773 | -3.6% | |
| 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 22.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.7% | 71.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 27.71x | 16.98x |
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)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 22 January 2026, following receipt of the required regulatory approvals, Elbit Systems UK acquired the remaining 49% shareholding in UAV Tactical Systems Ltd from Thales UK, resulting in the company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Elbit Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEGATE, Richard Arthur David | Director | 2011-10-04 | Mar 1955 | British |
| AVNI, Ziv | Director | 2026-01-21 | Jul 1981 | Israeli |
| BRAM, Arnon Yaakov | Director | 2026-01-21 | Nov 1974 | Israeli |
| FAUSSET, Martin Clifford St John | Director | 2026-01-21 | Feb 1957 | British |
| NEWMAN, Darren Michael | Director | 2026-01-21 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMON, Moshe | Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2021-12-23 |
| KASTEL, Yoav | Secretary | 2022-01-04 | 2026-01-21 |
| PAILEX SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 |
| AHARONSON, Elad | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2021-02-02 |
| AKERY, Simona | Director | 2017-11-15 | 2021-09-30 |
| ALLAN, Simon | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2011-10-04 |
| AWANG, Edwin | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-20 |
| AWANG, Edwin | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2022-03-25 |
| CALLANAN, James Thomas | Director | 2025-07-18 | 2026-01-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Paul Barrington | Director | 2022-03-25 | 2023-02-26 |
| COPLEY, John Richard | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2008-08-21 |
| CRESSWELL, Alexander Colin Kynaston | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2007-10-17 |
| DAY, Christopher Robert | Director | 2008-08-21 | 2010-07-20 |
| DUNLOP, Claire Frances | Director | 2021-10-26 | 2022-02-11 |
| DVIR, Itzhak | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2019-02-15 |
| GASPAR, Joseph | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2011-02-01 |
| GOFER, Zeev | Director | 2022-02-07 | 2023-02-26 |
| HAIMOVICH, Vered | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2026-01-21 |
| HINDLE, Christopher William | Director | 2022-02-11 | 2026-01-21 |
| HOWE, John Francis | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2007-09-25 |
| JONES, Shaun Kevin | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2011-02-01 |
| JONES, Shaun Kevin | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2010-02-01 |
| LAING, Andrew | Director | 2023-04-09 | 2025-07-18 |
| NAYBOUR, Philip Martin | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2013-04-25 |
| NAYBOUR, Philip Martin | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| RODGERS, Timothy Michael | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2017-11-15 |
| SHMUELY, Yoram | Director | 2023-03-20 | 2026-01-21 |
| SHMUELY, Yoram | Director | 2021-02-02 | 2022-02-07 |
| STRATTON, Suzanne Jayne | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2026-01-21 |
| TOPOLANSKI, Hagi | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2020-12-31 |
| PAILEX NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thales Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-21 |
| Elbit Systems Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.