IN-SPACE MISSIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-12 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£15M
-65.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
120
+34.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6M
-6.5% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,553,373 | £11,448,004 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£5,477,888 | -£5,780,404 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£5,575,890 | -£5,940,844 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£5,768,697 | -£5,852,145 | |
| Cash | — | £339,064 | £100 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £130,239 | -£145,863 | -£8,264,584 | -£14,302,700 | |
| Net assets | £15,948 | -£324,543 | -£8,759,242 | -£14,518,738 | |
| Equity | £15,948 | -£324,543 | -£8,759,242 | -£14,518,738 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 11 | 89 | 120 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,325,397 | £7,549,644 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £720,040 | £458,301 |
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
+51.6%
£7,553,373 £11,448,004
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-65.8%
-£8,759,242 -£14,518,738
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+34.8%
89 120
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-5.5%
-£5,477,888 -£5,780,404
-
Profit before tax
-6.5%
-£5,575,890 -£5,940,844
-
Wages
+41.8%
£5,325,397 £7,549,644
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -72.5% | -50.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -76.4% | -51.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 66.3% | 40.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 247.8% | 258.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.29x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -55.90x | -36.03x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, notwithstanding net liabilities of £14,518,738. The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided to it by BAE Systems plc, the Company's ultimate parent. BAE Systems plc has indicated that for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, it will continue to make available such funds as are needed by the Company. The directors consider that this should enable the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future by meeting its liabilities as they fall due for payment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-24 | — | — |
| HOLT, Antony Philip | Director | 2025-03-24 | Feb 1968 | British |
| HOYLE, Rachael Louise | Director | 2025-03-19 | Dec 1986 | British |
| MARTIN, Bruce | Director | 2025-02-04 | Sep 1968 | British |
| THOMPSON, Andrea Jayne | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1969 | British,American |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDING, Ann-Louise | Secretary | 2021-09-10 | 2024-12-18 |
| PRIOR, Katherine Alexandra | Secretary | 2024-12-18 | 2025-07-24 |
| ARMSTRONG, David Iain | Director | 2022-03-30 | 2023-12-31 |
| CRACKNELL, Julian Frederick Charles | Director | 2021-09-10 | 2022-03-30 |
| HOLT, Anthony Philip | Director | 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-24 |
| HOLT, Antony Philip | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2024-05-14 |
| LIDDLE, John Douglas | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2025-03-13 |
| O'DONNELL, Kathryn Anne, Dr | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2024-05-14 |
| PARKER, Sarah | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2025-01-31 |
| STEVENS, Edward John | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-10 | Active |
| Anthony Philip Holt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-24 | Ceased 2021-09-10 |
| John Douglas Liddle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-08-21 | Ceased 2021-09-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.