£14k
−58%vs Mar 2024Active13217501Private limited companyKingsbridge
PHOTONICS EXPRESS LTD
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
PHOTONICS EXPRESS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 13217501) incorporated on 22 February 2021, registered in Kingsbridge. Its registered activity is manufacture of optical precision instruments (SIC 26701). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £14k and cash of £75k, with 2 employees on average. Net assets fell 58% on the prior period (£33k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the lower half of 201 comparable companies in the UK (median £18k, upper quartile £239k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 22 February 20215 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 70 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 8 March 2027in 137 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 26701
- Manufacture of optical precision instruments
- SIC 71121
- Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- SIC 71122
- Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£75k
+28%vs Mar 2024Not reported
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+100%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £14k | £75k | £78k | £87k | — | — | 2 |
| 31 March 2024 | £33k | £58k | £39k | £15k | — | — | 1 |
Current ratio1.76Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£37kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £14,047 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets down 25% or more on the prior period-57.6% vs prior period
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 1.76
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £74,585
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 22 February 2021
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Mr Alan Mark Thompson
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
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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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 137 days
- Next accounts duein 70 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £14k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £33k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 22 February 2021 · in Feb 2021.
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Reminders for PHOTONICS EXPRESS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.