ULTRA CYBER LIMITED
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Cash
£390k
+110.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+68.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
201
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6m
+90% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The expected change in ownership means that the directors have material uncertainty over the intended future plans for the business within the new owner group. There also exists uncertainty relating to the future funding arrangements for the Company under Airbus Defence Limited and the availability of parental support.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,013,200 | £48,893,585 | £38,411,861 | -21.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,740,716 | £1,586,768 | £4,600,299 | +189.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,759,672 | £3,165,241 | £6,014,850 | +90% | |
| Net profit | -£5,532,564 | £3,157,271 | £5,981,234 | +89.4% | |
| Cash | £2,330,746 | £185,275 | £389,917 | +110.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,965,732 | £11,718,817 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£5,532,564 | £8,689,834 | £14,671,068 | +68.8% | |
| Equity | -£5,532,563 | £8,689,834 | £14,671,068 | +68.8% | |
| Average employees | 189 | 197 | 201 | +2% | |
| Wages | £22,034,871 | £15,317,243 | £16,133,544 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £370,004 | £409,859 | £330,318 | -19.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,869 | £12,650 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £308,095 | £295,006 | £330,318 | +12% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -12.2% | 3.2% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | -14.2% | 6.5% | 15.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -29.7% | 13.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 114.2% | 77.5% | 61.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.39x | 0.42x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | -4.65x | 1.01x | 3.25x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The expected change in ownership means that the directors have material uncertainty over the intended future plans for the business within the new owner group. There also exists uncertainty relating to the future funding arrangements for the Company under Airbus Defence Limited and the availability of parental support.”
Significant events
- “The acquisition of Ultra Cyber Limited, by Airbus Defence Limited was announced on 23rd March 2026. Completion of the acquisition is contingent upon receipt of approval from the relevant UK Government authority under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, Martin Hugh | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HERON, Stephen Dobson | Director | 2022-09-15 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HINE, Nick | Director | 2022-09-15 | Feb 1966 | British |
| MARSHALL, Michael Robert Christopher | Director | 2022-10-12 | Feb 1982 | British |
| SCLATER, Mark Josceline | Director | 2022-09-15 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WILCOX, Juliette Sarah | Director | 2024-09-23 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINGLEY, Richard Anthony | Director | 2023-04-11 | 2024-09-16 |
| MALANI, Shonnel | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2022-10-12 |
| PRYCE, Simon Charles Conrad | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2023-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Electronics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 18 of 18 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-09-15 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.