EMBED LIMITED
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Cash
£83k
-66.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£914k
+71.6% vs 2024
Employees
37
-24.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.9m
-31.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-04-10 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,956,758 | £3,507,955 | £3,100,302 | £1,888,094 | -39.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£116,585 | -£1,586,104 | -£2,054,884 | -£2,819,492 | -37.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£120,001 | -£1,668,335 | -£2,219,431 | -£2,912,682 | -31.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£129,413 | -£1,633,799 | -£2,219,431 | -£2,912,682 | -31.2% | |
| Cash | £107,055 | £56,465 | £89,908 | £133,517 | £247,041 | £83,092 | -66.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £663,115 | £397,789 | £178,377 | -£914,167 | -612.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £631,538 | -£1,002,261 | -£3,221,692 | -£914,167 | +71.6% | |
| Equity | — | £283,142 | £631,538 | -£1,002,261 | — | -£914,167 | — | |
| Average employees | 36 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 37 | -24.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,694,236 | £2,784,272 | £3,026,564 | £2,467,079 | -18.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £176,787 | £325,447 | £353,510 | £186,725 | -47.2% |
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 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-04-10 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.9% | -45.2% | -66.3% | -149.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -3.3% | -46.6% | -71.6% | -154.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -17.6% | -398.7% | -1152.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 59.8% | 169.4% | 396.7% | 187.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 0.99x | 0.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -34.13x | -18.47x | -12.48x | -30.26x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thompson Jenner LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis... To ensure Embed remains able to meet its commitments as they fall due, the company remains reliant on group support through an overdraft facility provided by Littelfuse Inc.”
Significant events
- “During Q2 2025, Embed Limited received a cash capital contribution of £5.2 million in exchange for new shares, and the proceeds were used to fully repay the loan payable to Littelfuse Netherlands B.V.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN HAL, Roger Désiré | Secretary | 2025-07-01 | — | — |
| GOLLAND, Ashley | Director | 2026-05-06 | Apr 1972 | British |
| VAN HAL, Roger Désiré | Director | 2022-04-11 | Jul 1971 | Dutch |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOYLE, Derek | Secretary | 2005-05-03 | 2025-07-01 |
| COLE, Matthew James | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-03-06 |
| DREW, Matthew Timothy | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2017-03-07 |
| GLENDINNING, Steven Edward | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2006-02-23 |
| HEWITT JR, Will | Director | 2025-01-10 | 2025-12-05 |
| HOYLE, Derek | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2025-07-01 |
| KIRWAN, Ian Robert | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2009-04-30 |
| PATES, David John | Director | 2025-07-01 | 2026-05-06 |
| RUPPEL, David | Director | 2025-03-06 | 2025-12-05 |
| WEINBURGER, Hans | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-01-10 |
| WILSON, Ivan | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2025-04-14 |
| WILSON, Sharron | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2022-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littelfuse, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-04-29 | Active |
| Ixys Uk Westcode Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-11 | Ceased 2025-04-29 |
| Derek Hoyle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-11 |
| Mr Ivan Wilson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.