SWORD IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+111.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+29.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
581
+30.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.6m
+4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £25,210,739 | £29,507,023 | £46,192,528 | £50,113,508 | £50,006,885 | £88,789,207 | +77.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,509,748 | £3,506,719 | £5,700,495 | £4,784,591 | £6,204,341 | £6,490,328 | +4.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,524,047 | £3,511,239 | £5,681,417 | £4,740,165 | £6,333,154 | £6,586,942 | +4% | |
| Net profit | £2,123,721 | £2,753,777 | £4,690,245 | £3,624,875 | £4,745,473 | £5,009,745 | +5.6% | |
| Cash | £3,131,667 | £6,225,598 | £5,145,858 | £5,961,648 | £6,394,159 | £13,538,456 | +111.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,156,317 | £8,835,804 | £13,574,447 | £12,523,349 | £17,174,521 | £22,781,252 | +32.6% | |
| Net assets | £5,654,862 | £8,408,639 | £13,098,884 | £12,027,074 | £16,772,547 | £21,782,292 | +29.9% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £12,027,074 | £16,772,547 | £21,782,292 | +29.9% | |
| Average employees | 204 | 235 | 382 | 463 | 444 | 581 | +30.9% | |
| Wages | £8,809,183 | £10,198,365 | £18,587,863 | £22,572,369 | £21,447,627 | £33,512,330 | +56.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £260,000 | £260,000 | £263,150 | £263,150 | £380,369 | £405,000 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £11,492 | £14,730 | £13,400 | -9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £111,650 | £103,862 | £189,000 | +82% |
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 | 10.0% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.8% | 39.7% | 42.0% | 38.2% | 36.1% | 28.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.3% | 33.2% | 37.6% | 41.5% | 27.4% | 42.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.45x | 3.60x | 2.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 89.94x | 28.79x | — | 79.15x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SWORD IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2017-04-07 → present
- SWORD CHARTERIS LIMITED 2015-02-27 → 2017-04-07
- CHARTERIS LIMITED 2014-05-23 → 2015-02-27
- CHARTERIS PLC 1996-02-28 → 2014-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SWORD IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Dataco Netherlands BV 100%
- Onsite Information Management PTY Ltd 100%
- Sword IT Arabia Ltd 100%
- Sword ITS LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, the company experienced an increase in turnover compared to the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by the hive in of a fellow trading subsidiary, as well as the continued organic expansion of the business and the integration of the business activities within the UK group structure...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Greg | Director | 2024-06-10 | Sep 1983 | British |
| MORETON, Kevin | Director | 2024-06-10 | Feb 1977 | British |
| MOTTARD, Jacques | Director | 2014-02-05 | Apr 1952 | French |
| SLAMENKAITE, Olga | Director | 2024-06-10 | Oct 1985 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Alison Katharine | Secretary | 2014-06-11 | 2015-05-13 |
| CARTER, Patrick James | Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2012-11-30 |
| CHESTER, Isobel Kathryn | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| CHOUMAN, Valerie | Secretary | 1996-10-04 | 2000-10-09 |
| HARWOOD, Marsali Katherine | Secretary | 2000-10-24 | 2007-02-28 |
| MERRY, Julie | Secretary | 2012-11-30 | 2014-05-23 |
| WOOD, Andrew Graham | Secretary | 2000-10-09 | 2000-10-24 |
| MASONS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-02-28 | 1996-10-04 |
| ALLEN, Stuart Antony | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2018-10-18 |
| BARR, Allan William | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2014-02-05 |
| BIDDLE, Paul Richard | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2009-12-16 |
| BRUCE, David | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| CARTER, Patrick James | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2012-11-30 |
| CHITTY, Martin | Director | 2008-09-15 | 2011-04-21 |
| HARWOOD, Marsali Katherine | Director | 2000-10-24 | 2007-02-28 |
| INNES, John Douglas | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| MANN, David William | Director | 1996-07-23 | 2014-01-07 |
| MILLAR, John Martin | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2004-03-30 |
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2014-10-06 |
| PICKERING, David | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2011-03-31 |
| PREDDY, Clifford Stanley Frank | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2013-08-02 |
| REES, Lance David Christopher | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2014-01-08 |
| STIMPSON, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2003-06-24 |
| VAUGHAN, Stephen William | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2014-02-05 |
| WELLS, Mark Benjamin | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2011-08-31 |
| WOODWARD, Alan Charles | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| MASONS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-02-28 | 1996-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword Charteris Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-02-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-14 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.