NEWSPACE SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-01 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-15
Watchouts
Cash
£10K
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£137K
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£108K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, as the parent company itself is not contractually obliged to provide this support, and given the absence of committed funding, a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £501,977 | £185,255 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£9,311 | -£103,907 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£10,402 | -£108,050 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£6,399 | — | -£5,446 | -£120,465 | |
| Cash | £35,172 | £95,068 | £62,239 | — | £67,750 | £9,702 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,051 | £71,178 | £71,803 | — | £48,159 | -£107,867 | |
| Net assets | £19,051 | £27,963 | £21,564 | — | -£16,841 | -£137,311 | |
| Equity | £19,051 | £27,963 | £21,564 | -£11,395 | -£16,841 | -£137,311 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-02-29
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | -56.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | -65.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -19.3% | 96.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 114.5% | 638.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -8.53x | -25.08x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, as the parent company itself is not contractually obliged to provide this support, and given the absence of committed funding, a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The company has ceased to trade and has entered into dormancy status after the period end date following a special resolution made by the director and shareholder of the company. As the commitment to cease trading was made after the period end date no costs that may arise as a result of this decision have been reflected in these accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRINGTON BROWN, Antony James | Director | 2015-12-03 | May 1964 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTH, John Philip | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2024-01-31 |
| POTTS, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-05-22 |
| SIMS, Gregory Stephen | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2016-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspace Systems (Pty) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.