COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£257m
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£212m
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,076
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£20m
-4.2% 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 | £1,219,700,000 | £1,144,900,000 | £1,484,100,000 | +29.6% | |
| Operating profit | £44,700,000 | £18,500,000 | £25,400,000 | +37.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £56,800,000 | £21,200,000 | £20,300,000 | -4.2% | |
| Net profit | £45,800,000 | £15,700,000 | £15,400,000 | -1.9% | |
| Cash | £277,200,000 | £278,800,000 | £257,400,000 | -7.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £175,900,000 | £202,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £169,900,000 | £189,700,000 | £211,500,000 | +11.5% | |
| Equity | £169,900,000 | £189,700,000 | £211,500,000 | +11.5% | |
| Average employees | 4,228 | 4,199 | 4,076 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £293,800,000 | £302,600,000 | £317,100,000 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,400,000 | £1,900,000 | £2,900,000 | +52.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £100,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,500,000 | £900,000 | £1,700,000 | +88.9% |
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 | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.4% | 9.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.7% | 86.5% | 86.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.06x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 18.63x | 4.51x | 2.35x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED 1998-04-24 → present
- COMPUTACENTER LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1998-04-24
- QUELLIMAGE LIMITED 1981-09-09 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company has received a letter of support from Computacenter plc”
Group structure
- COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Computacenter Pty Ltd. 100%
- Computacenter Canada Inc. 100%
- ITL Logistics GmbH 100%
- Computacenter Ireland Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEREIRA, Simon | Secretary | 2021-12-09 | — | — |
| MCINERNEY, Karen Linda | Director | 2024-12-18 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MORTIMER, Keith Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1973 | British |
| NORRIS, Michael John | Director | 1996-09-11 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENADE, Stephen John | Secretary | 2005-10-04 | 2013-04-05 |
| GRAY, Raymond John | Secretary | 2016-09-14 | 2021-12-09 |
| PEREIRA, Simon | Secretary | 2013-04-05 | 2016-09-14 |
| POTTINGER, Alan James | Secretary | 1993-01-13 | 2005-10-04 |
| BEARD, John Anthony | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| BEECROFT, Paul Adrian Barlow | Director | — | 2002-02-04 |
| BRYAN, Nicholas Martin | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1996-04-29 |
| BURGESS, John Downing | Director | — | 1996-06-18 |
| BUSCOMBE, Philip John | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| CESMIG, Cem Necdet | Director | 1993-01-13 | 1995-09-30 |
| CESMIG, Cem Necdet | Director | — | 1993-01-13 |
| CONOPHY, Francis Anthony | Director | 1996-09-11 | 2023-06-01 |
| HULME, Philip William | Director | — | 2012-02-07 |
| JAMES, Kevin John | Director | 2019-01-30 | 2022-04-01 |
| JEHLE, Marcus Christian | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2024-12-16 |
| OGDEN, Peter James, Sir | Director | — | 2012-02-07 |
| RICHARDS, Roderick Lamont | Director | — | 2002-02-04 |
| SANDLER, Ronald Arnon | Director | 2000-10-05 | 2008-02-18 |
| WALSH, Simon | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2011-01-31 |
| WEBB, Christopher Mark | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2017-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computacenter Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 266 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.