JISC SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£9.4M
+8.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+113.7% vs 2024
Employees
353
+16.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£18M
+157.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £98,185,000 | £111,739,000 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £7,029,000 | £18,205,000 | +159% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,152,000 | £18,399,000 | +157.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,152,000 | £17,023,000 | +138% | |
| Cash | £8,638,000 | £9,366,000 | +8.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,703,000 | £23,534,000 | +101.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,179,000 | £21,753,000 | +113.7% | |
| Equity | £10,179,000 | £21,753,000 | +113.7% | |
| Average employees | 303 | 353 | +16.5% | |
| Wages | £15,169,000 | £18,040,000 | +18.9% | |
| 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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 16.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 15.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 60.1% | 77.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.2% | 62.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.68x | 1.06x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- JISC SERVICES LIMITED 2015-03-24 → present
- JISC COLLECTIONS AND JANET LIMITED 2012-12-05 → 2015-03-24
- THE JNT ASSOCIATION 1993-12-10 → 2012-12-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has determined that there is no material uncertainty that casts doubt on Jisc's ability to continue as a going concern. Jisc provided a letter of support to JSL in November 2025 confirming continued financial and operational support, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Increases in procurement and installation income of £3.1m contributed to the increase.”
- “Customer contracts of net book value £4,550k were transferred over from JCL when the company was closed down with an effective date of 1 August 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 72 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLBAN, Alice Jane | Secretary | 2014-01-30 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2020-01-29 | Apr 1969 | British |
| COLBAN, Alice Jane | Director | 2015-03-19 | Oct 1970 | British |
| FRASER-KRAUSS, Heidi Michele | Director | 2021-09-16 | Dec 1966 | British, |
Show 72 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSTON, Paul Richard | Secretary | 1998-02-04 | 2010-09-02 |
| BREAKS, Michael Lenox | Secretary | 1993-12-10 | 1994-04-01 |
| MCGILL, Ian David | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 1997-02-04 |
| RICHARDSON, Daff | Secretary | 1997-02-04 | 1998-02-04 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Nigel | Secretary | 2010-09-23 | 2012-01-05 |
| WRIGHT, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2014-01-30 |
| AITKEN, Stuart Christie, Dr | Director | 2006-03-29 | 2010-07-01 |
| ANDREWS, Geoffrey Neil | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-08-22 |
| ARAK, Robin Graeme, Dr | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2004-07-19 |
| ARBUTHNOTT, John | Director | 1993-12-10 | 2000-03-31 |
| BAIN, Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| BAKER, Robin Richard Sebastian, Professor | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2015-01-07 |
| BRANSTON, Paul Richard | Director | 1998-02-03 | 2010-09-02 |
| BREAKS, Michael Lenox | Director | 1993-12-10 | 1998-02-03 |
| BRINK, Chris Hendrik, Professor | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2015-01-08 |
| BURROWS, David Stuart | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2011-03-09 |
| CLARK, Mark John, Professor | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2006-10-20 |
| DART, Neville | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2013-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Brian Watson | Director | 1993-12-10 | 1998-07-01 |
| DAY, Robert Anthony, Dr | Director | 2004-06-02 | 2012-11-30 |
| DEMPSTER, Brent | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| ESTELLE, Lorraine | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| FELDMAN, Paul Barrie, Dr | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2021-09-16 |
| FIELD, George Richard | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2002-12-05 |
| FORD, Brian, Doctor | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1998-06-10 |
| GILLAM, Roger John | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2012-06-08 |
| GILLAM, Roger John | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2006-10-20 |
| GILMORE, Brian | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2013-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian David | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2012-11-30 |
| GUMMETT, Philip, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| HALL, Martin John, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| HARROW, Martyn Cameron, Professor | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2015-10-19 |
| HARROW, Martyn Cameron, Professor | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2013-12-31 |
| HARTLEY, David Fielding, Dr | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| HAYMON-COLLINS, Robert Roy | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2020-11-06 |
| HILL, Julia Mary | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-12-04 |
| HOUSE, David Edward | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| HUSBAND, Thomas Mutrie, Professor | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-09-30 |
| KENNETT, Stephen Douglas | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2022-10-01 |
| KIDD, Timothy | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-07-25 |
| KIDD, Timothy | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| LAW, Derek George, Professor | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2002-12-05 |
| LAYZELL, Paul John, Professor | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| LEIGHFIELD, John Percival | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-09-24 |
| LEWIS, Ian James, Dr. | Director | 2007-03-13 | 2010-02-03 |
| LLOYD, Noel Glynne | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| MACDONALD, Heather | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| MAGUIRE, David John | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2015-03-19 |
| MAINSTONE, Carole | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2012-11-30 |
| MARSHALL, Timothy Fraser | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2014-11-25 |
| MCCLURE, Roger | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| MCCORMICK, Linda Margaret Love | Director | 1998-05-05 | 2002-12-05 |
| MCGILL, Ian David | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1997-02-03 |
| MCMULLEN, Noel Geoffrey | Director | 1997-11-17 | 2002-08-31 |
| MCSKIMMING, Alexander James Angus | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| MORRIS, Ernest Percival | Director | 1993-12-10 | 1997-09-30 |
| NEEDHAM, Roger Michael, Professor | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1998-06-10 |
| PARSONS, Richard | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| PATTNI, Buphendra Bob | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2012-11-30 |
| PEACOCK, William John | Director | 2003-02-04 | 2009-10-22 |
| PETERS, Geoffrey | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| REED, Allyson Patricia Catherine, Dr | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-12-06 |
| RICHARDS, Philip, Dr | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2020-05-12 |
| SEATON, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2015-03-19 |
| SMITH, Mark Edmund, Professor | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2015-03-19 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2012-01-05 |
| THOMSON, Robert Campbell Kennedy, Professor | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2015-03-19 |
| TREFETHEN, Anne Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| WALTERS, Barry Neil | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2012-06-15 |
| WIGGLESWORTH, William Robert Brian | Director | 1994-11-15 | 1998-06-10 |
| WILLIAMS, Huw Rees | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2010-04-01 |
| WRIGHT, Mark Anthony | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2019-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jisc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.