SCIENCE GROUP PLC
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Cash
£73M
+88.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£103M
+23% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
531
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£41M
+181.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £113,341,000 | £110,669,000 | £111,663,000 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £8,145,000 | £14,881,000 | £40,932,000 | +175.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,619,000 | £14,739,000 | £41,495,000 | +181.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,524,000 | £12,020,000 | £33,272,000 | +176.8% | |
| Cash | £30,949,000 | £38,556,000 | £72,608,000 | +88.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £97,103,000 | £101,907,000 | £120,586,000 | +18.3% | |
| Net assets | £78,366,000 | £84,005,000 | £103,316,000 | +23% | |
| Equity | £78,366,000 | £84,005,000 | £103,316,000 | +23% | |
| Average employees | 696 | 590 | 531 | -10% | |
| Wages | £43,548,000 | £39,056,000 | £37,926,000 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,182,000 | £1,128,000 | £1,050,000 | -6.9% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 13.4% | 36.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 10.9% | 29.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 14.6% | 33.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.0% | 40.5% | 36.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.86x | 2.38x | |
| Interest cover | 6.76x | 15.34x | 27.83x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the current liquidity position and the cash flow forecasts modelled under both the base case and stressed downside, the Directors consider that the Group has sufficient liquidity to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 18 months from the date of this report and are satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- SCIENCE GROUP PLC · parent
- Sagentia Limited 100%
- Quadro Harston Limited 100%
- Quadro Epsom Limited 100%
- Sagentia Inc. 100%
- Oakland Innovation Ltd 100%
- Leatherhead Research Limited 100%
- Technology Sciences Group Consulting Limited 100%
- Technology Sciences Group (TSG) Canada Inc. 100%
- Technology Sciences Group Iberia SL 100%
- TSGE Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Technology Sciences Group Inc. 100%
- Technology Science Group France SAS 100%
- Frontier Smart Technologies Limited 100%
- Frontier Silicon (HK) Ltd 100%
- Magic Systech Inc 100%
- TPG Services Limited 100%
- Critical Maritime Systems & Support Limited 100%
- Osprey Consulting Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The major activity of the Corporate function in 2025 was the successful investment in Ricardo plc ('Ricardo'). A third party made an attractive offer for Ricardo at a significant premium and the Board accepted the offer, realizing a net gain of £24.1 million before tax, a return-on-investment in excess of 70% in less than 5 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-03-22 | — | — |
| BERTRAM, Peter Michael | Director | 2020-06-17 | May 1954 | British |
| BRETT, Jonathan | Director | 2021-08-10 | Aug 1979 | British |
| CLEMENT DAVIES, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2022-05-18 | Jul 1962 | British |
| EDWARDS, Daniel Robert Morgan | Director | 2019-04-24 | Jan 1975 | British |
| RATCLIFFE, Martyn Roy | Director | 2010-04-15 | May 1961 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELTON, Neil Anthony | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | 2012-03-22 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2010-08-02 |
| AHLBERG, Staffan | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2010-04-15 |
| ARCHER, Rebecca Anne | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2021-04-09 |
| BROWN, Alistair John Cameron, Dr | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2009-04-10 |
| COURTLEY, David John | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2020-05-31 |
| ELTON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2014-02-14 |
| FLICOS, Daniel James | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2009-10-30 |
| GLOVER, Keith, Professor | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| HUDSON, Brent Christopher | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2012-10-31 |
| KYLBERG, Lars Vilhelm | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2010-04-15 |
| LACEY-SOLYMAR, Michael Julian | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2023-05-18 |
| MASTERS, Christopher | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2010-04-15 |
| MCCARTHY, Guy Jonathan | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2010-08-02 |
| VOHRA, Sameet | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2021-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martyn Roy Ratcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2021-09-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 338 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-06-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-06-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-01 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH04 | capital | Capital sale or transfer treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.