ACTIVE-PCB SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-13 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-29
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+28.3% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+18% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
182
+9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-26% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,000,383 | — | £15,642,823 | — | £14,546,000 | — | £22,298,000 | £30,503,000 | £25,595,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,231,775 | — | £1,293,696 | — | £1,543,000 | — | £2,213,000 | £2,382,000 | £1,810,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,186,957 | — | £1,247,798 | — | £1,521,000 | — | £2,148,000 | £2,232,000 | £1,652,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £978,710 | — | £1,029,779 | — | £1,394,000 | — | £1,967,000 | £1,974,000 | £1,223,000 | |
| Cash | — | £198,571 | £198,571 | £1,029,895 | £1,030,000 | £373,000 | £373,000 | £693,000 | £965,000 | £1,238,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,364,473 | — | £2,806,299 | — | £3,000,000 | — | £3,967,000 | £5,638,000 | £6,332,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,232,562 | — | £2,742,430 | — | £2,099,000 | — | £3,381,000 | £5,042,000 | £5,952,000 | |
| Equity | — | £2,232,562 | £2,232,562 | £2,742,430 | £2,742,000 | £2,099,000 | £2,099,000 | £3,381,000 | £5,042,000 | £5,952,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 109 | — | 134 | — | 140 | — | 154 | 167 | 182 | |
| Wages | — | £3,193,417 | — | £3,371,890 | — | £3,607,000 | — | £4,236,000 | £5,193,000 | £5,902,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £158,363 | — | £147,990 | — | £141,000 | — | £227,000 | £318,000 | £477,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-04-30 vs 2023-04-30
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Turnover
-16.1%
£30,503,000 £25,595,000
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Cash
+28.3%
£965,000 £1,238,000
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+18%
£5,042,000 £5,952,000
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+9%
167 182
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-24%
£2,382,000 £1,810,000
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Profit before tax
-26%
£2,232,000 £1,652,000
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Wages
+13.7%
£5,193,000 £5,902,000
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.2% | — | 8.3% | — | 10.6% | — | 9.9% | 7.8% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.8% | — | 6.6% | — | 9.6% | — | 8.8% | 6.5% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 52.1% | — | 46.1% | — | 51.4% | — | 55.8% | 42.2% | 28.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.65x | 2.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 27.16x | — | 27.62x | — | 70.14x | — | 34.05x | 15.37x | 10.52x |
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
- ACTIVE-PCB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1997-06-05 → present
- ASSENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1997-04-29 → 1997-06-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's balance sheet strengthened during the financial period under review and our trading outlook remains strong, with order book coverage of expected sales in line with historical periods. Most once-off impact of the pandemic has now been worked through, with the Company operating at levels higher than before the pandemic associated supply-chain disruption. We have strong financial headroom in terms of both working capital and capital expenditure facilities. The directors are confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Mark Edward | Director | 2023-04-17 | Jul 1967 | British |
| CURRAN, Dean | Director | 2025-01-20 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVACHA, Marinela Afonso | Secretary | 1997-04-30 | 2025-01-20 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-29 | 1997-04-30 |
| COVACHA, Marinela Afonso | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2025-01-20 |
| HIBBEARD, Garry Peter | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| HURLEY, Mark Gordon Delap | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2025-01-20 |
| MILLAR, Malcolm James Ewan | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2026-04-28 |
| MORRIS, Gary Alan, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2021-02-26 |
| MURPHY, Timothy Noel | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2025-01-20 |
| SWIRE THOMPSON, Leigh Anne | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2021-02-26 |
| TURNER, Gary John | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2025-01-20 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-29 | 1997-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Circuit Technology Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-20 | Active |
| Mr Gary John Turner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-20 |
| Miss Marinela Covacha | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-20 |
| Mrs Leigh-Anne Swire Thomson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-26 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.