DASSAULT SYSTEMES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£541k
+32.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£100m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
600
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
+56.4% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £175,632,000 | £221,449,000 | £241,059,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £8,609,000 | £12,250,000 | £15,854,000 | +29.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,700,000 | £15,334,000 | £23,978,000 | +56.4% | |
| Net profit | £137,000 | £11,281,000 | £19,199,000 | +70.2% | |
| Cash | £1,013,000 | £409,000 | £541,000 | +32.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,871,000 | £97,500,000 | £104,549,000 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £81,819,000 | £92,860,000 | £99,885,000 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £81,819,000 | £92,860,000 | £99,885,000 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 564 | 585 | 600 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £54,300,000 | £55,815,000 | £56,155,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £903,000 | £778,000 | £580,000 | -25.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,160 | £25,852 | £20,238 | -21.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £726,774 | £406,238 | £454,307 | +11.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 5.5% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 5.1% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 12.6% | 15.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.3% | 53.3% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.15x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 11.63x | 15.93x | 26.69x |
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
- DASSAULT SYSTEMES UK LIMITED 2009-02-11 → present
- DASSAULT SYSTEMES LIMITED 2005-05-17 → 2009-02-11
- KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1997-12-11 → 2005-05-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The Company remains profitable, cash generative and maintains a strong net asset position, and this is expected to continue over the assessment period.”
Group structure
- DASSAULT SYSTEMES UK LIMITED · parent
- 3DS Financial Services Limited 100%
- Dassault Systemes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The key macroeconomic risks contributing to caution in the market are the evolving trade policies of the U.S. Presidential administration, alongside the continued uncertainties around the war in the Middle East and Ukraine.”
- “In December 2025, an impairment charge of £8,103,000 has been recognised against the investment in Dassault Systemes Limited.”
- “Last year, the Company received a dividend of £961,359 from its subsidiary undertaking, 3DS Store Ltd. The company has been dissolved on 21 May 2024.”
- “This pending claim was settled in January 2026 for an immaterial amount at the bottom end of this range. With certainty of the settlement amount, this was accrued for at 31 December 2025. No further contingent liabilities exist at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-09-05 | — | — |
| BALLEIDIER, Jean Hubert Philippe Gerard | Director | 2012-06-13 | Jul 1969 | French |
| TURNBULL, Derek John | Director | 2025-10-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| VERZELEN, Florence Therese | Director | 2025-06-02 | Feb 1978 | French |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Peter Douglas | Secretary | 1998-05-29 | 2002-11-18 |
| WATSON, Keith James | Secretary | 1997-12-11 | 1998-05-29 |
| CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-05-22 | 2007-09-05 |
| ADLER, Marc | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2006-07-31 |
| ALLEN, John Meirion | Director | 2008-07-28 | 2010-01-31 |
| BLANCHARD, Laurent Louis Francois | Director | 2014-09-19 | 2018-09-28 |
| CHADWICK, Stephen John | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-12-15 |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2002-01-31 |
| DE ROUX, Sophie | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2008-07-09 |
| DORS, Laurence Marie Jacqueline | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2010-02-19 |
| EVANS, Gareth, Dr | Director | 1997-12-11 | 2001-10-12 |
| FRENCH, William | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2002-11-18 |
| JACKSON, Peter Douglas | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2002-11-18 |
| KITCHINGMAN, John Howard | Director | 2018-01-03 | 2024-03-18 |
| MCDERMOTT, Gavin Craig | Director | 2010-06-03 | 2013-02-07 |
| NARDIN, Christian | Director | 2013-02-19 | 2014-09-19 |
| OVERTON, Marc Anthony John Mchardy | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2025-09-30 |
| RAST, Sophie | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2012-06-13 |
| RAY III, Hugh Jefferson | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2012-06-01 |
| RIBET, Olivier Yvon Bernard | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2025-05-30 |
| SENPERE, Denis Jacques Jean | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2009-01-15 |
| WATSON, Keith James | Director | 1997-12-11 | 1998-05-29 |
| WILSON, Peter David | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2002-01-31 |
| YUNG, Jean Yves | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2005-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dassault Systemes S.E. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-05 | Ceased 2016-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.