MACRO 4 LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
-48.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£82m
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.5m
-69.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £71,090,000 | £50,070,000 | £33,964,000 | -32.2% | |
| Operating profit | £49,696,000 | £30,759,000 | £9,101,000 | -70.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,885,000 | £30,849,000 | £9,526,000 | -69.1% | |
| Net profit | £35,923,000 | £23,100,000 | £6,765,000 | -70.7% | |
| Cash | £7,361,000 | £8,054,000 | £4,115,000 | -48.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £73,638,000 | £78,458,000 | £137,322,000 | +75% | |
| Net assets | £69,910,000 | £75,255,000 | £82,472,000 | +9.6% | |
| Equity | £69,910,000 | £75,255,000 | £82,472,000 | +9.6% | |
| Average employees | 164 | 153 | 150 | -2% | |
| Wages | £10,931,000 | £10,262,000 | £10,108,000 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 69.9% | 61.4% | 26.8% | |
| Net margin | 50.5% | 46.1% | 19.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 67.5% | 39.2% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.5% | 17.6% | 45.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.46x | 6.02x | 10.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 36.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- MACRO 4 LIMITED 2009-03-27 → present
- MACRO 4 PLC 1985-11-08 → 2009-03-27
- MACRO 4 LIMITED 1977-09-29 → 1985-11-08
- MACMILLAN RESOURCES LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1977-09-29
- SOFTWARE DESIGN (U.K.) LIMITED 1968-02-20 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- MACRO 4 LIMITED · parent
- iET Solutions, LLC 100%
- iET Solutions GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company has declared a dividend of £12,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONG, Corry Sungsoo | Secretary | 2009-02-10 | — | American |
| HONG, Christine Huikyong | Director | 2009-02-20 | Aug 1965 | American |
| HONG, Corry Sungsoo | Director | 2009-02-10 | Apr 1956 | American |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, John Laurence | Secretary | 2003-04-17 | 2003-05-14 |
| GORDON, Graeme | Secretary | 2003-05-14 | 2007-11-15 |
| MCCARTHY, Julie Ann | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2003-04-17 |
| SMITH, Michael Richard | Secretary | — | 2000-07-21 |
| SMYTH, David Alastair | Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2009-02-10 |
| BERNS, Laurent Hugues Gilbert | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2008-12-04 |
| BRAND, Michael Franz Maria | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2006-07-21 |
| BURNS, Richard | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2008-05-19 |
| COUSSENS, Philip Arthur | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1999-08-27 |
| COWIE, David Sutherland | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2009-02-04 |
| FEENEY, James Melvin | Director | — | 1991-12-04 |
| FOSTER, John Laurence | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2003-05-12 |
| GALLAGHER, Patrick Terence | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2009-02-04 |
| GORDON, Graeme | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2007-11-15 |
| HALLE, John Charles | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2009-02-04 |
| KELLY, Terence Peter | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| LEVEY JNR, John Carroll | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2002-07-20 |
| MADDISON, Michael John | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2005-03-01 |
| MEADER, Peter John | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2006-06-22 |
| MORRIS, Albert | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2008-01-09 |
| MURRAY, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2009-02-04 |
| PINCUS, Alexander | Director | — | 1998-11-09 |
| PIPER, Keith Edward | Director | — | 2000-08-16 |
| SLOAN, Alan Matthew | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2009-03-23 |
| SMITH, Michael Richard | Director | — | 2000-07-21 |
| SMYTH, David Alastair | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2009-03-23 |
| STAPLES, Anthony James | Director | — | 1998-12-18 |
| TURNDAL, Lars | Director | 1997-07-02 | 1999-12-28 |
| WARHAFTIG, Charles Herrick | Director | — | 1995-11-06 |
| WILSON, Ronnie | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2009-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Corry Sungsoo Hong | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Christine Huikyong Hong | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 458 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.