SUPERDIELECTRICS LTD
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Executive summary
Superdielectrics Ltd is a Cambridge-based deep-tech R&D company operating in the advanced energy storage materials sector, having consumed approximately £16.8M in cumulative R&D investment over 12 years without achieving commercialisation. While the company's technology platform and IP depth represent genuine differentiation in the supercapacitor space, its financial position is critical — with under £2.5M cash, a £4.3M annual burn rate, and an explicit going concern qualification from its auditors, the business faces an urgent funding requirement within the next 6–7 months. The company's ability to secure its next funding round will determine whether it can bridge to commercialisation or becomes a cautionary tale of deep-tech capital intensity.
Shareholders' funds
£17,085,073
Balance sheet as at 2024-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2013-05-20
- Employees
- 27 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 2 The Press Station Road, Foxton, Cambridge, England, CB22 6SA
- Postcode
- CB22 6SA
- Capital
- 602 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-01
- Next due by
- 2027-10-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 72190 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Officers 1 current · 11 resigned
Group structure 16 subsidiaries
Controlled by SUPERDIELECTRICS GROUP PLC — since 2021-10-29
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AUGMENTED OPTICS LTD Dissolved
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SUPERCAPACITOR MATERIALS LTD Dissolved
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SUPERDIELECTRICS AUTOMOTIVE LTD Dissolved
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SUPERDIELECTRICS ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT LTD Dissolved
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SUPERDIELECTRICS ELECTRIC BICYCLES LTD Dissolved
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SUPERDIELECTRICS ELECTRIC SHIPS LTD Dissolved
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SUPERDIELECTRICS ELECTRIC TRAINS LTD Dissolved
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Contact details
- Website
- superdielectrics.com
Horizn: power quality solutions for fluctuating workloads.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AUGMENTED OPTICS LTD | 2017-09-23 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 15 TAN HOUSE, 15 SOUTH END,, BASSINGBOURN, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 5NJ, ENGLAND | 2020-03-25 |
| THE OFFICERS' MESS ROYSTON ROAD, DUXFORD, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 4QH, UNITED KINGDOM | 2020-03-25 |
| 15 SOUTH END, BASSINGBOURN, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 5NJ | 2018-11-06 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 210 similar companies in CB
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (27 staff).
Trading since 2013.
Competitors Cambridge
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4. XAMPLA LTD
This company ranks 6 among other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering in Cambridge.
The class of 2013
30%
of the 460 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 68% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.