CONVERA UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£114M
USD 152,815,000
-13.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£52M
USD 69,181,000
-4.8% vs 2023
Employees
140
-21.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
USD -3,553,000
-123.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £135,545,339 | £139,316,738 | |
| Operating profit | £11,290,274 | -£4,537,639 | |
| Profit before tax | £11,430,067 | -£2,656,051 | |
| Net profit | £8,681,319 | -£2,656,051 | |
| Cash | £131,593,033 | £114,237,123 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,039,620 | £56,923,824 | |
| Net assets | £54,326,830 | £51,716,379 | |
| Equity | £54,326,830 | £51,716,379 | |
| Average employees | 178 | 140 | |
| Wages | £10,716,155 | £9,988,787 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
+2.8%
£135,545,339 £139,316,738
-
Cash
-13.2%
£131,593,033 £114,237,123
-
Net assets
-4.8%
£54,326,830 £51,716,379
-
Employees
-21.3%
178 140
-
Operating profit
-140.2%
£11,290,274 -£4,537,639
-
Profit before tax
-123.2%
£11,430,067 -£2,656,051
-
Wages
-6.8%
£10,716,155 £9,988,787
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | -8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.5% | 93.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 5.71x | -15.81x |
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
- CONVERA UK LIMITED 2023-07-27 → present
- CUSTOM HOUSE FINANCIAL (UK) LTD 2006-08-02 → 2023-07-27
- CUSTOM HOUSE CURRENCY EXCHANGE (UK) LIMITED 2002-05-30 → 2006-08-02
- ALNERY NO.2245 LIMITED 2002-02-22 → 2002-05-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Convera Topco Limited has the intent and ability to continue to provide adequate funding, as necessary, including ongoing operating funds, capital, or other assistance to the Company in the foreseeable future but at least for one year from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During 2021, The Western Union Company ("TWUC"), the former ultimate parent of the Company, agreed to sell the entire Western Union Business Solutions business, including the Company to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC for cash consideration of $910 million, subject to regulatory and working capital adjustments, which occurred in multiple closings. The first closing, which included the Company, occurred on March 1, 2022 and are now trading under the Convera brand, with final closings that occurred in December 31st, 2022 and July 1st, 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DER VIJVER, Fedde Tristan, Mr. | Director | 2015-10-02 | May 1978 | Dutch |
| WRIGHT, Tyson Victor | Director | 2022-03-01 | Sep 1983 | Canadian |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Louise, Ms. | Secretary | 2016-02-12 | 2017-09-20 |
| BECK, Bernard Mark | Secretary | 2009-09-01 | 2009-12-09 |
| BECK, Bernard Mark | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2007-12-17 |
| GUSTAVSON, Peter Bjorn | Secretary | 2002-05-30 | 2009-09-01 |
| JONES, John | Secretary | 2009-12-09 | 2020-06-24 |
| MULHOLLAND, Damien Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | 2016-02-12 |
| O'HARE, Laura, Ms. | Secretary | 2017-09-20 | 2018-06-15 |
| OLIVER, Bryan | Secretary | 2007-12-17 | 2009-09-01 |
| SODEN, Karl Michael, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2015-09-24 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-22 | 2002-05-30 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-26 | 2010-03-24 |
| AZEVEDO, Mary Patricia | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2011-03-08 |
| BAKKE, Christopher Alan | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2012-07-24 |
| BECK, Bernard Mark | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2009-12-09 |
| CICERI, John Peter | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-09-23 |
| CRAWFORD, Paul Richard | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2012-12-01 |
| CRIVELLI, Anthony Paul, Mr. | Director | 2015-02-08 | 2018-04-09 |
| FISCHER, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2018-03-29 |
| GARODIA, Rajiv Kumar | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-03-07 |
| GRAHAM, Neil Anthony | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2012-07-13 |
| GRIFFITH, Krista | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2013-02-20 |
| GUSTAVSON, Anne-Marie | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2007-11-01 |
| GUSTAVSON, Peter Bjorn | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2009-09-01 |
| HAMILTON, Else Christina | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| HEALD, Gareth Owen Davey | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2013-08-06 |
| JEFFREY, Ian Charles | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-04-09 |
| KEOGH, Jacqueline Ann, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2020-02-26 |
| OLIVER, Bryan, Mr. | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2014-06-26 |
| REES, Jonathan | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2014-08-01 |
| SUMMERILL, Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2023-11-15 |
| SWANN, David Picton, Mr. | Director | 2024-01-30 | 2024-07-09 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Cameron | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2011-12-06 |
| TIMBERS, Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2010-06-02 | 2015-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Bradley | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| WINDBIGLER, Bradley Allen | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2022-03-01 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-22 | 2002-05-30 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-22 | 2002-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Western Union Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-06-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-06-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-06-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-12-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.