MCS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+27.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-6% vs 2023
Employees
69
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+21% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,573,135 | £10,015,111 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,396,413 | £1,605,480 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,527,092 | £1,847,310 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,219,727 | £1,387,461 | |
| Cash | £208,855 | £6,641 | — | — | £2,421,964 | £3,079,562 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £423,610 | £409,230 | — | — | £4,457,580 | £4,154,175 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,362,895 | £4,101,599 | |
| Equity | £423,610 | £409,230 | £420,979 | £1,099,001 | £4,362,895 | £4,101,599 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | — | — | 70 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,286,288 | £5,052,283 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £412,250 | £536,680 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+16.8%
£8,573,135 £10,015,111
-
Cash
+27.2%
£2,421,964 £3,079,562
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-6%
£4,362,895 £4,101,599
-
Employees
-1.4%
70 69
-
Operating profit
+15%
£1,396,413 £1,605,480
-
Profit before tax
+21%
£1,527,092 £1,847,310
-
Wages
+17.9%
£4,286,288 £5,052,283
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.3% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 14.2% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.3% | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.83x | 2.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4484.58x |
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
- MCS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2001-11-28 → present
- MCS GLOBAL LIMITED 1999-07-05 → 2001-11-28
- PRISTMAIN LIMITED 1999-06-10 → 1999-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Leavitt Walmsley Associates Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis of accounting which the directors believe is appropriate for the following reasons: The group currently meets its day-to-day working capital requirements primarily through cash balances. The directors have prepared and reviewed cash flow forecasts up to 31 December 2025, which they consider to be achievable given the current levels of trading. The directors are confident that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MCS SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- MCS Rental Software Limited 100%
- MCSANZ (Pty) Ltd 100%
- MCS Rental Software GmbH 100%
- MCS Rental Software Espana SL 100%
- MCS Rental Software Inc 91%
Significant events
- “AI began in 2024 aimed at improving access to knowledge inside the company's knowledgebase system which has already shown the future benefits that will be possible across the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Brian Richard | Director | 2009-01-29 | Dec 1964 | British |
| THOMSON, Nicholas James | Director | 2012-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| VAN DER KNAAP, Guy David | Director | 2009-01-29 | Apr 1978 | British |
| VAN DER KNAAP, Richard Saunders | Director | 1999-06-25 | Apr 1947 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMES, Madeline Ann | Secretary | 1999-06-25 | 2008-09-09 |
| BINGLE, Timothy Mark | Secretary | 1999-06-25 | 1999-06-25 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-06-10 | 1999-06-25 |
| AMES, Madeline Ann | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2008-09-09 |
| CONLON, Bernard Michael | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2001-02-09 |
| MILNE, Stephen Andrew Austen | Director | 1999-06-25 | 1999-06-25 |
| NOLAN, Mark Richard | Director | 2010-04-13 | 2011-11-04 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-06-10 | 1999-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Saunders Van Der Knaap | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Guy Van Der Knaap | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-04-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-04-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.