DISCUS SYSTEMS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£183K
+28.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£255K
+2.5% vs 2024
Employees
5
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£97K
+252.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £880,451 | £993,433 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £16,950 | £83,369 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £27,455 | £96,854 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £24,108 | £75,008 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £142,144 | £182,577 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £249,076 | £255,366 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £249,076 | £255,366 | |
| Equity | £70,417 | £118,432 | — | — | — | £249,076 | £255,366 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £177,192 | £148,168 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £73,358 | £82,594 | £93,617 | £102,510 | £110,900 | £63,593 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.8%
£880,451 £993,433
-
Cash
+28.4%
£142,144 £182,577
-
Net assets
+2.5%
£249,076 £255,366
-
Employees
0%
5 5
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Operating profit
+391.9%
£16,950 £83,369
-
Profit before tax
+252.8%
£27,455 £96,854
-
Wages
-16.4%
£177,192 £148,168
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 32.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.75x | 2.70x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MT Manley & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDDULPH, Terry | Secretary | 2014-07-23 | — | British |
| BIDDULPH, Damien | Director | 2008-09-30 | Feb 1984 | British |
| BIDDULPH, Dayle | Director | 2008-09-30 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BIDDULPH, Terry | Director | 2007-09-06 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNETT, Phil | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2014-07-23 |
| CASTREE, Michael | Secretary | 1997-10-14 | 2008-09-01 |
| HARRINGTON, Michael | Secretary | 1997-10-14 | 1997-10-14 |
| BIDDULPH, Terry | Director | 1997-10-21 | 2007-08-10 |
| CASTREE, Michael | Director | 1997-10-14 | 2008-10-08 |
| MCNEILLY, Richard Charles | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-07-23 |
| REYNOLDS, Hugh Michael Peter | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2008-09-01 |
| SUMM, William Henry | Director | 1997-10-14 | 2003-02-28 |
| WINDSOR, Christopher John | Director | 1997-10-14 | 2007-08-17 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-14 | 1997-10-14 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-14 | 1997-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Terry Biddulph | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-10-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2017-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.