CHEMRING COUNTERMEASURES LIMITED

ROKE MANOR, OLD SALISBURY LANE, ROMSEY, HAMPSHIRE, SO51 0ZN

Previous name: PAINS WESSEX LIMITED (changed on 01-Aug-2007)

Company Number: 00218229
Incorporation date: 16-Dec-1926
Status: Active
Company type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
20510 Manufacture of explosives
25400 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

SUMMARY

This company is 96.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Chemring Group Plc. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 10 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 10.7 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 22.4 million which is down -30% on the previous year. The company has 6 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 84 other companies, 15 (17.9%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There is one court case involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Jul-2023
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Oct-2021)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Oct-2019	GBP	22,436,000	-2,421,000	1,088,000		-1,433,000
31-Oct-2018	GBP	33,910,000	-16,738,000	1,192,000		-18,383,000
31-Oct-2017	GBP	50,627,000	3,290,000	1,478,000	78,000	1,734,000
31-Oct-2016	GBP	55,306,000	3,266,000	1,583,000	591,000	1,092,000
31-Oct-2015	GBP	44,897,000	6,635,000	1,205,000	575,000	4,855,000
31-Oct-2014	GBP	35,810,000	4,233,000	1,259,000	182,000	2,792,000
31-Oct-2013	GBP	39,397,000	5,632,000	436,000	1,216,000	3,980,000
31-Oct-2012	GBP	35,283,000	-5,705,000	506,000	1,650,000	-5,247,000
31-Oct-2011	GBP	43,399,000	7,266,000	498,000	5,374,000	1,394,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Oct-2019	GBP				225,000	8,407,000	10,041,000
31-Oct-2018	GBP				225,000	9,076,000	10,736,000
31-Oct-2017	GBP				225,000	26,168,000	27,854,000
31-Oct-2016	GBP				225,000	20,026,000	21,738,000
31-Oct-2015	GBP	14,000	25,301,000	25,010,000	225,000	26,047,000	27,785,000
31-Oct-2014	GBP	6,000	21,100,000	26,503,000	225,000	21,166,000	22,930,000
31-Oct-2013	GBP	6,000	26,359,000	33,965,000	225,000	18,348,000	20,138,000
31-Oct-2012	GBP	4,143,000	18,522,000	23,124,000	225,000	14,342,000	16,158,000
31-Oct-2011	GBP	445,000	30,577,000	27,125,000	225,000	19,563,000	21,405,000

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Sarah Louise ELLARD	06 May 1997	28 May 2023	35 - 67
Resigned	Iain Gordon Kerr LEIGHTON	22 May 1995	06 May 1997	1 - 102
Resigned	Sylvia Elizabeth Faith VINE	13 Nov 1991	22 May 1995	0 - 59
Resigned	Sylvia Elizabeth Faith VINE		22 May 1995	0 - 59

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Michael Gordon RANDELL	14 Apr 2020		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Andrew Lade HOGBEN	01 Nov 2018		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Julia Caroline WHALVIN	01 Aug 2018		Company Director	British	1 - 9	5 (50.0%)
Resigned	Julia Caroline WHALVIN	01 Aug 2018	14 Apr 2020	Company Director	British	4 - 10	5 (35.7%)
Active	Michael ORD	01 Jul 2018		Company Director	British	13 - 15	2 (7.1%)
Active	Andrew Gregory LEWIS	19 Jan 2017		Company Director	British	21 - 40	9 (14.8%)
Resigned	James Walter HOWKINS	12 Jun 2015	27 Jul 2018	Company Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Michael James FLOWERS	24 Jul 2014	30 Jun 2018	Company Director	Australian	0 - 47	5 (10.6%)
Active	Sarah Louise ELLARD	24 Jul 2014		Group Legal Director	British	35 - 67	15 (14.7%)
Resigned	Steven John BOWERS	26 Feb 2013	30 Sep 2016	Group Finance Director	British	0 - 108	49 (45.4%)
Resigned	Mark Harry PAPWORTH	05 Nov 2012	24 Jul 2014	Chief Executive	British	3 - 58	8 (13.1%)
Resigned	Michael John HELME	15 Jun 2012	31 May 2013	Professional Engineer	British	0 - 23	9 (39.1%)
Resigned	Darcy John CORBEN	15 Jun 2012	22 Nov 2013	Accountant	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Andrew Peter DAVIES	01 Sep 2011	15 Jun 2012	Finance Director	British	2 - 6	1 (12.5%)
Resigned	Angus Aubrey MCQUEEN	01 Jun 2009	30 Jun 2011	Accountant	British	1 - 9	4 (40.0%)
Resigned	Michael John HELME	09 Jan 2006	13 Nov 2008	Professional Engineer	British	0 - 23	9 (39.1%)
Resigned	David John PRICE	04 Apr 2005	26 Oct 2012	Chief Executive	British	3 - 65	6 (8.8%)
Resigned	Simon Mark DARLING	07 Jun 2004	31 Oct 2018	Finance Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Michael John ASLETT	01 Apr 2002	01 Apr 2008	Managing Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Timothy William HAYTER	15 Jan 2002	10 Mar 2005	Chief Operating Officer	British	0 - 3	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	David James FAIRLEY	07 Nov 2000	31 Dec 2003	Financial Controller	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Stephen DREW	05 Aug 1998	31 Jan 2004	Production Director	British	0 - 5	3 (60.0%)
Resigned	Paul Adrian RAYNER	21 Jan 1998	31 Jul 2012	Finance Director	British	48 - 150	47 (23.7%)
Resigned	Peter John MOLONY	21 Jan 1998	21 May 1999	Non Executive Director	British	0 - 8	3 (37.5%)
Resigned	William TAYLOR	21 Jan 1998	11 Mar 2005	Business Director - Countermea	British	1 - 4	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Lee Stephen BOWERS	21 Jan 1998	31 Oct 2000	Director	American	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Raymond John GIBBS	06 May 1997	20 Aug 1999	Finance Director & Company Sec	British	4 - 54	15 (25.9%)
Resigned	Paul SIMPSON	01 Nov 1996	11 Jan 1998	Financial Director	British	0 - 7	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	David James HYLAND	01 Nov 1996	02 Feb 1998	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Martin Anthony WALMSLEY	21 Nov 1995	02 Feb 1998	Director	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Robin SINCLAIR-LEE	19 Sep 1994	09 Nov 1995	Military Business Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Gary MULLINS	29 Apr 1994	08 Jun 2001	Business Director Marine Produ	British	2 - 5	3 (42.9%)
Resigned	Arthur Thomas DAVIES	14 Feb 1994	19 Sep 1994	Company Director	British	0 - 3	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	Edward Aaron George GILMORE	22 Nov 1993	31 Jan 1995	Procurement Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Brian John SMITH	01 Nov 1993	01 Apr 1997	Managing Director	British	0 - 7	2 (28.6%)
Resigned	David Roger EVANS	13 Nov 1991	04 Apr 2005	Chief Executive	British	4 - 26	4 (13.3%)
Resigned	Philip Gordon BILLINGTON	13 Nov 1991	06 May 1997	Chairman	British	0 - 49	5 (10.2%)
Resigned	Francis Richard Stamford TAYLOR		31 Jan 1995	Director	British	1 - 7	2 (25.0%)
Resigned	Peter Thomas Robert CUTLER		31 Dec 2013	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	David Roger EVANS		04 Apr 2005	Chief Executive	British	4 - 26	4 (13.3%)
Resigned	Victor Albert PHEASANT		20 Jun 2001	Director Of Countermeasure Pro	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Philip Gordon BILLINGTON		06 May 1997	Chairman	British	0 - 49	5 (10.2%)
Resigned	Paul Anthony GREENWOOD		22 Mar 2002	Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Sydney Langford HOWLETT		14 Oct 1993	Director And Chief Executive	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Nicholas Donald Cleaver BEVAN		29 Apr 1994	Director	British	0 - 3	2 (66.7%)

