SOLARTRON METROLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
+8.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-17.5% vs 2023
Employees
105
-5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6.7M
+29.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,349,000 | £21,689,000 | +6.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,036,000 | £6,329,000 | +25.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,149,000 | £6,685,000 | +29.8% | |
| Net profit | £5,234,000 | £6,703,000 | +28.1% | |
| Cash | £1,803,000 | £1,949,000 | +8.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,318,000 | £10,981,000 | -17.5% | |
| Net assets | £13,306,000 | £10,972,000 | -17.5% | |
| Equity | £13,306,000 | £10,972,000 | -17.5% | |
| Average employees | 111 | 105 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £4,434,000 | £4,708,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.7% | 29.2% | |
| Net margin | 25.7% | 30.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.8% | 57.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.1% | 17.3% | |
| Current ratio | 5.78x | 4.46x |
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
- SOLARTRON METROLOGY LIMITED 2001-06-15 → present
- PURPLECLOSE LIMITED 2001-05-21 → 2001-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment, including the factors detailed above, the Directors have concluded it is appropriate for the Company's 2024 financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company has declared and paid interim dividends amounting to £4,967,000 in respect of the year ending 31 December 2025.”
- “On 3rd December 2025, the Company started participating in a cash pooling arrangement operated by a fellow group undertaking, AMETEK Crystal Power Limited, along with a number of other AMETEK UK legal entities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARINO, Lynn | Secretary | 2019-06-20 | — | — |
| WEBSTER, Russell | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| ZETTI, Pietro Luigi Enrico | Director | 2018-04-27 | Jun 1968 | Italian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATWELL, Joy | Secretary | 2017-01-11 | 2019-06-20 |
| BUCKLEY, Cathryn Ann | Secretary | 2001-06-13 | 2005-09-26 |
| CHILTON, Derek Geoffrey | Secretary | 2006-08-02 | 2007-10-04 |
| COLEY, David Bruce | Secretary | 2007-10-04 | 2018-04-27 |
| SENA, Kathryn Ethel | Secretary | 2005-09-26 | 2017-01-11 |
| WESTMORELAND, Dean Adrian | Secretary | 2005-09-26 | 2006-08-02 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-05-21 | 2001-06-13 |
| BACHE, Timothy Charles | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2022-08-08 |
| COLEY, David Bruce | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2018-04-27 |
| HOWARTH, Craig Timothy | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2024-07-01 |
| LAYTON, Matthew Robert | Nominee Director | 2001-05-21 | 2001-06-13 |
| MOLINELLI, John Joseph | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2012-07-01 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 2001-05-21 | 2001-06-13 |
| TEE, Henry Leonard | Director | 2001-06-13 | 2005-09-26 |
| VAISEY, Alfred John | Director | 2001-06-13 | 2005-09-26 |
| WILSON, Bruce Peter | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2025-03-12 |
| ZAPICO, David Anthony | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2008-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hobson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-31 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.