THAMES CARD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£777K
+383.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.9M
-233.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.5M
-97.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,922,086 | £18,953,745 | £19,426,025 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£458,785 | -£1,035,141 | -£2,792,930 | -169.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,070,939 | -£1,758,948 | -£3,468,027 | -97.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,258,223 | -£1,540,696 | -£3,264,011 | -111.9% | |
| Cash | £342,230 | £160,782 | £777,397 | +383.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,945,803 | £3,298,694 | -£418,447 | -112.7% | |
| Net assets | £453,135 | £1,395,742 | -£1,868,269 | -233.9% | |
| Equity | £453,135 | £1,395,742 | -£1,868,269 | -233.9% | |
| Average employees | 141 | 139 | 136 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £4,322,116 | £4,427,324 | £4,653,214 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £151,120 | £136,030 | £159,014 | +16.9% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.2% | -5.5% | -14.4% | |
| Net margin | -6.0% | -8.1% | -16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.6% | -31.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.6% | 90.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.60x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | -0.75x | -1.43x | -4.14x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the directors have, at the date of signing of the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that, with the support provided from Paragon Group, the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, consider that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In late 2024, the company commenced steps to exit the PVC financial card market to focus its portfolio on profitable growth in the metal payment card and gift and loyalty card segments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURKAN, Sarah | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| CREAN, Pauric | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jun 1993 | Irish |
| DEVANE, Liam | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 1986 | Irish |
| DURKAN, Sarah | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1991 | Irish |
| ROSENKRANZ, Arne Christian | Director | 2024-04-29 | Jan 1983 | German |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOD, Trevor | Secretary | 1994-07-26 | 2014-12-12 |
| PALMER, Clifford Steven | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2015-03-13 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-26 | 1994-07-26 |
| BRYANT, Mark Gunnar | Director | 2018-08-29 | 2019-10-31 |
| BRYANT, Mark Gunnar | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2018-05-25 |
| CAFFYN, Andrew David | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2019-10-31 |
| CHAVIGNY, Sebastien Christophe Marcel | Director | 2022-05-05 | 2024-04-29 |
| COLFORD, Che | Director | 2016-10-21 | 2025-07-12 |
| GARVEY, Clement Joseph | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2024-07-01 |
| GODFREY, Russell Boyd | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2009-09-02 |
| GOODWIN, Andrew | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1999-08-16 |
| HILTON, Robin David | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2019-10-31 |
| HOOD, Trevor | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2014-12-12 |
| JONES, Andrew Glyn | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2022-05-05 |
| MANNING-BROWN, Frances Ruth | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2011-01-08 |
| PALMER, Clifford Steven | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2015-03-13 |
| PALMER, Timothy John | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2016-07-31 |
| PERERA, Elmo Guruge, Doctor | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2000-06-15 |
| POPE, Rory Christian Robert | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2015-01-22 |
| SHORT, Gary Redvers | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2019-01-17 |
| SHORT, Gary Redvers | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2009-07-13 |
| SHORT, Trevor | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2011-03-31 |
| SKELTON, Lee John | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-03-29 |
| UNDERWOOD, Paul Graham | Director | 1994-07-26 | 2019-10-31 |
| VINSON, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-25 | 2018-08-29 |
| WATKINS, David | Director | 1994-07-26 | 2016-05-20 |
| WATKINS, Johanna | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2019-01-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Matthew Paul | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2019-10-31 |
| WORRALL, Keith, Managing Director | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-26 | 1994-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemrose Booth Paragon Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-31 | Active |
| Ms Jo Waktins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-06-27 | Ceased 2019-10-31 |
| Bgf Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-01 | Ceased 2019-10-31 |
| Business Growth Fund Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.