HANSFORD SENSORS LIMITED
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Cash
£147K
-69% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.4M
+6.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
86
-7.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+0.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,140,000 | £13,899,000 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,427,000 | £1,483,000 | +3.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,394,000 | £1,396,000 | +0.1% | |
| Net profit | £937,000 | — | — | £1,038,000 | £986,000 | £933,000 | -5.4% | |
| Cash | £246,000 | £260,000 | £602,000 | £402,000 | £474,000 | £147,000 | -69% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,118,000 | £982,000 | £1,289,000 | £1,516,000 | £1,480,000 | £1,785,000 | +20.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,100,000 | £813,000 | £1,188,000 | — | £1,275,000 | £1,361,000 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £1,100,000 | £813,000 | £1,188,000 | £1,316,000 | £1,275,000 | £1,361,000 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 51 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 86 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,166,000 | £3,160,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £677,000 | £689,000 | +1.8% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.0% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 96.4% | 83.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 43.24x | 17.05x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed these projections the Directors consider that there is reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate cash and related financial resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HANSFORD SENSORS LIMITED · parent
- Hansford Sensors GmbH 100%
- Hansford Sensors Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Paul John | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| DA SILVA PENEDA, Ricardo | Director | 2024-06-12 | Mar 1991 | Portuguese |
| HANSFORD, Christopher Mark | Director | 2006-10-11 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Simon | Secretary | 2013-10-10 | 2020-09-30 |
| NUNN HAYWARD ASSOCIATES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-11 | 2013-10-10 |
| BARBER, Simon | Director | 2007-12-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| PEARL, Suzanne Jane | Director | 2007-12-07 | 2011-04-30 |
| THIEBES, Kai Lutz | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2023-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Mark Hansford | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-22 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-06-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.