SYNECTIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
-65% vs 2024
Net assets
£18m
-3.7% vs 2024
Employees
137
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£68k
-102% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,964,000 | £27,505,000 | £30,089,000 | +9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,187,000 | £2,117,000 | -£1,127,000 | -153.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,285,000 | £3,355,000 | -£68,000 | -102% | |
| Net profit | £1,790,000 | £2,903,000 | £304,000 | -89.5% | |
| Cash | £818,000 | £5,201,000 | £1,820,000 | -65% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,932,000 | £19,782,000 | £19,245,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net assets | £16,289,000 | £18,215,000 | £17,546,000 | -3.7% | |
| Equity | £16,289,000 | £18,215,000 | £17,546,000 | -3.7% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 128 | 137 | +7% | |
| Wages | £5,372,000 | £6,699,000 | £7,671,000 | +14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £690,000 | £890,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £53,000 | £55,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £350,000 | £359,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 7.7% | -3.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 10.6% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 10.7% | -5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 48.6% | 42.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 1.83x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 60.75x | 70.57x | -59.32x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the ability of the parent company to be able to continue in existence and hence provide support as required to the Company for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SYNECTIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Synectics No.2 Limited 100%
- Synectic Systems (Asia) Pte Limited 100%
- Synectic Systems (Macau) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, Claire Susan | Secretary | 2019-03-04 | — | — |
| AINDOW, Owen David | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
| GOOD, Katie May | Director | 2025-12-22 | Nov 1976 | British |
| KILGOUR, Marcus Niall | Director | 2026-09-04 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LARNDER, Amanda Louise | Director | 2022-07-04 | Jul 1980 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Director | 2025-08-26 | May 1969 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESWICK, Simon | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | 2019-03-04 |
| BRIERLEY, Richard Paul | Secretary | 2016-05-26 | 2018-04-06 |
| POULTNEY, Nigel Charles | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2016-05-11 |
| STILWELL, Michael James | Secretary | 2018-04-06 | 2018-11-30 |
| AINDOW, Owen David | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2018-05-31 |
| BEDFORD, David Michael | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2022-07-01 |
| BESWICK, Simon | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-04-18 |
| GAVIN, David Kerr Wilson | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2025-07-30 |
| HOLLOWAY-BONE, Lucy | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2026-03-26 |
| JONES, Graham Paul | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2011-12-16 |
| KATNIC, John | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2018-01-31 |
| LARNDER, Amanda Louise | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2020-03-11 |
| MOONAN, Paul Edmund | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2013-06-27 |
| ORME, David Michael | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2007-10-26 |
| POULTNEY, Nigel Charles | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2015-11-30 |
| ROBINSON, Glenn | Director | 2006-08-10 | 2009-03-10 |
| SHAH, Azadar Hussain | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2013-08-30 |
| SHEPHERD, John, Mr. | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2015-01-31 |
| SINGLETON, Russell Craig | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2010-05-06 |
| STILWELL, Michael James | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| SWAIN, Richard David | Director | 2025-12-22 | 2026-09-09 |
| WEBB, Paul Anthony | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2024-08-25 |
| FOTOVALUE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-05-12 | 2019-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synectics Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.