INSIGHTSOFTWARE UK TRADING LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
+178.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£5.2m
+24.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.3m
+35.1% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-18.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,530,579 | £6,958,108 | £16,941,469 | £5,264,747 | £5,293,999 | £4,288,654 | -19% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,458,441 | -£5,040,677 | -£693,136 | -£2,384,922 | £2,065,770 | £2,547,619 | +23.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,458,207 | -£5,040,629 | -£770,179 | -£2,498,490 | £1,676,877 | £2,264,953 | +35.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,451,586 | -£5,040,629 | -£770,179 | -£2,498,490 | £1,680,989 | £1,720,492 | +2.3% | |
| Cash | £332,706 | £413,532 | £517,842 | £374,418 | £396,649 | £1,104,884 | +178.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£281,502 | -£5,293,687 | -£4,254,093 | -£2,645,842 | -£1,471,787 | -£1,771,047 | -20.3% | |
| Net assets | -£289,151 | -£5,329,780 | -£6,099,959 | -£8,598,449 | -£6,917,460 | -£5,196,968 | +24.9% | |
| Equity | -£289,151 | -£5,329,780 | -£6,099,959 | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 66 | 76 | 90 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £4,486,455 | £7,573,319 | £9,860,238 | £2,635,635 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £16,168 | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -22.3% | -72.4% | -4.1% | -45.3% | 39.0% | 59.4% | |
| Net margin | -22.2% | -72.4% | -4.5% | -47.5% | 31.8% | 40.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 106.6% | 192.3% | 181.8% | 458.9% | 519.0% | 375.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.46x | 0.52x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -8.76x | -20.18x | 5.31x | 9.01x |
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
- INSIGHTSOFTWARE UK TRADING LTD 2021-10-14 → present
- INSIGHTSOFTWARE UK LTD 2021-08-06 → 2021-10-14
- INSIGHTSOFTWARE.COM LIMITED 2009-06-04 → 2021-08-06
- THE GENERAL LEDGER COMPANY LIMITED 2005-02-28 → 2009-06-04
- DECISIONWORKS SOFTWARE LIMITED 1999-10-12 → 2005-02-28
- TRACK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1995-11-27 → 1999-10-12
- ARRIVAL BOSS LIMITED 1993-10-08 → 1995-11-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Considering the factors mentioned above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have sufficient financial resources available to it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Directors have concluded it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DILLON, Edward John | Director | 2024-11-08 | Jan 1968 | American |
| LAWLOR, John | Director | 2023-01-23 | Aug 1966 | American |
| LIEPE, John-Henry Fredrik | Director | 2024-11-08 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, James Alfred | Secretary | 1993-10-08 | 1996-02-26 |
| BURT, Simon Jon | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 1997-08-28 |
| GOOSSENS, Paul Edward | Secretary | 1997-08-28 | 2003-10-10 |
| GOOSSENS, Paul Edward | Secretary | 1996-12-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| O'CONNELL, Michael | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2018-06-06 |
| WHITTENBURY, Alison Mary | Secretary | 1996-02-05 | 1996-11-30 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-08 | 1993-10-08 |
| BRADLEY, Floyd Henry | Director | 1995-07-18 | 1997-06-30 |
| BROOKS, John | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2018-06-06 |
| EL-NAZER, Hythem Talaat | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2020-07-30 |
| GOMERSALL, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2008-07-31 |
| GOOSSENS, Paul Edward | Director | 1995-10-19 | 2003-10-10 |
| GRAHAM, Daniel James Evelyn | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2010-12-31 |
| GROSSET, Robin Neil | Director | 2000-06-26 | 2001-12-01 |
| HUDSON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2018-06-06 |
| LIBERT, Michael Marcus | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2020-07-30 |
| LIPPS, Michael Scott | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2020-10-01 |
| O'CONNELL, Michael | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2018-06-06 |
| ROXON, Gordon Edward | Director | 1997-08-18 | 2000-09-19 |
| SUTTON, Paul | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| TRENDELL, Jeffrey | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1996-10-01 |
| TRIANDIFLOU, James A | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2023-01-23 |
| WELCH, Alwyn Frank | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2018-06-06 |
| WERLIN, Jason | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2020-07-30 |
| WOODWORTH, David Michael | Director | 2020-07-30 | 2024-11-08 |
| YARWOOD, Paul Jason | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2017-07-21 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-10-08 | 1993-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Glenn Charles Hurstfield | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-10-28 | Ceased 2018-06-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
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.