PGDS (UK ONE) LIMITED
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Cash
£20M
+26.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24M
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£537K
-55.8% first positive since 2023
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 | £51,115,000 | £38,372,000 | £13,804,000 | -64% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,235,000 | -£51,000 | £74,000 | +245.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£656,000 | £1,215,000 | £537,000 | -55.8% | |
| Net profit | -£628,000 | £884,000 | £406,000 | -54.1% | |
| Cash | £17,474,000 | £15,571,000 | £19,635,000 | +26.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,547,000 | £23,152,000 | £23,645,000 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £22,236,000 | £23,152,000 | £23,645,000 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £22,236,000 | £23,152,000 | £23,645,000 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 87 | 80 | 67 | -16.3% | |
| Wages | £8,668,000 | £8,808,000 | £6,165,000 | -30% | |
| 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 | -6.3% | -0.1% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -14.3% | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.97x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | -0.89x | -0.13x | 0.25x |
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
- PGDS (UK ONE) LIMITED 2006-07-07 → present
- PRUTECH LIMITED 1997-09-01 → 2006-07-07
- PRUDENTIAL UNITISED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1992-01-01 → 1997-09-01
- PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN LIMITED 1987-09-21 → 1992-01-01
- VANBRUGH GROUP LIMITED 1985-12-02 → 1987-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Operating expenses declined following the novation of certain contracts like Microsoft Azure in July 2024 and TCS Time and Material in November 2024, to another group company MGCSL as part of an initiative to enhance operational efficiency.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-10-04 | — | — |
| BILAL, Mohammad Amin | Director | 2025-10-02 | Aug 1969 | British |
| BULLEN, Lee | Director | 2021-07-19 | Jun 1980 | British |
| HOWELLS, Matthew | Director | 2021-07-19 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Hilary Anne | Secretary | 2000-01-14 | 2000-03-03 |
| MORGAN, Susan Diane | Secretary | 2001-03-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul | Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2000-01-14 |
| WALKER, Robert | Secretary | — | 1997-09-24 |
| WELLARD, Tracey Lee | Secretary | 1997-09-24 | 1999-07-01 |
| WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen | Secretary | 2000-03-04 | 2001-03-31 |
| PRUDENTIAL GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-31 | 2019-10-04 |
| ANTHONY, John Stuart Frazer | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2015-09-08 |
| BEDELL PEARCE, Keith Leonard | Director | — | 1997-04-06 |
| BERKETT, Neil Anthony | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| BOUSFIELD, Clare Jane | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2021-12-06 |
| BRADFORD, Paul Martin | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2001-06-07 |
| BURKE, Desmond Sean Edward | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-29 |
| CASSONI, Maria Luisa | Director | 1996-01-03 | 1998-05-06 |
| COCHRANE, Christopher | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2021-08-03 |
| COOK, Alan Ronald | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2002-06-28 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2022-05-06 |
| CROFT, Matthew David | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-06-29 |
| DEEKS, Jeremy Spencer | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2017-10-31 |
| ELBOURNE, John Kenneth | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-03-28 |
| EVERETT, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2005-11-07 |
| FORTE, Charles | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, John Adrian Varcoe | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| JACK, James White | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2004-07-30 |
| JENKINS, Hugh Royston | Director | 1992-11-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Kevin Alwyn | Director | 2006-07-09 | 2016-08-12 |
| LEWIS, Martin | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2016-06-13 |
| MCGREGOR, Steven John | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-02-28 |
| MCLELAND, Kathryn | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-10-02 |
| MOFFATT, Simon | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2026-06-26 |
| MOORE, Keith R | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2015-06-30 |
| MOORES, Michael John | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2002-09-09 |
| NUNN, Kelvin | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2006-12-01 |
| ORTIZ, Miguel Eduardo, Dr | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| REED, Nicholas Frank | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2010-05-31 |
| SHEPPARD, Darren Wayne | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| THOMSON, Roddy, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-04-27 |
| THOMSON, Roddy, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-08-13 |
| TOOKEY, Timothy James William | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2003-07-29 |
| VASUDEVA, Shali | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2017-01-26 |
| VINCENT, Gary | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2018-06-29 |
| WREN, Alan Christopher | Director | — | 1992-11-21 |
| WYATT, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| YUN-FARMBROUGH, Simon Charles | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2001-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G Prudential (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-19 | Active |
| Prudential Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.