HIDEF AERIAL SURVEYING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-25 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-36.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-26.3% vs 2023
Employees
128
-11.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£177K
-93.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,437,080 | £11,181,656 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,840,390 | £173,415 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,853,713 | £176,908 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,224,384 | — | £2,309,213 | £218,820 | |
| Cash | £1,188,528 | £1,889,911 | £2,362,426 | £3,137,070 | — | £3,140,333 | £2,000,304 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,260,891 | £2,439,024 | — | — | — | £4,570,705 | £3,367,628 | |
| Net assets | £1,217,830 | £2,365,511 | — | £3,076,657 | — | £4,411,553 | £3,249,826 | |
| Equity | — | £2,365,511 | — | — | £3,076,657 | £4,411,553 | £3,249,826 | |
| Average employees | 33 | 51 | — | 111 | — | 145 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,026,861 | — | £5,004,398 | £4,560,554 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £343,648 | £306,685 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-22.5%
£14,437,080 £11,181,656
-
Cash
-36.3%
£3,140,333 £2,000,304
-
Net assets
-26.3%
£4,411,553 £3,249,826
-
Employees
-11.7%
145 128
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Operating profit
-93.9%
£2,840,390 £173,415
-
Profit before tax
-93.8%
£2,853,713 £176,908
-
Wages
-8.9%
£5,004,398 £4,560,554
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 19.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 62.1% | 5.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.83x | 3.40x |
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
- HIDEF AERIAL SURVEYING LIMITED 2007-04-13 → present
- INEXIST LIMITED 2005-10-10 → 2007-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HIDEF AERIAL SURVEYING LIMITED · parent
- BioConsult US HiDef Inc. 100%
- HiDef Aerial Surveying (Australia) PTY Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Global factors such as high inflation and economic uncertainty have made for a difficult trading environment but the offshore wind market has continued to expand.”
- “Turnover for the year has decreased compared to the prior period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LECORPS, Florian Jean-Bernard Emmanuel | Director | 2022-10-01 | Oct 1982 | French |
| NEHLS, Georg Dietrich | Director | 2017-03-28 | Aug 1961 | German |
| TOMPKINS, Nicholas Stewart Charles | Director | 2024-02-15 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, Trevor James, Dr | Secretary | 2005-10-10 | 2013-12-16 |
| ROBINSON, Alexander Mark | Secretary | 2013-12-16 | 2016-04-19 |
| SOUTHWARD, Elaine Mary | Secretary | 2016-04-19 | 2024-02-15 |
| BAILLE, David | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| BURNS, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| CRAIG, Trevor James, Dr | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2013-12-16 |
| HAWKINS, Kit Robert | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2017-08-07 |
| HEXTER, Rhys Alasdair | Director | 2020-07-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| KNIGHT, Stephen | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2013-12-16 |
| KNIGHT, Stephen | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2008-08-20 |
| MARTIN, John | Director | 2011-03-21 | 2013-01-17 |
| MELLOR, Matthew Paul | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2013-12-16 |
| ROBINSON, Alexander Mark | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2016-08-01 |
| SCOTT, Martin Sturrock | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2024-05-10 |
| SOUTHWARD, Elaine Mary | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2024-02-15 |
| WEBB, Andrew | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2022-03-30 |
| WOOLAGHAN, Thomas Peter | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2013-12-16 |
| WOOLAGHAN, Thomas Peter | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2008-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pristella Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2022-10-26 | Ceased 2022-10-26 |
| Mr Frederic Melki | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-10-26 | Active |
| Bioconsult Uk Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-11 | Ceased 2017-04-11 |
| Dr Georg Dietrich Nehls | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.