MINERVA RESEARCH LABS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
+13.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-3.2% vs 2024
Employees
34
+9.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-44.3% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,847,235 | £16,277,589 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,029,970 | £1,093,248 | -46.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,078,582 | £1,158,252 | -44.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,804,900 | £889,858 | -50.7% | |
| Cash | £2,595,284 | £3,224,799 | £3,268,961 | £3,699,571 | +13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,969,990 | £6,056,888 | £10,522,940 | £10,191,928 | -3.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £10,503,345 | £10,166,675 | -3.2% | |
| Equity | £4,969,990 | £6,056,888 | £10,503,345 | £10,166,675 | -3.2% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,457,800 | £2,554,852 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £527,876 | £426,610 | -19.2% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 12.8% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.4% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.3% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 35.6% | 32.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.89x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 49.22x |
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
- MINERVA RESEARCH LABS LIMITED 2009-09-28 → present
- MINERVA LABS LIMITED 2009-07-14 → 2009-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the group has adequate resources to continue operation and meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MINERVA RESEARCH LABS LIMITED · parent
- Minerva Japan Ltd 100%
- Minerva Research Labs Inc 100%
- Minerva Business Administration Services S.R.L 100%
- Minerva Research Labs 100%
- Minerva Business & Administration Services S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIORDANO, Katia | Director | 2009-08-03 | Jun 1968 | Italian |
| SANGUINETTI, Catone Tony | Director | 2011-08-01 | Dec 1966 | Italian |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA PAYROLL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-14 | 2010-07-13 |
| BLAND, James Patrick | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2009-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catone Tony Sanguinetti | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-01-08 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-08 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 11
- 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.