AUTONOMOUS DEVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 09185796Private limited companyIncorporated 2014

Key figures

£39,854-73.8%
Net assets 2024/25
-16.1%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k400 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, AUTONOMOUS DEVICES 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 26400

Where the company stands among the 1,395 active companies whose first SIC code is 26400 (Manufacture of consumer electronics).

Net assets£39,854
Higher than 71% · median £3,475
Total assets£61,196
Higher than 55% · median £27,425
Cash−£17,048
Lower than 99% · median £24,661
Employees9
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age12.2 years
Older than 79% · median 5.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS (UK) LIMITED£594.4m
  2. FOCUSRITE AUDIO ENGINEERING LIMITED£96.1m
  3. PANASONIC MANUFACTURING U.K. LTD.£53.7m
  4. NAIM AUDIO LIMITED£26.2m
  5. LINN PRODUCTS LIMITED£19.6m
  6. BEPRO GROUP LTD£11.3m
  7. SHOT SCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£10.2m
  8. LOUDSPEAKER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£9.4m
  9. CHORD ELECTRONICS LIMITED£7.7m
  10. THEBEN UK LIMITED£7.2m

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 1,395. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: AUTONOMOUS DEVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

AUTONOMOUS DEVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 09185796. It was incorporated on 21 Aug 2014. Its status is active. The registered office is in Milton keynes (MK14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of consumer electronics (26400), other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £39,854, down 73.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was −£17,048. Total assets were £61,196 and total liabilities £60,022. The company had an average of 9 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,395 active companies whose first SIC code is 26400: By net assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £3,475). By total assets it ranks higher than 55% of them (median £27,425). By cash it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £24,661). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 79% of them (median age 5.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2014. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £394.4k. Its most frequent buyer is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (4 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 7 central government grants worth £768.2k, mainly from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand374,365124,412109,989125,145-17,048
Total assets———203,38661,196
Total liabilities96,51734,11037,21784,91160,022
Net assets / total equity304,852122,781114,446152,04739,854
Average number of employees39999

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

5 contracts

AUTONOMOUS DEVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2014. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £394.4k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
4 contracts · £394.4k
Ministry of Defence
1 contract
Contracts
  1. UAS in Urban Environments (i9)‡Ministry of Defence · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £125,000 in total
  2. ACC2028507 Proteus IIDefence Science and Technology Laboratory · £93,500
  3. Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Sites (Phase 1)‡Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · £74,900
  4. ACC6029894 - GAIA‡Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · £144,900
  5. CDE37066 - Improvised Robotic devices‡Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · £81,078

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.

Government grants

7 grants

AUTONOMOUS DEVICES LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 7 central government grants since 2018, together worth £768.2k.

Funders
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
5 grants · £537.4k
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
2 grants · £230.9k
Grants
  1. WAVES - Wind and Aquaculture Vessels: Emission less SailingDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £168,031 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Offshore Infrastructure Robotic Inspection System (OSIRIS) DemonstratorDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £398 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  3. DemeterDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £78,565 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  4. DemeterDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £103,181 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  5. DemeterDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £62,827 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
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  1. DamGPR-DroneDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £80,499 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21
  2. ALB - UKRI - Offshore Infrastructure Robotic Inspection System (OSIRIS) DemonstratorDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £274,729 · ALB - Innovate UK - Innovation grants 18-19

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments and toys, games and sports goods.

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

9 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £39.9k, 9 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £152k, 9 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £114.4k, 9 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £122.8k, 9 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £304.9k, 3 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £96k, 3 employees
  7. Ken Wahren registered as a person with significant control
  8. Ken WAHREN appointedDirector
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.