SSP LIMITED
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Cash
£94k
-59.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£217m
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
186
-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£32m
+15.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £39,748,000 | £40,430,000 | £36,135,000 | -10.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£861,000 | £5,053,000 | £8,249,000 | +63.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,871,000 | £27,938,000 | £32,283,000 | +15.6% | |
| Net profit | £20,636,000 | £27,953,000 | £31,733,000 | +13.5% | |
| Cash | £282,000 | £233,000 | £94,000 | -59.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £158,638,000 | £185,433,000 | £217,033,000 | +17% | |
| Net assets | £156,851,000 | £184,804,000 | £216,537,000 | +17.2% | |
| Equity | £156,851,000 | £184,804,000 | £216,537,000 | +17.2% | |
| Average employees | 209 | 206 | 186 | -9.7% | |
| Wages | £11,641,000 | £12,372,000 | £11,231,000 | -9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -2.2% | 12.5% | 22.8% | |
| Net margin | 51.9% | 69.1% | 87.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.5% | 29.4% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | 0.10x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | -0.45x | 2.62x | 6.01x |
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
- SSP LIMITED 2007-11-30 → present
- SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS PARTNERS LIMITED 2001-08-14 → 2007-11-30
- PINK JUNCTION LIMITED 2001-06-14 → 2001-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have received confirmation from the ultimate parent entity that the Company will continue to have access to cash from this facility over the going concern period. The directors are therefore satisfied that the wider group... has sufficient funds”
Group structure
- SSP LIMITED · parent
- Holdgrove Limited 100%
- Key Choice Insurance Marketing Limited 100%
- KeyChoice Underwriting Limited 100%
- Software Solutions Partners Africa (Proprietary) Limited 100%
- SSP (Africa) Holdings (Proprietary) Limite 100%
- SSP (New Zealand) Limited 100%
- SSP (India) Private Limited 100%
- Sectomet Limited 100%
- Policy Master Group Limited 100%
- Loop Portal UK Limited 100%
- SSP Asia Pacific Pty Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUFTON, Michael Joseph | Director | 2021-02-17 | Sep 1964 | Canadian |
| PARTINGTON, Nathan Peter | Director | 2024-12-12 | Dec 1981 | Canadian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATE, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2002-03-29 | 2011-10-01 |
| FORREST, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2021-02-17 |
| FORREST, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2011-10-27 | 2020-09-30 |
| RASCHE, Diane | Secretary | 2001-08-08 | 2002-03-29 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-14 | 2001-08-08 |
| BATE, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-03-29 | 2011-10-01 |
| BEATTIE, Brian | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2024-12-12 |
| BJERGSTED, Niels | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2003-01-27 |
| BOW, Steven | Director | 2006-01-30 | 2012-04-16 |
| CARGILL, Stephen Peter | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2018-05-02 |
| DAVEY, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2015-07-06 |
| FOLWELL, Grenville John | Director | 2002-03-29 | 2008-03-03 |
| GREENHILL, Colin Steven | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2025-11-10 |
| LATHROPE, Stephen Michael | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2021-02-17 |
| MATTHEWS, Alastair Sean | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2003-07-11 |
| MILLER, Mark Robert | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2024-12-12 |
| PEARSON, Steven Richard | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-05-31 |
| PENNINGTON, Christopher | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2021-02-17 |
| RASCHE, David Anthony | Director | 2001-08-08 | 2011-03-31 |
| SADLER, James Anthony | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-02-17 |
| SOUTHAN, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-03-29 | 2007-09-24 |
| THOMPSON, Carol | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| WALKER, Laurence John Brian | Director | 2001-08-08 | 2018-05-31 |
| WARING, David Gerald | Director | 2006-01-30 | 2011-10-26 |
| WITHERS, James Thomas | Director | 2003-09-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-06-14 | 2001-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.