HELICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-24.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£21M
-3% vs 2023
Employees
230
-6.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£354K
-67.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,114,933 | — | — | £32,163,200 | £29,627,626 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,757,858 | — | — | £1,225,184 | £505,759 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £8,667,882 | £3,541,617 | — | £1,095,754 | £354,474 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £8,713,214 | — | — | £1,133,021 | £355,578 | |
| Cash | — | — | £8,664,634 | £8,747,031 | — | £7,196,767 | £5,430,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £21,382,200 | £22,623,535 | — | £23,537,826 | £22,770,355 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £20,327,861 | £21,324,059 | — | £22,159,302 | £21,491,880 | |
| Equity | £12,962,790 | £13,505,202 | £20,327,861 | £21,324,059 | — | £22,159,302 | £21,491,880 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 270 | 230 | — | 246 | 230 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,337,951 | £5,192,039 | — | £6,456,067 | £6,093,869 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £52,706 | £57,458 | — | £59,026 | £60,275 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-7.9%
£32,163,200 £29,627,626
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Cash
-24.5%
£7,196,767 £5,430,953
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-3%
£22,159,302 £21,491,880
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Employees
-6.5%
246 230
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Operating profit
-58.7%
£1,225,184 £505,759
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-67.7%
£1,095,754 £354,474
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-5.6%
£6,456,067 £6,093,869
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.0% | — | — | 3.8% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 34.7% | — | — | 3.5% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.2% | — | — | 5.2% | 2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 26.9% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.32x | 3.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 16.89x | — | — | 2.62x | 1.14x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HELICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1996-05-03 → present
- HELICAL SPRINGS (1979) LIMITED 1979-02-07 → 1996-05-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are not aware of any reason why these might be withdrawn and as a result have adopted the basis of going concern.”
Group structure
- HELICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. · parent
- Helical Auto Technology India Private Limited 89%
- Helical Couplings Limited 100%
- Helical Engineering (Kunshan) Limited 80%
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased from £32,163,199 in 2023 to £29,627,626 in 2024, an overall decrease of 7.88%”
- “Gross profit was 38.78%, a slight decrease from 2023 (2023 39.64%)”
- “Administration costs were higher than last year as a % of turnover, other income was higher than the previous year, the result was a decrease in operating profit for the year of £719,425 to £505,759 (2023 £1,225,184)”
- “Return on capital employed has decreased to 2.58% (2023 6.40%)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Alistair Matthew | Secretary | 1999-03-05 | — | British |
| MORRIS, Alistair Matthew | Director | 1999-03-05 | Nov 1960 | British |
| MORRIS, Charles Mark Anthony Mills | Director | 1999-03-05 | Nov 1955 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | — | 1999-03-25 |
| HUDSON, Derek | Director | — | 1992-05-31 |
| MORRIS, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 1999-03-25 |
| MORRIS, James Mills | Director | — | 1999-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helical Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-11-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.