L3HARRIS AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-12 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-29
Watchouts
Cash
£16M
+1,884.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+19.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
132
-11.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10M
-215% lowest in 6 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
The result of this is L3Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited will cease operating activities from 2026 and remain as a non-trading company.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,760,343 | £11,875,279 | £15,845,655 | £13,400,963 | — | £20,626,992 | £10,197,198 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,738,260 | -£1,286,601 | -£2,171,623 | -£4,535,085 | — | -£3,039,304 | -£9,813,012 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,835,046 | -£1,378,011 | -£2,242,956 | -£4,671,054 | — | -£3,196,331 | -£10,067,658 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,276,254 | -£10,159,453 | |
| Cash | £2,209,584 | £690,379 | £3,247,582 | £1,657,662 | — | £823,470 | £16,339,369 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,567,741 | £189,730 | £1,951,511 | £1,083,016 | — | £9,187,127 | £6,262,298 | |
| Net assets | £1,567,741 | £189,730 | £1,951,511 | -£2,529,077 | — | £4,343,366 | £5,183,913 | |
| Equity | £1,567,741 | £189,730 | £1,951,511 | -£2,529,077 | -£2,529,077 | £4,343,366 | £5,183,913 | |
| Average employees | 111 | 99 | 110 | 128 | — | 149 | 132 | |
| Wages | £4,394,434 | £3,912,510 | £4,653,340 | £5,458,578 | — | £6,884,459 | £6,988,728 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £170,218 | £193,026 | £163,868 | £147,618 | — | £150,340 | £11,622 |
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
-50.6%
£20,626,992 £10,197,198
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Cash
+1,884.2%
£823,470 £16,339,369
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+19.4%
£4,343,366 £5,183,913
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-11.4%
149 132
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Operating profit
-222.9%
-£3,039,304 -£9,813,012
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-215%
-£3,196,331 -£10,067,658
lowest in 6 filed years
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Wages
+1.5%
£6,884,459 £6,988,728
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -28.1% | -10.8% | -13.7% | -33.8% | — | -14.7% | -96.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -15.9% | -99.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -174.7% | -678.1% | -111.3% | -418.7% | — | -33.1% | -156.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.60x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | -28.29x | -14.08x | -30.44x | -33.35x | — | -19.36x | -38.54x |
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
- L3HARRIS AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES LIMITED 2022-01-10 → present
- AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES LIMITED 1998-12-29 → 2022-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The result of this is L3Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited will cease operating activities from 2026 and remain as a non-trading company.”
Significant events
- “The business performance in 2024 was impacted by several significant events. One key contract saw a material change in expected profitability due to mitigations against further losses are in place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-19 | — | — |
| FEDDERSEN, Christoph Theodor | Director | 2024-08-14 | Jun 1971 | American |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATE, David Michael William | Secretary | 2015-09-29 | 2024-02-19 |
| ORTEGO, Thomas Sidney | Secretary | 2010-06-17 | 2015-09-29 |
| PHILLIPS, Marion Catherine | Secretary | 2005-10-17 | 2010-06-17 |
| YOUNG, Hugh William | Secretary | 1998-12-29 | 2005-10-17 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-29 | 1998-12-29 |
| CHANCE, James Allan | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2015-09-29 |
| CHANCE, Thomas Stuart | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2019-06-30 |
| COOK, Ronald | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2019-10-10 |
| DALTRY, Richard Philip | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2018-09-18 |
| DAVEY, Luke James | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2015-09-29 |
| DAVIDSON, Glen | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2018-09-18 |
| DOBBIN, Vincent William | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2018-09-18 |
| EPASINGHE, Surangi Ruvanthi | Director | 2024-02-19 | 2024-02-29 |
| EVANS, Stuart John | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2026-04-24 |
| EXETER, Mark Richard | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2024-01-25 |
| HOOK, Daniel James | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2018-09-18 |
| MIKUEN, Scott Theodore | Director | 2024-02-19 | 2024-08-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Stephen James | Director | 1998-12-29 | 2010-06-17 |
| SIMON, Mark Douglas | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2019-10-10 |
| SMERDON, Andrew Michael | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2008-10-31 |
| TOTI, William J | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2019-06-30 |
| YOUNG, Hugh William | Director | 1998-12-29 | 2009-04-30 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-29 | 1998-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3harris Technologies Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-25 | Active |
| L3harris Technologies Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-07-01 | Ceased 2021-10-25 |
| L3 Technologies Inc | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2018-09-21 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Mr Thomas Stuart Chance | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2018-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2026-04-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.