SOFTWARE CIRCLE PLC
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Cash
£3.9m
-54% vs 2025
Net assets
£21m
-2.6% vs 2025
Employees
179
+14% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-55.7% vs 2025
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,677,000 | £16,165,000 | £18,274,000 | £22,261,000 | +21.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,956,000 | -£3,225,000 | £704,000 | £723,000 | +2.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,651,000 | -£3,481,000 | -£671,000 | -£1,045,000 | -55.7% | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,370,000 | -£329,000 | -£809,000 | -145.9% | |
| Cash | £1,994,000 | £15,391,000 | £8,566,000 | £3,937,000 | -54% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £29,731,000 | £31,577,000 | £34,283,000 | +8.6% | |
| Net assets | £928,000 | £21,681,000 | £21,394,000 | £20,842,000 | -2.6% | |
| Equity | £928,000 | £21,681,000 | £21,394,000 | £20,842,000 | -2.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 131 | 157 | 179 | +14% | |
| Wages | — | £4,627,000 | £5,696,000 | £5,644,000 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £550,000 | £649,000 | £798,000 | +23% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £14,000 | £19,000 | £25,000 | +31.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £174,000 | £232,000 | £288,000 | +24.1% |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.8% | -20.0% | 3.9% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -14.7% | -1.8% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.1% | 36.9% | 43.8% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.83x | 1.61x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | -2.81x | -12.60x | 0.79x | 0.39x |
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
- SOFTWARE CIRCLE PLC 2023-10-16 → present
- GRAFENIA PLC 2013-07-19 → 2023-10-16
- PRINTING.COM PLC 2000-07-04 → 2013-07-19
- HALLCO 442 PLC 2000-04-28 → 2000-07-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering the Group's cash position, the new committed facility and headroom available to it, the comprehensive risk management strategies in place, and the ability to adjust the pace of acquisitions if required, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have 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
- SOFTWARE CIRCLE PLC · parent
- Nettl Systems Limited
- Software Circle Management Limited
- Printing.com (UK Franchise) Limited
- Nettl UK Limited
- Grafenia Systems Limited
- Grafenia Technology Limited
- TemplateCloud Limited
- W3P Limited
- Vertical Plus Limited
- Care Management Systems Limited
- Watermark Technologies Limited
- Arc Technology Limited
- Be The Brand Experience Limited
- Topfloor Systems Limited
- Nettl of America LLC
- Link Maker Systems Limited
- Total Drive Software Limited
- Artificial Intelligence Ireland Limited
- Broker Information Services Limited
Significant events
- “Acquisitions of Artificial Intelligent Finance Ltd and Broker Information Services Ltd”
- “On 20 May 2026, the Group entered into a new revolving credit facility (the "Facility") with Santander UK plc, replacing the Group's existing facilities with Shawbrook Bank Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTFOOT, Richard Alan | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | — | — |
| BARRELL, Simon Gregory | Director | 2018-06-25 | Feb 1959 | British |
| BROWN, Iain Stewart | Director | 2020-01-09 | Mar 1987 | British |
| COCKERILL, Gavin Graham | Director | 2018-01-23 | Sep 1978 | British |
| LIGHTFOOT, Richard Alan | Director | 2018-01-23 | Mar 1972 | British |
| MAURER, Marc Kay | Director | 2024-09-18 | May 1976 | Swiss |
| ORMSBY, Bradley Leonard | Director | 2024-09-18 | Feb 1976 | British |
| RIECHERT, Matthias Siegfried | Director | 2022-10-31 | May 1973 | German |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Peter Fergusson | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | 2001-03-19 |
| ROBERTS, Alan Quine | Secretary | 2004-05-18 | 2015-10-06 |
| HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2000-07-03 |
| HL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-03-19 | 2004-05-18 |
| BEGUN, Pavel | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2017-07-28 |
| BONA, Conrad Christian | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2024-09-18 |
| DECKART, Christian Helmut, Dr | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2013-07-19 |
| GUNNING, Peter Robert | Director | 2001-06-06 | 2022-05-18 |
| HARDIE, Reginald George | Director | 2000-07-07 | 2012-07-20 |
| MOHR, Jan-Hendrik Markus | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2024-09-18 |
| RAFFERTY, Anthony | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2015-10-06 |
| ROBERTS, Alan Quine | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2018-06-26 |
| SCHEFFER, Hans | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2012-08-10 |
| WHEATLEY, Leslie Alan | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2016-08-15 |
| HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Günter Frank Fischer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-20 | Active |
| Mrs Julia Edeltraut Fischer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.