ZYTRONIC DISPLAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£931k
-12.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£2.3m
-50.2% vs 2023
Employees
87
-21.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.2m
-8.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. This is due to the Company ceasing trading in May 2025 and commencing an orderly wind-down of assets, following a strategic review and failure to agree on a sale. The financial statements reflect impairments to write down asset values to net recoverable amounts.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
2-year trend
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,610,000 | £7,230,000 | -16% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,004,000 | -£2,042,000 | -1.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,041,000 | -£2,210,000 | -8.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,525,000 | -£2,362,000 | -54.9% | |
| Cash | £1,066,000 | £931,000 | -12.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,704,000 | £2,342,000 | -50.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,704,000 | £2,342,000 | -50.2% | |
| Equity | £4,704,000 | £2,342,000 | -50.2% | |
| Average employees | 111 | 87 | -21.6% | |
| Wages | £3,536,000 | £3,099,000 | -12.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £625,000 | £590,000 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £121,000 | £41,000 | -66.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £171,000 | £181,000 | +5.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -23.3% | -28.2% | |
| Net margin | -17.7% | -32.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -42.6% | -87.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.2% | 45.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | -27.08x | -10.80x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ZYTRONIC DISPLAYS LIMITED 2000-06-07 → present
- ROMAG GLASS PRODUCTS LIMITED 1988-04-28 → 2000-06-07
- ROMAG SAFETY GLASS LIMITED 1943-04-07 → 1988-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. This is due to the Company ceasing trading in May 2025 and commencing an orderly wind-down of assets, following a strategic review and failure to agree on a sale. The financial statements reflect impairments to write down asset values to net recoverable amounts.”
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the Board initiated a strategic review to explore options for the Group and Company.”
- “In November 2024, the Group announced that, despite engagement with multiple counterparties, it was unable to agree on suitable terms for a transaction.”
- “The shareholders of Zytronic plc ultimately decided to either sell the Group/Company or wind up and liquidate.”
- “The Group decided to commence the orderly wind down of the Company's assets with assistance from FRP Advisory.”
- “The Company ceased trading as of 31 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Claire Louise | Director | 2012-01-01 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLASS, Christopher | Secretary | 2021-07-13 | 2023-08-17 |
| MILES, Lyn | Secretary | — | 1995-07-11 |
| MULLAN, Denis Gerald Wilson | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2013-09-16 |
| NICHOLSON, Kathryn Jane | Secretary | 2016-09-21 | 2017-07-18 |
| OAKLEY, Kenneth | Secretary | 1995-06-13 | 2015-06-30 |
| SMITH, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2017-07-18 | 2021-07-13 |
| SMITH, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2015-06-30 | 2016-09-21 |
| BANKS, David Eric | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2011-03-04 |
| BURLEY, Michael Robert | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2005-05-31 |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mark | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2025-02-01 |
| CARR, Ernest David | Director | — | 2013-01-01 |
| CROSBY, Ian | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2023-07-14 |
| HOLMES, Ian Leslie | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2003-06-30 |
| HUNTLEY, David Thomas | Director | 2001-11-09 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Peter Christopher, Dr | Director | — | 2001-12-12 |
| KENNAIR, John Martin | Director | — | 2007-07-11 |
| LAWSON, Ian Bruce | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2004-11-03 |
| LEYLAND, Adrian John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| MILES, Lyn | Director | 1995-06-13 | 2000-04-25 |
| MOODIE, William | Director | — | 2011-06-30 |
| MORRISON, Andrew | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2025-04-30 |
| MULLAN, Denis Gerald Wilson | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2013-09-16 |
| OAKLEY, Kenneth | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2015-06-30 |
| PERRY, Mark John | Director | 2023-10-17 | 2025-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark John Perry | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-10-17 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
| Mrs Kathryn Jane Nicholson | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-09-21 | Ceased 2017-07-18 |
| Mr Adrian John Leyland | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Mr Andrew Morrison | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
| Mr Mark Cambridge | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Ian Crosby | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-14 |
| Mrs Claire Louise Smith | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-04-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.