LONGSAND LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£503M
USD 668,812,000
+6.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29M
USD 39,154,000
+19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,285,951 | -£41,344 | +98.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £24,540,329 | £29,432,459 | +19.9% | |
| Net profit | £24,540,329 | £29,432,459 | +19.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £473,320,304 | £502,752,763 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £473,320,304 | £502,752,763 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £473,320,304 | £502,752,763 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 24.50x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate as they consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company entered into an agreement to refinance its loan receivable from Micro Focus MHC Limited. The principal amount of $8,449,000, which was previously due for repayment in October 2025, has been refinanced with a new maturity date in October 2027 and carries interest at a rate of six-month adjusted term SOFR plus a margin of 1.75%.”
- “The Company entered into an agreement to refinance its loan receivable from Micro Focus MHC Limited. The principal amount of $320,979,000, which was previously due for repayment in January 2026, has been refinanced with a new maturity date in January 2027 and carries interest at a rate of six-month adjusted term SOFR plus a margin of 1.85%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAIDA, Christian | Director | 2023-01-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
| WILKINSON, Mark Kenneth | Director | 2023-01-31 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM, Candice Tiffany | Secretary | 2023-01-16 | 2023-01-30 |
| HICKEY, Patrick Julian | Secretary | 2002-11-22 | 2002-11-29 |
| KANTER, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 2002-11-29 | 2012-06-07 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto Adriano | Secretary | 2012-06-07 | 2014-05-27 |
| TROWER, Tara | Secretary | 2014-12-17 | 2017-06-15 |
| ACEDO, Michael Fernando | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2026-01-16 |
| ASHLEY, Matthew Edward | Director | 2021-10-29 | 2023-01-31 |
| BLANCHFLOWER, Sean Mark | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2018-10-15 |
| CASHMAN, Barry Gareth | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2018-10-15 |
| CHRISTODOULOU, Anne Patricia | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2002-11-29 |
| FRASER, Ian Cumming | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2020-04-08 |
| GARRETT, Michael John | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2018-02-28 |
| HUSSAIN, Sushovan Tareque | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2012-06-07 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2019-02-21 |
| LETELIER, Sergio Erik | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2016-07-12 |
| MURDOCH, Stephen Edward | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2023-01-31 |
| RANGANATHAN, Madhu | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2025-01-27 |
| RODGERS, Richard Paul | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2023-01-31 |
| SHAIKHALI, Juzer | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2012-09-18 |
| YELLAND, Christopher Henry | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2018-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Focus International Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Autonomy Systems Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Autonomy Systems Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.