Strathkelvin Instruments Limited
Registered name: STRATHKELVIN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
Strathkelvin Instruments Limited made £479k revenue and a £273k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Strathkelvin Instruments Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £479k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £273k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control” and is based in Motherwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Motherwell, Scotland
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £504k | £479k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £119k | £197k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £385k | £281k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£193k | −£274k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£206k | −£276k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£62.1k | −£273k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£62.1k | −£273k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −12.3% | −57% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 76.4% | 58.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £72k | £95.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£8.9k | −£54.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼5.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼30% | ▼28.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £220k | £35.6k | £277 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £411k | £99.6k | £37.5k | −£235k |
| Fixed assets | £455k | £257k | £118k | £54.2k |
| Current assets | £893k | £330k | £438k | £288k |
| Debtors | £398k | £98.4k | £81.9k | £144k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£57.9k | £129k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −57%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £95.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£54.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 30.1%
- 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
- ▼728%
- Now −£235k
- Cash at bank
- ▲298%
- Now £1.1k
- Headcount
- ▼29%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼54%
- Now £54.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£273k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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