CENTRONIC LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
+2,954.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.3M
+8.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
100
+7.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£357K
-78.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-04 | 2023-01-04 | 2024-01-04 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,108,498 | — | £10,972,016 | £9,798,465 | -10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £952,543 | — | £1,756,053 | £419,825 | -76.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £921,741 | £1,684,200 | £1,681,022 | £357,287 | -78.7% | |
| Net profit | £630,368 | £1,426,556 | £1,337,329 | £568,330 | -57.5% | |
| Cash | £624,530 | £1,188,699 | £43,644 | £1,332,971 | +2,954.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,121,699 | £6,477,619 | £7,136,344 | £7,644,874 | +7.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,449,022 | £5,875,578 | £6,712,907 | £7,281,237 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £4,449,022 | £5,875,578 | £6,712,907 | £7,281,237 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 92 | 93 | 100 | +7.5% | |
| Wages | £2,985,286 | £3,237,849 | £3,735,371 | £3,786,425 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £73,584 | £75,366 | £129,951 | £74,684 | -42.5% |
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 | 2022-01-04 | 2023-01-04 | 2024-01-04 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | — | 16.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | — | 12.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.6% | — | 24.6% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 49.4% | 45.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.95x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | 30.92x | — | 23.40x | 6.71x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CENTRONIC LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- T C CENTRONIC LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1981-12-31
- TWENTIETH CENTURY ELECTRONICS LIMITED 1949-06-22 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Centronic Group (comprising Centronic Group Limited and its subsidiaries) was acquired by Exosens International S.A.S.”
- “On 31 July 2024, Exosens UK Limited acquired the entire share capital Centronic Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENSTED, Grant Kelvin | Secretary | 2025-11-26 | — | — |
| PRICE, David John | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
| EXOSENS INTERNATIONAL S.A.S | Corporate Director | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Robert James Mcbain | Secretary | — | 1997-01-08 |
| CRAWFORD, Ian Victor | Secretary | 2005-03-23 | 2017-01-06 |
| CRAWFORD, Ian Victor | Secretary | 1997-07-29 | 2003-05-22 |
| DOYLE, Gary Michael | Secretary | 1997-01-08 | 1997-07-29 |
| OLAFISOYE, Ursula Abiodum | Secretary | 2003-05-22 | 2005-03-23 |
| CAVE, Norman | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2000-08-08 |
| CRAWFORD, Ian Victor | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2017-01-06 |
| DEVERELL, David | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| FAHY, Brendon Anthony | Director | 1997-07-29 | 1999-10-09 |
| FOREMAN, Neil Charles | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2024-07-31 |
| FOREMAN, Neil Charles | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2017-01-06 |
| HAYNES, Catherine Sian | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2017-12-01 |
| HOWARD, Leslie Kevin, Dr | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2017-10-05 |
| JONES, David Anthony | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2000-08-08 |
| KELLY, Brian Owen | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2000-08-08 |
| KELLY, Brian Owen | Director | — | 1994-11-07 |
| LAX, Peter John | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1999-07-23 |
| MANLEY, Clayton Edward | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2018-08-30 |
| MARRINER, Elaine | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2000-08-08 |
| MASON, Robert Sherwood | Director | — | 2000-01-07 |
| MAUNDRELL, Victor James | Director | — | 1996-02-16 |
| MCKEAG, Robert David, Dr | Director | 2009-06-04 | 2026-04-01 |
| OLIVER, Kevin John | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2004-12-22 |
| SAWLE, Stephen | Director | 2013-01-14 | 2019-04-12 |
| SKILLICORN, Craig Howard | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2016-10-27 |
| TERRY, Colin George, Sir | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| WHEELER, Derek George | Director | — | 1994-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centronic Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.