SONATEST LTD
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Cash
£857K
+14.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.6M
+10.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
39
+5.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£428K
-53.5% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,802,000 | £9,387,000 | £12,573,000 | £11,512,000 | £10,613,000 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £788,000 | -£152,000 | £1,295,000 | £919,000 | £428,000 | -53.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £760,000 | -£169,000 | £1,285,000 | £921,000 | £428,000 | -53.5% | |
| Net profit | £806,000 | £13,000 | £1,285,000 | £921,000 | £527,000 | -42.8% | |
| Cash | £897,000 | £817,000 | £1,094,000 | £751,000 | £857,000 | +14.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,085,000 | £4,663,000 | £4,961,000 | £5,140,000 | £5,664,000 | +10.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,621,000 | £3,634,000 | £4,919,000 | £5,090,000 | £5,617,000 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £3,621,000 | £3,634,000 | £4,919,000 | £5,090,000 | £5,617,000 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 39 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | — | £1,415,000 | £1,720,000 | £1,821,000 | £1,933,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £0 | £51,000 | £88,000 | +72.5% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | -1.6% | 10.3% | 8.0% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 0.1% | 10.2% | 8.0% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.3% | -3.3% | 26.1% | 17.9% | 7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 22.3% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.31x | 4.45x | 7.22x | |
| Interest cover | 28.14x | -8.94x | — | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SONATEST LTD 2005-01-07 → present
- BIDROOM LIMITED 1986-10-22 → 2005-01-07
- SONATEST LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1986-10-22
- BALTEAU SONATEST LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1980-12-31
- SONATEST (NDT) LIMITED 1965-11-30 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buckle Barton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIKMAN, Alastair Alan, Dr. | Director | 2021-06-14 | May 1947 | British |
| HUSAREK, Pierre Charles | Director | 2011-01-28 | Jan 1961 | French |
| NG, Norman Wing Hong | Director | 2011-01-28 | May 1956 | British |
| ZEOLLA, Claudio Giorgio | Director | 2024-05-23 | Feb 1988 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Paul David | Secretary | 2009-10-16 | 2011-01-28 |
| KENDALL, Phillip | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2009-10-16 |
| REILLY, Michael Shane | Secretary | — | 2007-11-01 |
| ARMITAGE, Christopher Robert | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2020-05-25 |
| COOK, Paul David | Director | 2009-08-14 | 2011-01-28 |
| GOODMAN, Francis Edmund Samuel | Director | — | 2005-05-31 |
| GREENWAY, Adam | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2021-06-14 |
| HARBOUR, Derek John | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2011-01-28 |
| REILLY, Michael Shane | Director | — | 2009-08-14 |
| SEATH, Philip Andrew | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2018-05-24 |
| SIDNEY, Ronald | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-02-11 |
| STEARN, Richard John | Director | — | 1994-11-18 |
| WHYTE, James | Director | — | 2003-04-30 |
| WOODHEAD, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2011-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Wing Hong Ng | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Pierre Charles Husarek | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2020-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.