SELECTRON (U K) LIMITED

Active
Company number 02228735Private limited companyIncorporated 1988

Key figures

£661,383-10.2%
Net assets 2024/25
+2.7%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, SELECTRON (U K) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46491

Where the company stands among the 171 active companies whose first SIC code is 46491 (Wholesale of musical instruments).

Net assets£661,383
Higher than 84% · median £18,792
Total assets£1,195,891
Higher than 75% · median £82,190
Cash£903
Lower than 90% · median £54,881
Employees8
Higher than 86% · median 1
Company age38.7 years
Older than 90% · median 6.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. JAZ TOYS UK LTD£35m
  2. STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED£7.2m
  3. WESTSIDE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£6.1m
  4. STRINGS & THINGS LIMITED£6.1m
  5. KORG (UK) LIMITED£5.8m
  6. PRS GUITARS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£4.6m
  7. H H B COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£3m
  8. BROUGHTON PIANOS LIMITED£1.8m
  9. ARTHUR LORD ORGANS LTD£1.7m
  10. CYGNET HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 171. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SELECTRON (U K) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SELECTRON (U K) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02228735. It was incorporated on 9 Mar 1988. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sittingbourne (ME10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of musical instruments (46491).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £661,383, down 10.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £903. The company had an average of 8 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 171 active companies whose first SIC code is 46491: By net assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £18,792). By total assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £82,190). By cash it ranks lower than 90% of them (median £54,881). By number of employees it ranks higher than 86% of them (median 1). It is older than 90% of them (median age 6.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly musical instruments, electrical equipment, leather goods and bags. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly musical instruments, leather goods and bags.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 8 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand59,08898,0542,1761,557903
Total assets911,817912,0871,176,6571,101,6461,195,891
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity593,641665,172705,225736,405661,383
Average number of employees77998

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

SELECTRON (U K) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Department for Education.

Contract
  1. Musical Instrument, Equipment and Technology Framework‡Department for Education · £1

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: musical instruments, electrical equipment, leather goods and bags, optical, medical and measuring instruments and furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: musical instruments and leather goods and bags.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

26 events
  1. Mr Simon Nicholas Watson registered as a person with significant control
  2. Peter Matthew WATSON resignedDirector
  3. Mr Peter Matthew Watson ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £661.4k, 8 employees
  5. Mr Steven James Turner ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £736.4k, 9 employees
  7. Rebecca Louise DAVIES appointedDirector
  8. Simon Nicholas WATSON appointedDirector
Earlier events (18)
  1. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £705.2k, 9 employees
  2. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £665.2k, 7 employees
  3. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £593.6k, 7 employees
  4. Angela Elizabeth WATSON resignedSecretary
  5. Terence Ian BROWN resignedDirector
  6. Mr Peter Matthew Watson registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Steven James Turner registered as a person with significant control
  8. Stuart Douglas BROWN appointedDirector
  9. Clive Preston NORRIS resignedDirector
  10. Cherry FANG resignedDirector
  11. Marc Stephen BENNETT resignedDirector
  12. Marc Stephen BENNETT appointedDirector
  13. Michael Frederick LEEPER resignedSecretary
  14. Michael Frederick LEEPER resignedDirector
  15. Steven James TURNER appointedDirector
  16. Angela Elizabeth WATSON appointedSecretary
  17. Cherry FANG appointedDirector
  18. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.