PARAGRAF LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7B
+4.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£53B
+3.1% vs 2023
Employees
115
-10.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£20B
-5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £797,341,000 | £319,563,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£18,763,103,000 | -£19,339,381,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£18,915,058,000 | -£19,858,134,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£17,385,477,000 | -£19,851,477,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,263,853 | — | £27,139,215 | £6,902,158,000 | £7,184,492,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £55,461,463,000 | £62,378,079,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £51,787,771,000 | £53,392,889,000 | |
| Equity | £2,184,748 | £16,257,645 | — | -£13,211,159 | £59,709,153 | £51,787,771,000 | £53,392,889,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,653,129 | £7,727,071 | £6,856,673 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £269,521 | £268,003 |
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
-59.9%
£797,341,000 £319,563,000
-
Cash
+4.1%
£6,902,158,000 £7,184,492,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.1%
£51,787,771,000 £53,392,889,000
-
Employees
-10.9%
129 115
-
Operating profit
-3.1%
-£18,763,103,000 -£19,339,381,000
-
Profit before tax
-5%
-£18,915,058,000 -£19,858,134,000
-
Wages
-11.3%
£7,727,071 £6,856,673
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2353.2% | -6051.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2180.4% | -6212.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -33.8% | -31.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1% | 21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 2.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -32.62x | -30.47x |
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
- PARAGRAF LIMITED 2017-07-06 → present
- 2D TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2015-11-25 → 2017-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- 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 group's and 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
- PARAGRAF LIMITED · parent
- Paragraf USA Inc 100%
- Nanosens Innovations Inc 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was a successful year for the Paragraf group. The board is pleased with the group's progression, along with its financial position at the year end.”
- “Success was reflected in various features and recognitions throughout the year. During the year Paragraf was mentioned in Forbes, EE Times, Science Magazine, R&D World, Sifted, The Times, eeNews Europe and The New York Times. We were named as a cohort member of the Tech Tour Growth 50 Europe, which seeks to highlight the continent's most promising Tech Companies.”
- “We were awarded two grants from Innovate UK. The first was a grant for a joint development with Futurecore, the South Korean leader in precision electronics, to create a digital hall sensor comprising Paragraf's graphene Hall element dies integrated with an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) in a single chip package.”
- “The second for the purpose of producing a proof-of-concept prototype of a novel semiconductor memory technology using a new class of ferroelectric materials complemented with graphene transistors on a silicon platform. This will be in conjunction with the University of Cambridge and will start at the beginning of 2025.”
- “In April we launched the Graphene Field Effect Transistor (GFET) through our online store, opening a new world of exciting application development possibilities for customers across the globe.”
- “Following the success of the GFET on our online store we have since launched our Hall Effect Sensor to purchase in the same way.”
- “2024 was a very important year for graphene, marking 20 years since the material was first isolated at the University of Manchester. This milestone allowed Paragraf to highlight its position as the first commercial organisation to deliver on the original promise of graphene electronics at scale.”
- “On 5 March 2025, 4,167 preferred 3 shares with a nominal value of 0.1p each were allotted for total consideration of £80,006.”
- “On 28 May 2025, 850 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.1p each were allotted for total consideration of £1,283.”
- “The group completed its Series C funding in quarter 2 2025, completing a raise of $55m”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANTON, Catherine | Secretary | 2024-08-01 | — | — |
| LYNN, Andrew Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2017-10-04 | Mar 1977 | Canadian |
| SIDDIQUI, Amer Jawed | Director | 2026-03-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SUBRAMANIAM, Somasundaram | Director | 2021-12-24 | Aug 1954 | American |
| THOMAS, Simon Charles Stewart | Director | 2015-11-25 | Jun 1977 | British |
| IQ CAPITAL DIRECTORS NOMINEES LTD | Corporate Director | 2019-05-28 | — | — |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATTS, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2024-07-03 |
| WOLLEY, Hugh | Secretary | 2019-11-13 | 2021-12-31 |
| ABDULLA, Ismail Ali | Director | 2025-09-03 | 2026-03-31 |
| ARMOUR, Amelia Sarah | Director | 2019-05-28 | 2022-04-06 |
| CHURCHHOUSE, Stephen Paul, Dr | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2019-07-15 |
| CRAWFORD, Alistair | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2026-04-01 |
| CUMMINGS, David Scott | Director | 2021-12-24 | 2024-07-03 |
| GUINEY, Ivor, Dr | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2019-06-26 |
| HALFPENNY, John | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2024-07-16 |
| HUMPHREYS, Colin John, Professor Sir | Director | 2016-01-31 | 2024-07-03 |
| PARKWALK ADVISORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2019-07-15 | 2024-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwalk Advisors Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-05-29 | Ceased 2022-02-25 |
| Dr Ivor Guiney | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-06 | Ceased 2017-03-02 |
| Mr Simon Charles Stewart Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-30 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-30 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 8
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.