SPECAC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-27 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
76
Average over period
Profit before tax
£648K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,229,467 | — | £10,985,630 | — | £13,719,741 | — | £14,959,041 | — | £14,314,278 | £12,145,290 | |
| Operating profit | £1,182,395 | — | £996,616 | — | £1,940,884 | — | £2,352,244 | — | £2,191,473 | £643,108 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,182,395 | — | £997,192 | — | £1,941,073 | — | £2,352,244 | — | £2,268,926 | £647,887 | |
| Net profit | £1,030,736 | — | £861,449 | — | £1,651,861 | — | £1,986,689 | — | £2,219,041 | £704,525 | |
| Cash | £1,708,619 | — | £2,657,334 | — | £4,168,229 | — | £3,819,766 | — | £2,887,276 | £2,414,672 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,340,465 | — | £8,164,243 | — | £7,955,472 | — | £9,917,382 | — | £15,218,827 | £15,844,809 | |
| Net assets | £7,046,201 | — | £7,907,650 | — | £7,673,155 | — | £9,659,844 | — | £14,937,866 | £15,642,391 | |
| Equity | £7,046,201 | £7,046,201 | £7,907,650 | £7,907,650 | £7,673,155 | £7,673,155 | £9,659,844 | £9,659,844 | £14,937,866 | £15,642,391 | |
| Average employees | 79 | — | 76 | — | 75 | — | 81 | — | 77 | 76 | |
| Wages | £2,983,428 | — | £3,056,796 | — | £3,041,684 | — | £3,410,068 | — | £3,323,660 | £2,853,578 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £123,308 | — | £158,047 | — | £430,131 | — | £359,726 | — | £342,037 | £226,500 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | — | 9.1% | — | 14.1% | — | 15.7% | — | 15.3% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | — | 7.8% | — | 12.0% | — | 13.3% | — | 15.5% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | — | 12.2% | — | 24.4% | — | 23.7% | — | 14.4% | 4.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.63x | 4.07x |
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
- SPECAC LIMITED 1999-02-25 → present
- GRASEBY SPECAC LIMITED 1992-01-02 → 1999-02-25
- SPECAC LIMITED 1985-07-01 → 1992-01-02
- ANALYTICAL ACCESSORIES LIMITED 1971-04-22 → 1985-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- SPECAC LIMITED · parent
- Specac Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “The current period is nine months, whereas the prior period was 12 months and therefore the comparative period is not directly comparable. The reason for changing the accounting period was due to a change in ownership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, James Dominic | Secretary | 2024-10-17 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Stephen David | Director | 2024-10-17 | Dec 1957 | British |
| DEARDEN, Mark | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| DUBINA, Henry Joseph | Director | 2024-03-19 | Apr 1954 | American |
| RAY, Jay | Director | 2024-03-19 | Apr 1971 | American |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Neil Robert | Secretary | 2000-12-11 | 2009-04-09 |
| HENSBY, Malcolm Robert | Secretary | 1992-07-16 | 1997-10-31 |
| LESTER, Donald Henry John | Secretary | — | 1992-07-16 |
| POWELL, Adam David | Secretary | 2012-02-17 | 2015-04-21 |
| SELFE, William Arthur Edward | Secretary | 2015-04-21 | 2017-03-24 |
| SMITH, Alan | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 2000-12-11 |
| WHITING, David Michael | Secretary | 2009-04-09 | 2012-02-17 |
| BROWN, John Peter Robert | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1995-04-30 |
| CHAMBERLIN, Nicholas Paul | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2002-11-29 |
| COOPER, John | Director | 1999-04-01 | 1999-11-23 |
| ELLIS, Roger Clive | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2000-05-22 |
| FOWLER, Christopher Paul | Director | 1992-02-21 | 1993-03-31 |
| HAYTER, Paul Alan | Director | 2002-07-31 | 2008-10-31 |
| HILL, David Robert | Director | 2009-04-09 | 2015-04-21 |
| LESTER, Paul John | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1997-06-30 |
| LITTLE, Andrew Wallace | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
| MELVILLE JACKSON, James | Director | 2021-04-21 | 2024-03-01 |
| O'DONOVAN, Kevin | Director | 2022-08-16 | 2024-03-01 |
| PADDISON, Richard John | Director | 2009-04-02 | 2015-04-21 |
| POSTMA, Shannon Jyles | Director | 2020-12-23 | 2024-03-19 |
| POULTER, Graham, Doctor | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| RANSON, Stanley Alfred | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| SELFE, William Arthur Edward | Director | 2015-04-21 | 2017-03-24 |
| SMITH, David John | Director | 2011-02-18 | 2021-07-12 |
| SPENCER, David Malcolm | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2001-12-04 |
| STUTTARD, Charles Mark | Director | 1999-11-23 | 2002-07-31 |
| THROWER, Trevor Peter | Director | — | 1991-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specac International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.