SONATEST LTD
Company number 00865293 · Active · Milton Keynes MK12 5QQ
SONATEST LTD is an active private limited company (company number 00865293) incorporated on 30 November 1965, registered in Milton Keynes. Its registered activity is manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (SIC 26511). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £5.62m and cash of £857k, with 39 employees on average. Net assets rose 10% on the prior period (£5.09m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 889 comparable companies in the UK (median £28k, upper quartile £400k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 30 November 1965
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 345 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 December 2026 — in 55 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 26511
- Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5.62m | £857k | £1.79m | £862k | — | £527k | 39 |
| 31 December 2024 | £5.09m | £751k | £1.75m | £1.41m | — | £921k | 37 |
| 31 December 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 7.22 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £22k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 93/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £5,617,000 at 2025-12-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +10.4% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 7.22
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £857,000
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1965-11-30 (61 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Pierre Charles Husarek — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016
- Norman Wing Hong Ng — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016
- (persons with significant control statement) — · since 15 July 2016 · ceased 22 January 2018
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Reminders for SONATEST LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.