CSL (DUALCOM) LIMITED
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Cash
£9.5m
+106.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£98m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
234
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23m
+26.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £51,750,000 | £72,902,000 | £80,393,000 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £13,706,000 | £17,774,000 | £22,513,000 | +26.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,748,000 | £17,815,000 | £22,601,000 | +26.9% | |
| Net profit | £10,856,000 | £16,151,000 | £12,460,000 | -22.9% | |
| Cash | £2,106,000 | £4,617,000 | £9,546,000 | +106.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,299,000 | £98,725,000 | £114,517,000 | +16% | |
| Net assets | £69,805,000 | £85,956,000 | £98,416,000 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £69,805,000 | £85,956,000 | £98,416,000 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 170 | 224 | 234 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £9,773,000 | £12,056,000 | £16,198,000 | +34.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,431,000 | £1,433,000 | £1,764,000 | +23.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,000 | £99,000 | £75,000 | -24.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £354,000 | £360,000 | £361,000 | +0.3% |
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 | 26.5% | 24.4% | 28.0% | |
| Net margin | 21.0% | 22.2% | 15.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 18.0% | 19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.1% | 34.3% | 31.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 2.55x | 3.21x |
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
- CSL (DUALCOM) LIMITED 2004-11-10 → present
- CSL (COMMUNICATIONS) LIMITED 1998-02-18 → 2004-11-10
- CONFIRMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1996-02-06 → 1998-02-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has received a letter of support from ECI 12 Special Purpose Topco Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking, confirming that it will provide financial support to the Company such that the Company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025, Cosmos Topco Limited, the previous ultimate parent of the Company, was acquired by ECI 12 Special Purpose Bidco Limited. As a result the Company now forms part of the ECI 12 Special Purpose Topco Limited Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Robert John | Director | 2011-05-09 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HEALE, Edward Christopher Fairfax | Director | 2018-07-20 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MANN, Anthony Edward | Director | 2013-11-11 | Nov 1970 | British |
| SHIPP, Jon | Director | 2015-10-05 | Sep 1967 | British |
| SLUPEK, Jonathan | Director | 2025-12-31 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Simon James | Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2007-01-23 |
| COLGAN, Thomas Martin | Secretary | 2000-07-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| DOBLE, David John | Secretary | 2007-01-23 | 2018-03-01 |
| HEALE, Edward | Secretary | 2018-07-20 | 2018-10-15 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-06 | 1996-02-06 |
| HEALD SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 1996-02-06 | 1999-12-01 |
| VISTRA COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-10-15 | 2020-10-15 |
| ALLEN, Anthony Thaddeus | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2017-02-20 |
| BANKS, Simon James | Director | 1997-09-20 | 2025-09-30 |
| BROOKES, Christopher | Director | 1996-02-06 | 2006-06-12 |
| CHANDORKAR, Santosh Satish | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2025-12-15 |
| COLGAN, Thomas Martin | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2007-01-11 |
| DOBLE, David John | Director | 2007-01-23 | 2018-01-02 |
| FAURE, Didier Joseph Andre | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-06-20 |
| FINCH, Robert Anthony | Director | 1999-09-14 | 2005-04-18 |
| HAWKER, Michael James | Director | 1998-02-10 | 2006-06-12 |
| HEWITT, David John | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2016-04-30 |
| HOLLETT, Philip Stevenson | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2023-03-31 |
| LEIGH, Thomas William Elliott | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-02-06 | 1996-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dualcom Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.