SATRA
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £15,475,453 | £16,692,242 | £17,280,680 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£632,385 | £818,167 | £644,305 | -21.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£781,331 | £673,660 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£199,041 | £854,243 | — | — | |
| Cash | £2,535,887 | £5,116,113 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,586,091 | £13,338,520 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,521,695 | £10,699,720 | — | — | |
| Equity | £8,521,695 | £10,699,720 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 257 | 236 | — | — | |
| Wages | £8,402,332 | £8,221,913 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £402,474 | £398,894 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £40,521 | £40,454 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £133,551 | £127,184 | — | — |
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 | -4.1% | 4.9% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | 5.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.0% | 6.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 46.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.77x | — | |
| Interest cover | -2.57x | 3.24x | 2.71x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SATRA 2000-06-27 → present
- SATRA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE 1996-07-03 → 2000-06-27
- SATRA FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY CENTRE 1992-07-06 → 1996-07-03
- SHOE AND ALLIED TRADES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION(THE) 1919-03-04 → 1992-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group 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.”
Group structure
- SATRA · parent
- SATRA Technology Centre Limited 100%
- SATRA Technology Services (Dongguan) Ltd 100%
- SATRA Technology Europe Limited 100%
- Hampden Test Equipment Limited 97%
- SATRA Hong Kong Limited 100%
- SATRA Quality Assurance Limited 100%
- SATRA Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABLETT, Paul Richard | Director | 2019-06-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| ASCH, Guy Matthew | Director | 2025-08-04 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BLADES, Timothy John | Director | 2013-01-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| BODSWORTH, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2020-06-29 | Jan 1977 | British |
| DENTON, Roger John | Director | 2015-01-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| ETHERIDGE, Stephen | Director | 2005-06-14 | Jan 1959 | British |
| HARROP, Mark | Director | 2019-06-01 | May 1958 | British |
| PATEMAN, Tamara Anne | Director | 2020-10-05 | Sep 1969 | British |
| PERILLO, Antony | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jun 1971 | British |
| SHAH, Hamun | Director | 2023-03-21 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, John | Secretary | — | 1997-09-01 |
| MORGAN, Robert Geoffrey | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2008-09-11 |
| APLIN, Graham, Technical Director | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| ARMSTRONG, Catherine Frances Mary | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2010-06-22 |
| BETTS, Alan David | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| BOTTERILL, Simon David, Mr. | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| BUTCHER, John | Director | — | 2008-04-14 |
| BUTLIN, Giles Durward | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| CHEESMAN, Dudley Wallis | Director | — | 2005-06-14 |
| COLMAN, Royston Edward | Director | 1998-06-09 | 1999-06-08 |
| COUTTS, Neil Mccrone | Director | 1996-06-11 | 2001-02-18 |
| CUTHBERT, Keith Douglas | Director | — | 2001-06-12 |
| DUNMORE, Colin Edward | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| FINLAY, Francis Albert | Director | 1992-11-25 | 1996-06-11 |
| FOSTER, John Charles | Director | — | 1996-06-11 |
| FREEMAN, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2014-06-20 |
| GARFIT, Robert Arthur Randolph | Director | 1996-06-11 | 2008-11-18 |
| GREEN, James William Heyden | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| HARRIS, Paul Arthur, Dr | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2014-06-09 |
| HAWKES, David John | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| HOOK, Roger James | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| HOOKER, John Gilbert | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2025-08-15 |
| JOHNSON, Stephen Robert | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2006-03-08 |
| JONES, Richard Marshall | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| KENNEDY, Iain Manning | Director | — | 2007-11-20 |
| KIDSTON, John Filmer | Director | — | 1997-06-10 |
| KING, Rachel | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2020-10-31 |
| KLEINERMAN, George Jerzy | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| LEE, Martin Henry | Director | — | 1993-09-23 |
| LUCKETT, Philip | Director | 2016-06-21 | 2018-10-25 |
| MARRIS, Edward William | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| MARSHALL, Geoffrey Wyndham | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| MORGAN, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| OLIVER, Ian David | Director | — | 1992-11-25 |
| PALFREYMAN, Gerald Anthony Henry | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| PERILLO, Antony Jonathan | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2019-06-30 |
| PERKINS, Robert Clive | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2005-06-14 |
| PITTARD, John William Wreford | Director | 1993-04-21 | 2005-06-14 |
| PITTARD, John William Wreford | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| POWER, Tyrone James | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| PURNELL, Derek | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| SCOTTON, John William | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| SEMPLE, William | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2007-02-27 |
| SHELTON, Roger Colin | Director | 1996-06-11 | 2002-06-11 |
| SIMMONS, Austin Colin | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| SMART, David Anthony | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| THOMSON, Ian Norman | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1996-08-13 |
| TILLEY, Ivor John | Director | 1995-02-15 | 2006-06-13 |
| TURNER, Richard Harry | Director | 1993-12-03 | 2009-06-30 |
| WHITTAKER, Ronald Eric, Dr | Director | — | 2023-06-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Jill | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2014-12-09 |
| WORSWICK, Tom | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
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