CLUE COMPUTING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£6.2m
+9.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
+152.5% first positive since 2020
Employees
80
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£76k
+97.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,968,000 | £7,266,000 | £9,521,000 | +31% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£2,754,000 | -£2,668,000 | £20,000 | +100.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£2,812,000 | -£2,663,000 | -£76,000 | +97.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£2,934,000 | -£2,539,000 | -£380,000 | +85% | |
| Cash | £335,537 | £4,604,842 | £3,802,207 | £5,426,804 | £5,674,000 | £6,237,000 | +9.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£362,499 | £4,983,862 | £3,905,166 | £5,587,472 | £3,830,000 | £5,211,000 | +36.1% | |
| Net assets | -£1,143,844 | £3,765,476 | £2,108,676 | £2,970,575 | £1,226,000 | £3,096,000 | +152.5% | |
| Equity | — | £3,765,476 | £2,108,676 | £2,970,575 | £1,226,000 | £3,096,000 | +152.5% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 22 | 45 | 66 | 83 | 80 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,204,000 | £5,567,000 | £5,238,000 | -5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £401,000 | £489,000 | £560,000 | +14.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £12,000 | £15,000 | £16,000 | +6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £144,000 | £151,000 | £168,000 | +11.3% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -55.4% | -36.7% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -59.1% | -34.9% | -4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -49.3% | -69.7% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 229.3% | 35.0% | 60.9% | 72.0% | 88.3% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.14x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -26.48x | -11.60x | 0.09x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CLUE COMPUTING COMPANY LIMITED 1983-12-13 → present
- OWL MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED 1983-04-15 → 1983-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CLUE COMPUTING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Clue Software Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the year termination benefits costing £nil (2024: £160,000) were paid by the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKHURST, Ian Robert | Director | 2026-05-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| DROHAN, Thomas James | Director | 2011-05-18 | Jan 1982 | British |
| ELFORD, Clare Emily | Director | 2014-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| HALE, Adam Christopher | Director | 2021-11-12 | Jun 1965 | British |
| HARBER, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2021-11-12 | Aug 1972 | British |
| REID, Robert Michael | Director | 2021-12-02 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEWELL, Jane Barbara | Secretary | — | 2021-05-31 |
| CARTER, Andrew Michael | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-11-12 |
| DROHAN, John Christopher | Director | — | 2004-11-17 |
| JEWELL, Jane Barbara | Director | — | 2021-05-31 |
| KNOTT, Graham Roy | Director | — | 2008-11-13 |
| MORGAN, Nancy Linda | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-10-23 |
| SYMONDS, Nicolas John | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-11-12 |
| WESTWOOD, Mark | Director | — | 1992-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog European Growth Ii Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-02 | Active |
| Mrs Clare Emily Elford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-09-21 | Active |
| Mr Thomas James Drohan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-09-21 | Active |
| Bom Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-21 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-02-21 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-28 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 9
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.