COMBINED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-14 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+15.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+33.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
249
+25.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+17.8% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,764,219 | £18,952,787 | £30,160,102 | £39,506,519 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £853,887 | £1,026,497 | £1,813,080 | £2,235,537 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £853,699 | £1,026,497 | £1,863,375 | £2,195,163 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £731,576 | £818,522 | £1,377,889 | £1,618,203 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,480,376 | £3,097,435 | £3,391,029 | £3,909,022 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,234,359 | £1,708,341 | £5,166,170 | £6,757,186 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,228,821 | £1,703,090 | £4,784,038 | £6,402,241 | |
| Equity | £525,569 | £647,245 | £1,228,821 | £1,703,090 | £4,784,038 | £6,402,241 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 136 | 140 | 199 | 249 | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,062,861 | £7,471,345 | £10,174,617 | £12,452,792 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £507,873 | £647,659 | £135,086 | £162,602 |
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
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Turnover
+31%
£30,160,102 £39,506,519
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+15.3%
£3,391,029 £3,909,022
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+33.8%
£4,784,038 £6,402,241
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+25.1%
199 249
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+23.3%
£1,813,080 £2,235,537
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+17.8%
£1,863,375 £2,195,163
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+22.4%
£10,174,617 £12,452,792
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 69.2% | 60.1% | 35.1% | 33.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 63.7% | 61.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4541.95x | — | 50.07x | 55.37x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COMBINED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2001-05-16 → present
- SQUARE DEAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1999-08-31 → 2001-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having taken the above factors into consideration, the Directors have reached a conclusion that the company is able to meet its financial obligations for the going concern review period. Accordingly, they have concluded that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, Raymond | Director | 2025-06-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| CONNOR, Adrian | Director | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1972 | English |
| FRATER, Fiona | Director | 2022-10-31 | Oct 1966 | Scottish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANCE, Kenneth John | Secretary | 2003-05-06 | 2014-07-25 |
| HALL, Maureen Anne | Secretary | 2000-01-18 | 2000-09-01 |
| PEMBERTON, Caroline Amelia Sandys | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2002-09-01 |
| IRWIN MITCHELL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-07-25 | 2022-09-30 |
| PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2000-01-18 |
| CHANCE, Kenneth John | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2017-12-15 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2010-08-31 |
| FAINAC, Raphael Henri | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-06-01 |
| GABERRIA, Jaswant Singh | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Kimberley John | Director | 2012-01-02 | 2015-04-30 |
| HOGG, Douglas Lindsay | Director | 2025-06-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| LANGLEY, Alistair | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2021-09-28 |
| LEWIS, David William John | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| MCLAGGAN, Bryan | Director | 2018-10-29 | 2025-06-01 |
| MCLAGGAN, Bryan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| METCALFE - WHISKIN, Lee | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2009-07-31 |
| REED, Mark Andrew | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2008-09-24 |
| ROBINS, Steven John | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2022-09-30 |
| SAYED, Kamil | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| SEMADENI, Gordon | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2001-09-01 |
| STEIGER, John Douglas | Director | 2000-01-18 | 2022-09-30 |
| THOMSON, John Campbell | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| VAN VELZEN, James Orr Pieter Thoden | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-06-01 |
| VENTON, Brian | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2021-10-29 |
| WARBURTON, John Ernest | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2022-09-30 |
| PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-31 | 2000-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apleona Uk Ppp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Mr John Derek Britton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-21 | 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
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.