COMMS DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7m
-14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.4m
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
+16.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£363k
-131.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £914,000 | £2,417,000 | £1,289,000 | -46.7% | |
| Operating profit | £84,000 | £1,142,000 | -£363,000 | -131.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £84,000 | £1,142,000 | -£363,000 | -131.8% | |
| Net profit | £70,000 | £869,000 | -£266,000 | -130.6% | |
| Cash | £1,846,000 | £3,127,000 | £2,663,000 | -14.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,657,000 | £2,417,000 | -9% | |
| Net assets | £3,088,000 | £2,657,000 | £2,391,000 | -10% | |
| Equity | £3,088,000 | £2,657,000 | £2,391,000 | -10% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 12 | 14 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £617,000 | £670,000 | £768,000 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 9.2% | 47.2% | -28.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 36.0% | -20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 43.0% | -15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.5% | 22.6% | 18.5% | |
| Current ratio | 7.97x | 4.43x | 5.67x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has undertaken various stress test scenarios to assess financial resilience and the sufficiency of the significant long-term borrowing facilities. Based on the outcomes, the Board is of the view that the Company and Group will have sufficient headroom available to finance the ongoing activities of the Company. The financial statements have, therefore, been prepared on the going concern basis, under the historical cost basis of accounting, including FRS 102 and the Companies Act 2006.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON, Benjamin Lascelles | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | — | — |
| JACKSON, Richard Ian | Director | 2025-05-30 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MCGORMAN, David Martin, Dr | Director | 2020-10-30 | May 1980 | British |
| WELDON, Christopher James | Director | 2020-10-30 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Paul Derrick John, Dr | Secretary | 2005-09-01 | 2020-10-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Robert | Secretary | 2020-10-30 | 2021-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, Tanya | Secretary | 2021-09-06 | 2024-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Sally Louise | Secretary | 2004-05-28 | 2005-09-01 |
| VENNING, Martin John Wentworth | Secretary | 2004-02-27 | 2004-05-28 |
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-27 | 2004-02-27 |
| CLARK, Paul Derrick John, Dr | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2020-10-30 |
| JOHNSTONE, Thomas George | Director | 2020-10-30 | 2021-08-13 |
| MACAULAY, James Edward | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2025-05-30 |
| STEPHENSON, Paul | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2020-10-30 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-27 | 2004-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unipart Rail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-30 | Active |
| Dr Paul Derrick John Clark | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.