ZX MEASUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£625K
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.4M
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
17
+13.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£380K
-41.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-25
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-25 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-25 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,131,636 | £3,058,138 | £3,196,419 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £312,860 | £623,690 | £355,100 | -43.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £316,099 | £651,055 | £380,222 | -41.6% | |
| Net profit | £242,896 | £488,281 | £284,886 | -41.7% | |
| Cash | £516,639 | £641,293 | £625,425 | -2.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £625,002 | £1,124,289 | £1,432,591 | +27.4% | |
| Net assets | £582,847 | £1,071,128 | £1,356,014 | +26.6% | |
| Equity | £582,847 | £1,071,128 | £1,356,014 | +26.6% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 15 | 17 | +13.3% | |
| Wages | £530,084 | £683,275 | £765,386 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £105,170 | £115,976 | £111,412 | -3.9% |
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 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 20.4% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 16.0% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.1% | 55.5% | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.6% | 33.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 2.41x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | 34.10x | — | — |
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
- ZX MEASUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2018-04-12 → present
- GUST LIMITED 2005-10-18 → 2018-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEATS, Helen Claire | Secretary | 2024-03-18 | — | — |
| EMERY, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2013-04-15 | Feb 1961 | British |
| KEATS, Helen Claire | Director | 2026-05-21 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MINDELL, Belinda Rosemary | Director | 2016-02-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| RAVEY, John | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| WOODWARD, Alexander Charles | Director | 2018-08-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMMERSON, Kirsty Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-01-03 | 2011-02-03 |
| LYNE, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 2018-04-16 | 2021-06-18 |
| MACMILLAN, William | Secretary | 2010-04-27 | 2013-09-06 |
| NASH, Richard Matthews | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2018-04-16 |
| ROPER, James Jonathan | Secretary | 2021-06-18 | 2024-03-18 |
| WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2007-01-03 |
| DOWLER, Jeremy | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2016-02-01 |
| HALL, Stuart Henderson | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2011-11-25 |
| LEEMING, Edward Martin | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2017-03-31 |
| LOCKER, Ian | Director | 2018-04-16 | 2026-05-21 |
| SAINSBURY, Jeremy Barton | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2016-02-01 |
| TROTTER, Stephen Dennis | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2018-04-16 |
| WALLACE, John Cameron | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2010-04-15 |
| WALLS, Richard James | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-04-16 |
| WALSH, Pauline Mary | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2013-03-22 |
| WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-10-18 | 2006-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephir Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-16 | Active |
| The Natural Power Consultants Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.