FILTRONIC PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+100.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
+103.1% vs 2024
Employees
165
+36.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
+145.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,432,000 | £56,318,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,610,000 | £13,442,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,361,000 | £13,185,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,141,000 | £14,049,000 | |
| Cash | £7,215,000 | £14,494,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,420,000 | £35,376,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,420,000 | £35,376,000 | |
| Equity | £17,420,000 | £35,376,000 | |
| Average employees | 121 | 165 | |
| Wages | £6,091,000 | £10,318,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,409,000 | £1,372,000 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+121.4%
£25,432,000 £56,318,000
-
Cash
+100.9%
£7,215,000 £14,494,000
-
Net assets
+103.1%
£17,420,000 £35,376,000
-
Employees
+36.4%
121 165
-
Operating profit
+139.6%
£5,610,000 £13,442,000
-
Profit before tax
+145.9%
£5,361,000 £13,185,000
-
Wages
+69.4%
£6,091,000 £10,318,000
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.1% | 23.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 24.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.2% | 38.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.5% | 22.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.43x | 3.75x | |
| Interest cover | 16.85x | 50.16x |
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
- FILTRONIC PLC 1998-03-02 → present
- FILTRONIC COMTEK P.L.C. 1994-07-13 → 1998-03-02
- YPCS 28 P.L.C. 1994-01-25 → 1994-07-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing going concern, the Board have considered: The principal risks faced by the Group which are addressed within the risk management section of the Annual Report; The financial position of the Group including forecasts and financial projections; The healthy cash position at 31 May 2025 of £14.5m (2024: £7.2m) and the additional headroom available through the renewal of RCF of £5.0m (2024: £nil) and Economic headwinds with the potential for customers to reassess their priorities, with opportunities postponed or curtailed. Following the above considerations, the directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in the preparation of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 May 2025.”
Group structure
- FILTRONIC PLC · parent
- Filtronic Broadband Limited 100%
- Filtronic Holdings UK Limited 100%
- Isotek (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Filtronic Wireless Limited 100%
- Filtronic Wireless Inc. 100%
- Filtronic Wireless Limited 100%
- Isotek Hong Kong Holdings Limited 100%
- Isotek Telecommunications Suzhou Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Filtronic plc achieves record-breaking performance across multiple fronts, reflecting strong execution against growth strategy.”
- “The Group made significant investment in R&D and capital expenditure during the year, including acquisition of property, plant and equipment.”
- “The Company expanded manufacturing capacity which is now fully operational.”
- “The Board is satisfied that the Group has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BEHRENDT, John Bernard | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1961 | British |
| EDINGTON, Nathaniel | Director | 2024-05-13 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MAGOWAN, Peter John | Director | 2018-11-19 | Aug 1967 | British |
| NEALE, Jonathan | Director | 2021-11-15 | Aug 1962 | British |
| TYERMAN, Michael | Director | 2016-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOYNIHAN, Maura Eilis, Dr | Secretary | 2004-04-02 | 2022-06-01 |
| SAMUEL, John William Young Strachan | Secretary | 1994-05-31 | 1995-12-01 |
| SCHOFIELD, Christopher Ernest | Secretary | 1995-12-01 | 2004-04-02 |
| TYERMAN, Michael | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-25 | 1994-05-31 |
| AMIES, Colin Macdonald | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1994-10-17 |
| BLAKE, Richard John Bowden | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2007-03-02 |
| BRENNAN, Michael Peter | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2014-04-15 |
| BURBANK, Stephen Bradner, Professor | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2008-09-19 |
| CHAMBERS, David Stephen George, Dr | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1997-01-24 |
| CLARRICOATS, Peter John Bell, Professor | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1997-01-24 |
| FORD, Howard | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2015-11-27 |
| GIBBS, Richard William | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-05-13 |
| GIBSON, Iain Andrew | Director | 2005-02-21 | 2007-09-21 |
| GOTT, Reginald Lawrence | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2021-10-28 |
| HARDINGTON, Ian Jonathan | Director | 1999-03-04 | 2008-09-19 |
| HEY-SHIPTON, Gregory Lynton, Dr | Director | 1997-02-03 | 1997-06-04 |
| HINDSON, Charles Richard | Director | 2004-12-14 | 2008-09-19 |
| MARDIA, Hermant Kumar, Dr | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2012-09-21 |
| MATYKIEWICZ, Stephen Anthony John, Dr | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1997-01-24 |
| MCMONIGALL, John Phillips | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1994-10-17 |
| MEEK, Edwin Graham | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2015-11-27 |
| MOBBS, Christopher Ian, Dr | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2006-11-20 |
| MOBBS, Christopher Ian, Dr | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1997-01-24 |
| MOLE, Stephen Richard | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2009-09-18 |
| NEEDLE, Alan Robert | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2015-03-13 |
| NEEDLE, Alan Robert | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2006-01-01 |
| NEEDLE, Alan Robert | Director | 1994-08-02 | 1997-01-24 |
| POULTER, John William | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2009-09-18 |
| RHODES, John David, Professor | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2006-09-29 |
| ROLLER, Michael Roy David | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2020-10-29 |
| ROULSTON, John Francis, Professor | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2006-01-29 |
| SAMUEL, John William Young Strachan | Director | 1994-05-31 | 1995-12-01 |
| SAMUEL, John William Young Strachan | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2004-06-10 |
| SCHOFIELD, Christopher Ernest | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2004-04-02 |
| SMITH, Robert St John | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2019-10-31 |
| SNOWDEN, Christopher Maxwell, Professor | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2005-04-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Rhys John | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2006-09-29 |
| YOUNG, Leo | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1997-01-24 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-25 | 1994-05-31 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-25 | 1994-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Dixon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-02-17 | Ceased 2023-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 699 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 9
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.