CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
186
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £58,492,367 | £37,832,799 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£4,709,727 | £5,707,864 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,032,274 | £5,713,902 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£177,070 | — | £806,222 | — | -£1,168,164 | £4,070,585 | |
| Cash | £785,369 | — | £2,850,066 | — | £12,189,717 | — | £20,461,136 | £9,287,430 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,856,295 | — | £4,258,666 | — | £5,893,427 | — | £10,186,966 | £14,257,551 | |
| Net assets | £1,336,593 | — | £2,793,207 | — | £4,445,272 | — | £4,142,966 | £8,213,551 | |
| Equity | — | £1,593,260 | £2,793,207 | £2,793,209 | £4,445,272 | £4,445,272 | £4,142,966 | £8,213,551 | |
| Average employees | 37 | — | — | — | 91 | — | 144 | 186 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £8,532,955 | £5,944,606 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £516,330 | — | — | — | — | — | £878,507 | £193,013 |
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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-06-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.0% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | -46.2% | 40.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91.6% | 84.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | -13.11x | 5707864.00x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin 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
- CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- SkyCircuits Limited 100%
- High Aerospace Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The business continued to deliver on its contracts to customers; with revenue of £37.8mil and headcount has grown from 161 heads to 188.”
- “Continued successful delivery of products to customers leading to anticipated further orders in Q1 2025.”
- “Continued demonstration of new platform capabilities in response to emerging customer requirements.”
- “The Group was sold on 2 May 2024. Exceptional items in the year ended 30 June 2024 includes one-off costs incurred in respect of the sale.”
- “As an exit event occurred during the prior period, vesting accelerated on all oustanding options and they were exercised in full.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-09-30 | — | — |
| BARRATT, Matthew John | Director | 2024-05-02 | Apr 1985 | British |
| FOSTER, Matthew John | Director | 2024-05-02 | Feb 1981 | British |
| HOLMES, David Samuel John | Director | 2024-05-02 | Nov 1967 | British |
| JAMES, Andrew Peter | Director | 2024-05-02 | Jun 1969 | British |
| WEINEL, Matthew David | Director | 2024-01-02 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLEN, Andrew James | Secretary | 2007-09-05 | 2014-07-22 |
| HOLDING, Ann-Louise | Secretary | 2024-05-02 | 2024-12-18 |
| PRIOR, Katherine Alexandra | Secretary | 2024-12-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| SHEEKEY, Ian Charles | Secretary | 2014-07-22 | 2024-05-02 |
| CALLEN, Andrew | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2024-05-02 |
| CHAVEZ, Victor Manuel | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2024-05-02 |
| EVES, Adrian John Luke | Director | 2015-02-17 | 2024-12-03 |
| HANKINSON, Piers David Prothero | Director | 2023-02-14 | 2024-05-02 |
| MINNOCK, Hugh Thomas Francis | Director | 2021-12-07 | 2024-05-02 |
| PARTRIDGE, Adrian John | Director | 2023-02-14 | 2024-05-02 |
| TRUEMAN, Richard Edwin | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2020-05-16 |
| WALBRIDGE, Andrew Charles | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2024-01-02 |
| WEBBER, Jonathan | Director | 2007-09-05 | 2024-05-02 |
| WHITE, David James Moncrieff | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2024-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-02 | Active |
| Foresight Enterprise Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-08-05 | Ceased 2024-05-02 |
| Foresight Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-08-05 | Ceased 2024-05-02 |
| Mr Jonathan Webber | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.