BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London-listed Bytes Technology Group plc, the company is a value-added IT reseller providing cloud, security, and artificial intelligence software solutions to corporate and public sector clients.
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Cash
£47M
+67.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£42M
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
771
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£47M
-15.3% 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 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,115,443,000 | £1,230,754,000 | £1,293,724,000 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £44,773,000 | £51,691,000 | £43,976,000 | -14.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,055,000 | £54,964,000 | £46,558,000 | -15.3% | |
| Net profit | £35,939,000 | £40,508,000 | £34,325,000 | -15.3% | |
| Cash | £26,364,000 | £27,977,000 | £46,940,000 | +67.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,548,000 | £40,522,000 | £45,380,000 | +12% | |
| Net assets | £34,177,000 | £38,435,000 | £41,760,000 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £34,177,000 | £38,435,000 | £41,760,000 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 619 | 696 | 771 | +10.8% | |
| Wages | £46,704,000 | £50,691,000 | £55,172,000 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,148,000 | £1,228,000 | £1,140,000 | -7.2% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 126.0% | 127.6% | 96.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.13x | 1.13x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 2009-03-02 → present
- BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED 1997-10-16 → 2009-03-02
- BYTES COMPUTERS LTD 1994-09-29 → 1997-10-16
- BYTES COMPUTER SUPPLIES LIMITED 1982-02-25 → 1994-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 28 February 2026, the Company held instantly accessible cash and cash equivalents of £46.9 million, with net current assets of £26.4 million and net assets of £41.8 million. Operating profit for the year ended 28 February 2026 was £44.0 million. Post year end the Company has remained cash positive and this is expected to remain the case with continued profitable operations in the future and customer receipts collected ahead of making the associated supplier payments. The Company has obtained a parental letter of support from its ultimate parent company, Bytes Technology Group plc ("BTG" or the "Group") which covers the going concern period through to 31 August 2027. The letter confirms that the Group will support the Company in meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due, but only to the extent that money is not otherwise available within the Company to meet such liabilities. Management has assessed the ability of BTG to provide such support should it be required and has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors are confident that the Group had adequate resources in place to continue in operational existence from the date of approval of the financial statement through to 31 August 2027. Under all scenarios assessed, the Group would remain cash positive throughout the whole of the going concern period with no requirement to call upon the revolving credit facility and remaining compliant with the bank facility covenants. Therefore, the combined impact of the above downside sensitivities and mitigating actions indicates that the Group will have sufficient funds to enable it to operate within its available facilities and settle its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern assessment period in a reasonable worst-case scenario. As a result of the above considerations, the Company considers that the Group has adequate resources in place from the date of the approval of these financial statements to provide support if required until the end of the going concern period and have therefore adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Bytes Technology Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Bytes Technology Training Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 March 2026, Bytes Technology Group plc (BTG), the Company's ultimate parent company, announced that from July 2026, the BTG Group will further align its go-to-market approach, with the Company becoming focused on the private sector only, meaning that the private sector business (customers and certain staff) of Phoenix Software Limited (PSL), another company under the 100% ownership of BTG, is being transferred into the Company. This is an important step towards deepening sector expertise and enabling our teams to deliver increasingly specialised support to private sector customers. The transition will be carefully sequenced and managed, with a small number of PSL colleagues moving to the Company and customers continuing to be supported throughout. At the same time, the Company's public sector business will transfer to PSL who will become focused on the public sector only.”
- “In May 2026 BTG extended its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) by three years to 17 May 2029. The Company has provided a guarantee against the RCF which all entities within the BTG Group have access to (see note 22(c) of the Annual Report and Accounts for BTG for the year ended 28 February 2026).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROENEWALD, Willem Karel | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | — | — |
| EMMS, Paul David | Director | 2021-12-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HOLDEN, Andrew John | Director | 2026-03-10 | Jan 1967 | South African,British |
| MUDD, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2024-03-08 | Apr 1969 | British |
| RAWLE, David | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SEXTON, Tina Elizabeth | Director | 2021-12-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Stuart Piers | Secretary | — | 1993-04-29 |
| FROHLICH, Caroline | Secretary | 1993-04-29 | 1998-03-10 |
| LANE, Melanie Jane | Secretary | 1998-03-10 | 2008-09-22 |
| SEXTON, Tina Elizabeth | Secretary | 2008-09-22 | 2021-11-30 |
| BECK, John De La Harpe | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2000-02-07 |
| COOKE, Stuart Piers | Director | — | 1993-04-29 |
| FLYNN, Mark | Director | 1999-09-24 | 2000-08-31 |
| FROHLICH, David Oliver Shaun | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| GILBERTSON, John | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| GRIGGS, Robert James | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2003-02-20 |
| HALL, Timothy James Slade | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2000-09-29 |
| HAZEL, Richard Mark | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2002-10-03 |
| HOGG, Glenda | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2000-07-04 |
| JACOBS, Charles | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2000-07-19 |
| MAW, David Nicholas | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2010-03-29 |
| MAW, David Nicholas | Director | 2000-11-23 | 2003-02-20 |
| MURPHY, Neil Robert | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2024-02-21 |
| NICHOLSON, Amanda Jane | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2025-03-01 |
| NYATI, Mteto | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2021-01-06 |
| OGNALL, Simon Charles Peter | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2000-08-31 |
| REDSHAW, Philip David | Director | 2000-02-23 | 2011-07-16 |
| RICHARDSON, Keith Alan | Director | 1997-01-15 | 2021-11-30 |
| RISTOWITZ, Peter Russell | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2010-03-29 |
| ROCHUSSEN, Gavin Mark | Director | 2000-02-23 | 2003-02-20 |
| SPENCE, Darren | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2014-04-30 |
| VENTER, Robert Eben | Director | 2011-10-10 | 2019-09-20 |
| VIRDI, Satpaul | Director | 2001-02-22 | 2008-10-06 |
| WATSON, Jack Matthew | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2026-03-05 |
| WITTS, Jonathan Courtney | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1997-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Alan Richardson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-28 | Ceased 2020-10-27 |
| Neil Robert Murphy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-28 | Ceased 2020-10-27 |
| Bytes Technology Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-11 | RP04PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-11 | RP04PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.