VOID ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LTD
Get an alert when VOID ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-03 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£288K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,260,388 | £12,136,118 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,139,499 | £1,290,728 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,128,404 | £1,279,330 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £774,337 | £953,046 | |
| Cash | £191,782 | £379,380 | £594,174 | £407,793 | — | £384,821 | £288,231 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £973,813 | £1,370,194 | £1,730,212 | £3,020,909 | — | £3,627,167 | £4,551,217 | |
| Net assets | £955,705 | £1,023,543 | £1,428,992 | £2,782,642 | — | £3,432,121 | £4,299,419 | |
| Equity | £955,705 | £1,023,543 | £1,428,992 | £2,782,642 | £2,782,642 | £3,432,121 | £4,299,419 | |
| Average employees | 25 | 19 | 23 | 30 | — | 73 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,162,844 | £1,802,990 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £140,795 | £144,773 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 31.4% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.46x | 3.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 100.21x | 112.33x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- VOID ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LTD 2012-03-12 → present
- VOID ACOUSTIC RESEARCH LTD 2012-03-06 → 2012-03-12
- ACOUSTIC RESEARCH LTD 2011-02-17 → 2012-03-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- VOID ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LTD · parent
- Void Acoustics Inc 100%
- Guangzhou Void Acoustic Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd 90%
- HuiZhou Dragon Composite Material Co. Ltd 90%
Significant events
- “Relocation of both China manufacturing plants to state-of-the-art facilities to provide increased capacity, improved quality and better sustainability.”
- “Expansion of the R&D investment to support new product development.”
- “Replacement of the CNC machine in the UK manufacturing plant to improve quality and productivity.”
- “The Group appointed a new Managing Director in May 2025 who has significant experience across the Pro Audio industry. Initial focus will be on market and product development.”
- “The company is on track to relocate its UK Head Office and manufacturing facilities in mid-2025 which creates a significant increase in capacity and capability for future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSON, Eric Ian | Director | 2012-12-18 | Sep 1965 | British |
| SKAN, Alexander | Director | 2012-02-17 | Mar 1967 | British |
| STURMEY, Roger Mark | Director | 2012-12-18 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Paul Anthony | Director | 2011-02-17 | 2012-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Skan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Roger Mark Sturmey | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Eric Ian Robertson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-28 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-01-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.