Number of active directors: 6
Average tenure of active directors: 5.4 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.3 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 14.4%

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Name	Michael Gordon RANDELL	Andrew Lade HOGBEN	Julia Caroline WHALVIN	Michael ORD	Andrew Gregory LEWIS	Sarah Louise ELLARD
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SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2016-02-01	2015-02-01	2014-02-01	2013-02-01	2012-02-01
CHEMRING GROUP PLC	ORDINARY	225,000 100%	225,000 100%	225,000 100%	225,000 100%	225,000 100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

>75%:Chemring Group Plc (86662 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

CHEMRING COUNTERMEASURES LIMITED

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2022-05-01	2022-10-31	31	1%	10%	66724
2021-11-01	2022-04-30	31	1%	21%	63896
2021-05-01	2021-10-31	31	1%	7%	52126
2020-11-01	2021-04-30	31	1%	9%	49795
2020-05-01	2020-10-31	31	4%	17%	42545
2019-11-01	2020-04-30	31	5%	21%	31607
2019-05-01	2019-10-31	31	6%	19%	24727
2018-11-01	2019-04-30	31	1%	13%	24419
2018-05-01	2018-10-31	32	3%	1%	24420
2017-11-01	2018-04-30	32	2%	4%	1978

COURT CASES

Date	Title	Reference	Subject
2019-05-03	Mr M Biggs v Chemring Countermeasures Ltd	[2019] UKET 1403945/2018	Health & Safety

PATENTS

Title	Date filed	Status	Publication number
A countermeasure payload container	2013-11-22	Ceased	GB2520810
A countermeasure cartridge	2013-07-26	Granted	GB2505769
A countermeasure cartridge	2013-07-26	Granted	GB2505770
Countermeasure cartridge	2012-09-11	Granted	GB2505721
A countermeasure cartridge packing device	2011-12-08	Ceased	GB2497336
A counter measure cartridge	2011-04-13	Ceased	GB2482218
Shutter plate assembly	2011-03-18	Ceased	GB2480354
Seal plate assembly	2011-03-18	Ceased	GB2480355
A countermeasure cartridge	2010-05-11	Ceased	GB2480277
Launcher with multiple barrels	2010-03-11	Terminated	GB2472478
Air countermeasure cartridge	2010-02-17	Granted	GB2470626
Advanced air countermeasure and dispenser system	2009-07-24	Granted	GB2504632
Collapsible corner reflector with a rapid deployment system	2008-01-24	Granted	GB2456808

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 20510 Manufacture of explosives)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
CHEMRING COUNTERMEASURES LIMITED	ROKE MANOR, OLD SALISBURY LANE, ROMSEY, HAMPSHIRE, SO51 0ZN	00218229	2017-10-31	50,627,000	1,734,000	25400-Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
CHEMRING COUNTERMEASURES LIMITED	0.7%	3.6%	7.7%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	4.4%	12.0%	Medium
Sic code count	0.8%	3.8%	7.5%	Medium