ULTRA I&C LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
-46.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
-22.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
88
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£718k
-285.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-03.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,799,598 | £30,901,846 | £32,524,046 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,847,349 | £360,952 | -£1,074,884 | -397.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,753,466 | £387,548 | -£718,489 | -285.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,730,457 | £307,420 | -£904,111 | -394.1% | |
| Cash | £7,028,868 | £6,995,085 | £3,721,901 | -46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,218,626 | £7,550,930 | £6,464,919 | -14.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,730,458 | £4,037,878 | £3,133,767 | -22.4% | |
| Equity | £3,730,458 | £4,037,878 | £3,133,767 | -22.4% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 92 | 88 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £8,280,063 | £5,301,986 | £5,071,821 | -4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £138,870 | £128,236 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,771 | £6,338 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 1.2% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 1.0% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.8% | 4.8% | -16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.8% | 84.6% | 83.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 0.85x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 40.98x | 5.09x | -6.51x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis under the historical cost convention, unless otherwise stated. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least 30 September 2027.”
Group structure
- ULTRA I&C LIMITED · parent
- Ultra EWST Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 May 2026, it was announced that members of the existing management team for the UK and Canadian communications businesses, together with external investors, intend to acquire Ultra I&C Limited together with its Canadian affiliate, through a newly established Canadian holding structure.”
- “On 21st March an agreement was signed to transfer the Pods Business into Ultra I&C Limited as part of an acquisition of Cyber and Pods by Airbus Defence Limited. On 10th April an agreement was signed for the sale of the remaining business of Ultra I&C Limited to Canadian investors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Dawn Louise | Director | 2024-09-25 | Jul 1974 | British |
| NELSON, Henry David Halper | Director | 2026-05-21 | Sep 1992 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAND-FLAGG, Harry | Director | 2022-09-20 | 2024-03-27 |
| BOORN, Graham David | Director | 2023-03-02 | 2024-09-25 |
| BRKIC, Mladen | Director | 2024-09-25 | 2026-08-24 |
| DALRYMPLE-SMITH, James | Director | 2022-09-20 | 2023-07-06 |
| DINGLEY, Richard Anthony | Director | 2023-03-02 | 2024-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Electronics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 20 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-09-20 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.