SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
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Cash
£5.8m
+157.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
199
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£2.1m
+451.1% 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £31,151,908 | £31,552,577 | £24,187,880 | -23.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,315,657 | £176,576 | £53,742 | -69.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,274,266 | £377,012 | £2,077,797 | +451.1% | |
| Net profit | -£3,238,126 | £196,985 | £1,235,997 | +527.5% | |
| Cash | £2,997,501 | £2,246,813 | £5,787,038 | +157.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,064,271 | £15,619,905 | £16,861,163 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £15,409,201 | £15,606,186 | £16,842,183 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £15,409,201 | £15,606,186 | £16,842,183 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 205 | 199 | 199 | 0% | |
| Wages | £13,467,010 | £12,575,464 | £11,766,869 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £520,442 | £684,686 | £492,604 | -28.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,557 | £39,979 | £34,300 | -14.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £153,820 | £248,996 | £203,000 | -18.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -10.4% | 0.6% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.6% | 1.1% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.9% | 38.7% | 30.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.39x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.22x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the assessment undertaken by the directors, and the sensitivities and scenarios considered, the Group is able to continue for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and consequently the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED · parent
- Satellite Applications Catapult Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May, we gave evidence to the House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee. The focus of these sessions was financing of space in the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, John Edward | Director | 2024-02-12 | Jul 1977 | British |
| ARTIS, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2022-06-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| BHANDARI, Sanjay | Director | 2021-07-01 | May 1968 | British |
| CLARK, Craig Stewart | Director | 2022-06-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| ELLWOOD, Tobias Martin | Director | 2025-02-19 | Aug 1966 | British |
| MALLORS-RAY, Ruth Louise, Dr | Director | 2025-02-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| MATHER, Antony Martin | Director | 2025-02-19 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MCINNES, Colin Robert, Professor | Director | 2025-02-19 | Feb 1968 | British |
| MILLER, Stewart Greer | Director | 2021-07-01 | Feb 1961 | British |
| POTTS, Stephen Neil | Director | 2024-10-07 | Mar 1977 | British |
| RAMESH, Manjari Chandran, Dr. | Director | 2025-02-19 | Oct 1980 | Indian |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINSON, Antonia Scarlett | Secretary | 2013-10-17 | 2017-10-04 |
| STAIT, Christopher Martin | Secretary | 2012-09-13 | 2013-09-12 |
| TUFFILL, Richard James | Secretary | 2018-04-02 | 2022-07-29 |
| ACLAND, Simon Hugh Verdon | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2024-12-18 |
| ANDERSON, Chad Clark | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2025-04-01 |
| BRYAN, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2013-09-12 |
| CONVERSANO, Benedetto | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| EDGE, Lucy Kathryne | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Anne | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2012-09-13 |
| HUNT, Susan Margaret | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2022-04-30 |
| HUTCHINS, Graham John Richard | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2013-02-19 |
| HUTTON, William Nicholas | Director | 2013-05-23 | 2022-07-18 |
| JENKINSON, Antonia Scarlett | Director | 2013-10-17 | 2017-10-04 |
| JUST, Timothy Ernest | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2015-09-24 |
| LAWRENCE, Vanessa Vivienne, Dr | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2025-04-01 |
| MARTIN, Stuart David | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2023-10-31 |
| MEALING-JONES, Catherine Elizabeth Mcritchie | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2015-09-24 |
| PATMORE, Lynne Marie | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2023-10-31 |
| PATMORE, Lynne Marie | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2015-10-01 |
| PINTO, Ruy Jose Carvalho | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2019-04-02 |
| SHERWOOD, Timothy Robin | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2021-08-27 |
| TUFFILL, Richard James | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2022-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.