METIR PLC
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Cash
£1.1m
+462.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
+197.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
5
+25% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£867k
+48.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, the uncertainty surrounding the minimum value of fundraise required of £0.50 million indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £492,000 | £232,000 | £1,440,000 | +520.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,583,000 | -£1,715,000 | -£867,000 | +49.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,597,000 | -£1,690,000 | -£867,000 | +48.7% | |
| Net profit | -£2,597,000 | -£1,577,000 | -£867,000 | +45% | |
| Cash | £173,000 | £188,000 | £1,058,000 | +462.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £186,000 | £418,000 | £1,236,000 | +195.7% | |
| Net assets | £144,000 | £416,000 | £1,236,000 | +197.1% | |
| Equity | £144,000 | £416,000 | £1,236,000 | +197.1% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 4 | 5 | +25% | |
| Wages | £986,000 | £264,000 | £227,000 | -14% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £162,820 | £65,000 | £81,520 | +25.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -60.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -60.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1388.7% | -410.3% | -70.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.8% | 70.3% | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.21x | 2.37x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-02-11
- METIR PLC 2025-02-11 → present
- MICROSAIC SYSTEMS PLC 2011-04-01 → 2025-02-11
- MICROSAIC SYSTEMS LIMITED 2001-02-23 → 2011-04-01
- DYNAMIC JEWELS LIMITED 1998-05-21 → 2001-02-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, the uncertainty surrounding the minimum value of fundraise required of £0.50 million indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- METIR PLC · parent
- Modern Water (U.K.) Limited 100%
- Microsaic Systems Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The conflict in the Gulf region started in February 2026 severely impacting the ability of the Group to provide services enabling Avanceon to maintain the CTM's with Microtox® reagents and other consumables. Consequently, final project handover has been delayed into H2 2026 which the Group expects to be completed during the period.”
- “Following the year-end, the Group further strengthened its international commercial infrastructure by appointing new authorised distributors covering KSA and Bahrain, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, Senegal, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end, the Group achieved the first commercial placement of its PFAS detection platform with Nasdaq-listed Veralto in the United States.”
- “There are no events after the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTTRAM, John | Secretary | 2023-10-24 | — | — |
| BURTON, Nigel John, Dr | Director | 2021-02-05 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MOORE, Robert Dennis | Director | 2022-03-15 | Sep 1957 | British |
| POTTS, Christopher Graeme, Dr | Director | 2025-02-06 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-21 | 1998-05-21 |
| HOLMES, Andrew Sean, Dr | Secretary | 2004-12-17 | 2019-05-14 |
| METCALF, Bevan John | Secretary | 2019-05-14 | 2021-12-17 |
| MORRIS, Margaret Vera | Secretary | 1998-05-21 | 2001-02-16 |
| YEATMAN, Eric Morgan, Dr | Secretary | 2001-02-16 | 2004-12-17 |
| STRATEGIC FINANCE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-12-17 | 2023-10-24 |
| BATEMAN, Malcolm Richard | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-04-15 |
| BRANDON, Gerard James | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2023-09-22 |
| BUCKLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-07-28 |
| DARBY, Andrew Hamish | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2015-12-18 |
| DOYLE, Betty June | Nominee Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-05-21 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-05-21 |
| EDWARDS, Peter Ivor Tudor | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-07-15 |
| FINLAY, Alan Patrick | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2011-12-08 |
| GRANT, Peter William, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-02-05 |
| HOLMES, Andrew Sean, Dr | Director | 2001-02-16 | 2019-05-14 |
| JUMP, Colin Robert | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| METCALF, Bevan John | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2021-12-17 |
| MORRIS, Malcolm Vincent | Director | 1998-05-21 | 2001-02-16 |
| NICHOLL, Colin James | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| RAMAGE, James Cumming, Dr | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2017-05-15 |
| SELWAY, Peter Richard, Prof | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2012-05-30 |
| SYMS, Richard Rodney Anthony, Professor | Director | 2001-02-16 | 2008-07-31 |
| TRACEY, Glenn David | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| YEATMAN, Eric Morgan, Professor | Director | 2001-02-16 | 2021-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwalk Advisors Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2021-02-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-02-11 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-02-11 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-11-30 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-08-06 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-03-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 7
- 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.