SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS UK PLC
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Cash
£2.8m
-25.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
469
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-14.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £91,836,000 | £89,382,000 | £85,598,000 | -4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,287,000 | £1,246,000 | £1,192,000 | -4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,983,000 | £1,420,000 | £1,212,000 | -14.6% | |
| Net profit | -£2,283,000 | £1,080,000 | £874,000 | -19.1% | |
| Cash | £4,071,000 | £3,795,000 | £2,821,000 | -25.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,847,000 | £36,444,000 | £35,762,000 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £23,036,000 | £24,116,000 | £24,450,000 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £23,036,000 | £24,116,000 | £24,450,000 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 489 | 483 | 469 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £21,769,000 | £21,646,000 | £21,658,000 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £378,000 | £381,000 | £378,000 | -0.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -2.5% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.2% | 53.9% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.95x | 2.83x | |
| Interest cover | 1.53x | 1.06x | 0.89x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS UK PLC 2013-04-29 → present
- IOT PLC 2007-06-19 → 2013-04-29
- INTEGRATED OFFICE TECHNOLOGY PLC 2005-04-06 → 2007-06-19
- INTEGRATED OFFICE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2004-09-03 → 2005-04-06
- INTEGRATED OFFICE TECHNOLOGY PLC 2001-12-14 → 2004-09-03
- EUROCOPY (GREAT BRITAIN) PLC 1988-04-18 → 2001-12-14
- MALTHAVEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-06-03 → 1988-04-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the facts and circumstances known at this moment, and after considering future cash flow projection sensitised for plausible downside scenarios, we have determined that the use of the going concern assumption is warranted and the financial statements are prepared on the assumption that the entity is a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the company transferred in the trade and assets of a fellow subsidiary company Sharp IT Services (UK) Limited and also the UK trade of Sharp Display Solutions as part of a group restructuring.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDLE, Gary Douglas | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| NAGAO, Shigenobu | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1970 | Japanese |
| SIDLE, Gary Douglas | Director | 2022-11-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| SYKES, Stuart Raymond | Director | 2003-05-27 | Nov 1966 | British |
| TOMOTA, Yoichi | Director | 2023-05-01 | May 1970 | Japanese |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD, John | Secretary | — | 1992-03-17 |
| BURTON, Matthew Patrick | Secretary | 1996-01-31 | 2016-05-24 |
| COOPER, David Christopher | Secretary | 2017-09-22 | 2022-11-01 |
| COOPER, Ronald Frederick | Secretary | 1994-12-20 | 1996-01-31 |
| GILES, Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-05-24 | 2017-09-22 |
| MCCARNEY, Martin | Secretary | — | 1994-12-20 |
| ARMITAGE, Christopher Edward Michael | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| ASHIDA, Jun | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2021-05-28 |
| BURTON, Matthew Patrick | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2016-11-09 |
| CADMAN, Anthony Charles | Director | — | 1995-08-21 |
| COOPER, David Christopher | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2022-11-01 |
| COOPER, Ronald Frederick | Director | 1994-10-26 | 1996-01-31 |
| DUFFY, Gregory | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1999-01-29 |
| GAY, Cyril | Director | — | 2011-03-07 |
| GAY, John | Director | 1994-10-26 | 2001-11-28 |
| GAY, John | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| GILES, Jonathan | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| GOODMAN, Rodney | Director | — | 2001-09-28 |
| HARDIMAN, Russell Adrian | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2019-03-07 |
| HIDE, Paul Michael | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2013-04-29 |
| I'ANSON, Marcus | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2014-09-12 |
| ITO, Hironobu | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| JENKS, Paul Anthony | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2002-02-07 |
| KAWAMURA, Tetsuji | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| LAVERY, John | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2004-01-09 |
| LAX, Noel Geoffrey | Director | 1997-02-10 | 2002-06-28 |
| MARSHALL, Paul Brian | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2013-09-30 |
| MCCALL, John | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2002-02-07 |
| MCCARNEY, Martin | Director | — | 2018-02-28 |
| PLATTON, David | Director | — | 1993-01-16 |
| SCOTT, Ann Pearce | Director | 1994-10-26 | 1997-03-31 |
| SEITARO, Nomura | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2024-10-01 |
| TEESDALE, James Daniel | Director | — | 1992-03-24 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2003-06-27 |
| TUNG, Yu Jen | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2023-05-01 |
| WOOLMER, John William | Director | — | 1995-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Electronics Europe Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.