MISSILES & SPACE BATTERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£222
+32.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+51.5% vs 2023
Employees
134
+21.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5.6M
+122.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,714,464 | £23,097,688 | +38.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,644,203 | £5,737,040 | +117% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,540,210 | £5,647,834 | +122.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,920,357 | £4,207,048 | +119.1% | |
| Cash | £168 | £222 | +32.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,495,057 | £16,584,658 | +44.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,199,542 | £10,906,590 | +51.5% | |
| Equity | £7,199,542 | £10,906,590 | +51.5% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 134 | +21.8% | |
| Wages | £4,211,591 | £5,305,689 | +26% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £129,478 | £83,528 | -35.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.8% | 24.8% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 18.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.0% | 34.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 25.43x | 64.31x |
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
- MISSILES & SPACE BATTERIES LIMITED 1996-04-04 → present
- PACIFIC SHELF 662 LIMITED 1996-01-12 → 1996-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has reported a profit of £4,207,048 (2023 - £1,920,357) and net current assets of £4,518,729 (2023 - £4,935,836) at the reporting date. The Board consider that the Company continues to be a going concern and accordingly these financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “An additional dividend of £1.2m has been declared to the shareholders of the Company following the year end date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOVAN, Kenneth Mcintosh | Secretary | 2025-05-20 | — | — |
| FUSSEY, Elin Victoria | Director | 2024-05-14 | Jun 1979 | British |
| GOVAN, Kenneth Mcintosh | Director | 2025-05-20 | Jan 1961 | British |
| HAINAUT, Michel | Director | 2003-04-30 | Mar 1958 | French |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPREZ, Jacques Eugene Emile | Secretary | 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-30 |
| DUFFY, Stephen | Secretary | 1996-04-30 | 2000-05-09 |
| GREIG, Alistair Michael | Secretary | 2000-05-09 | 2025-05-28 |
| MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-01-12 | 1996-03-28 |
| AUTHIE, Anne Sophie | Director | 2025-05-20 | 2025-11-28 |
| BAIRD, Matthew David | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1999-01-30 |
| BARBEAU, Jean | Director | 1996-10-09 | 2011-06-16 |
| DATHIS, Bruno Jean | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-04-14 |
| DE GALZAIN, Hugues Frederic Marie Augustin | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2001-06-14 |
| DE LA NOUE, Bertrand Francois | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2025-01-01 |
| DESPREZ, Jacques Eugene Emile | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2019-03-11 |
| DESPREZ, Jacques Eugene Emile | Director | 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-30 |
| DORVEAUX, Francis | Director | 1996-10-09 | 2002-11-15 |
| GREIG, Alistair Michael | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2025-05-20 |
| JONES, Trefor Glyn | Director | 1997-07-08 | 2003-04-30 |
| LAURENT, Jean Marie Georges, Monsieur | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2003-04-30 |
| SEARLE, John Edward | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2014-09-26 |
| TERSEN, Eric Marie Michel | Director | 2016-11-08 | 2018-11-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Simon | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2023-07-23 |
| MD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-12 | 1996-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asb Aerospatiale Batteries S A | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.