L3harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited
Registered name: L3HARRIS AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES LIMITED
Part of L3harris Technologies, Inc. groupL3harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited made £10.2m revenue and a £10.2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
L3harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited’s revenue fell 51% to £10.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £10.2m and 132 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.8m | £13.4m | £20.6m | £10.2m |
| Cost of sales | £8.9m | £5.3m | £21.3m | £17.8m |
| Gross profit | £6.9m | £8.1m | −£681k | −£7.6m |
| Operating profit | −£2.2m | −£4.5m | −£3m | −£9.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.2m | −£4.7m | −£3.2m | −£10.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£2m | −£4.5m | −£3.3m | −£10.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2m | −£4.5m | −£3.3m | −£10.2m |
| Staff costs | £5.3m | £6.5m | £8.1m | £8.2m |
| Employees (average) | 110 | 128 | 149 | 132 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12.3% | −33.4% | −15.9% | −99.6% |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 60.2% | −3.3% | −74.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £144k | £105k | £138k | £77.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.8k | −£35k | −£22k | −£77k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.4% | ▲53.9% | ▼50.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.4% | ▲16.4% | ▼11.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.2m | £1.7m | £823k | £16.3m |
| Net assets | £2m | −£2.5m | £4.3m | £5.2m |
| Fixed assets | £870k | £2.5m | £2.2m | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £11.1m | £12.6m | £18.8m | £25.8m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £1.7m | £4.1m | £3.5m |
| Deferred income | £1.6m | £1.1m | £3.6m | £2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −99.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −74.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £77.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£77k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 26.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 34.2%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲19%
- Now £5.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1884%
- Now £16.3m
- Headcount
- ▼11%
- Now 132
- Deferred income
- ▼24%
- Now £2.7m
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £1.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- L3harris Technologies UK Limited75–100%
- L3harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- L3harris Communications Systems UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L3harris Cyber-Cyonyx UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- L3harris Defence Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L3harris Mapps LimitedRev. — · Profit £6.5m
- L3harris Release & Integrated Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
- L3harris Technologies Asa LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- L3harris TRL Technology LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£10.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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