ELEMENT DIGITAL ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+353.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£1M
-187.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
71
+36.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-227.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,309,171 | £4,830,799 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£728,315 | -£1,933,509 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£894,312 | -£2,930,349 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£795,863 | -£2,902,349 | |
| Cash | £531,688 | £880,383 | £1,163,218 | £1,147,231 | £344,177 | £1,561,470 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £739,507 | £1,260,801 | £1,850,135 | £2,371,679 | £3,427,416 | £497,067 | |
| Net assets | £739,507 | £1,205,779 | £1,801,156 | £2,345,279 | £1,549,416 | -£1,352,933 | |
| Equity | £739,507 | £1,205,779 | £1,801,156 | £2,345,279 | £1,549,416 | -£1,352,933 | |
| Average employees | 12 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 52 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,928,355 | £2,944,386 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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
-
Turnover
-9%
£5,309,171 £4,830,799
-
Cash
+353.7%
£344,177 £1,561,470
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-187.3%
£1,549,416 -£1,352,933
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+36.5%
52 71
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-165.5%
-£728,315 -£1,933,509
-
Profit before tax
-227.7%
-£894,312 -£2,930,349
-
Wages
+0.5%
£2,928,355 £2,944,386
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -13.7% | -40.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -15.0% | -60.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -21.2% | -389.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.17x | 0.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -4.39x | -1.94x |
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
- ELEMENT DIGITAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 2022-09-01 → present
- NORTON STRAW CONSULTANTS LTD 2011-12-13 → 2022-09-01
- ALTUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 2011-08-16 → 2011-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sibbalds 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 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
- ELEMENT DIGITAL ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Filton Systems Engineering Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025 Element Digital Engineering Limited continued preparations to fully integrate Filton Systems Engineering Limited in to its own operation. Within this preparation a hive-up of assets and liabilities was completed. The full hive-up is expected to be finalised by the end of Q4 2025, as such a basis is provided to consider the accounts as needing to be prepared on a basis other than going concern. As a further result of the post balance sheet events, the investment in Filton Systems Engineering Limited held on the balance sheet at the year end has been assessed for impairment in following FRS 102 regulation. No actual impairment has been discovered as at 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 · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASHWOOD, Gavin Robert | Director | 2025-10-02 | Aug 1984 | British |
| PAPAEVRIPIDES, Alexandros | Director | 2024-04-04 | Apr 1985 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACLENNAN, Neil | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | 2023-02-23 |
| BEST, Paul John | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2021-12-01 |
| COLLINS, Claire Rose | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-09-29 |
| FIELDING, David | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2021-12-01 |
| HOPKINSON, Matthew John | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2024-04-04 |
| REES, Simon James | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| STRAW, Louise Emma | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| STRAW, Matthew Peter, Dr | Director | 2011-08-16 | 2024-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element Materials Technology Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-01 | Active |
| Agile Five Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-22 | Ceased 2022-12-01 |
| Mrs Louise Emma Straw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-22 |
| Mr Matthew Peter Straw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-22 |
| Mr Paul John Best | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.