U.K. ELECTRONICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£352K
-84.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-42.6% vs 2023
Employees
72
-4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£909K
-52.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,481,717 | £7,654,402 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,922,655 | £895,269 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,924,023 | £908,756 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,540,243 | £689,034 | |
| Cash | £92,550 | — | £497,182 | — | £349,103 | £2,303,054 | £351,534 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,828,657 | — | £1,909,344 | — | £3,893,735 | £5,791,963 | £3,349,921 | |
| Net assets | £1,723,901 | — | £1,723,219 | — | £3,744,045 | £5,727,943 | £3,287,416 | |
| Equity | £1,723,901 | — | £1,723,219 | £2,593,325 | £3,744,045 | £5,727,943 | £3,287,416 | |
| Average employees | 79 | — | 79 | — | 67 | 75 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,952,922 | £1,913,198 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £90,000 | £170,026 |
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 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
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Turnover
-19.3%
£9,481,717 £7,654,402
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Cash
-84.7%
£2,303,054 £351,534
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Net assets
-42.6%
£5,727,943 £3,287,416
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Employees
-4%
75 72
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Operating profit
-53.4%
£1,922,655 £895,269
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Profit before tax
-52.8%
£1,924,023 £908,756
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Wages
-2%
£1,952,922 £1,913,198
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.2% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 33.2% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.76x | 2.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 333.79x | 2260.78x |
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
- U.K. ELECTRONICS LIMITED 1983-12-22 → present
- ARENA ELECTRONICS LIMITED 1983-09-16 → 1983-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hardy & Company (Hyde) Ltd
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- U.K. ELECTRONICS LIMITED · parent
- Blackburn Circuit Design Holdings Limited 100%
- Blackburn Circuit Design Limited 100%
- Edgeton Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2023, ownership of the Company was transferred to UKE Employce Ownership Trustee Limited, an Employee Ownership Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKWORTH, James Ian | Secretary | 2024-06-03 | — | — |
| AINSWORTH, Martin | Director | 2023-10-31 | Mar 1982 | British |
| CARR, Neil Gordon | Director | 2003-10-01 | Nov 1947 | British |
| DUCKWORTH, James Ian | Director | 2016-09-01 | Oct 1957 | British |
| NEWTON, Caroline | Director | 2023-10-31 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Neil Gordon | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| GULLIVER, Margaret | Secretary | — | 2003-10-01 |
| GIBSON, Gerard John | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1995-05-16 |
| GULLIVER, James Ian | Director | — | 2003-10-01 |
| GULLIVER, Margaret | Director | — | 2003-10-01 |
| HILL, Martin Christopher | Director | — | 1996-06-04 |
| HOWARTH, Gary Robert | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2021-10-25 |
| NIELD, Eric Leslie | Director | — | 1996-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uke Employee Ownership Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Neil Gordon Carr | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-31 |
| Mr James Ian Duckworth | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-11-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.