SMART CARD SOFTWARE LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the multinational payment group Visa Inc., the company develops business and domestic software solutions for smart chip cards.
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Cash
£75k
-62.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£45m
+0.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£18k
+114.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£5,495 | -£7,290 | -£2,000 | £84,086 | -£87,692 | £18,014 | +120.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,495 | -£7,143 | -£1,846,867 | -£5,566,459 | -£125,139 | £18,017 | +114.4% | |
| Net profit | -£5,495 | -£7,143 | -£1,846,867 | -£5,580,217 | -£125,139 | £35,436 | +128.3% | |
| Cash | £216,216 | £216,363 | £216,363 | £1,554,479 | £198,889 | £74,555 | -62.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,371,348 | £9,364,205 | £7,517,338 | £42,315,015 | £45,104,648 | £45,363,165 | +0.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £42,315,015 | £45,104,648 | £45,363,165 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £9,371,348 | £9,364,205 | £7,517,338 | £42,315,015 | £45,104,648 | £45,363,165 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.86x | 0.53x | 6.65x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SMART CARD SOFTWARE LIMITED 2004-12-17 → present
- WB CO (1340) LIMITED 2004-10-13 → 2004-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sargeant Partnership Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that individually or collectively may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SMART CARD SOFTWARE LIMITED · parent
- Bell Identification B.V. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN, Sharon Julie | Director | 2023-10-02 | Jun 1971 | British |
| PITHOUSE, Prini Patel | Director | 2025-11-24 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURRAN, Glynis | Secretary | 2004-11-18 | 2005-03-15 |
| HARVEY, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2005-03-15 | 2016-01-25 |
| KIM, Jae Kyung | Secretary | 2016-01-25 | 2019-10-21 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-13 | 2004-11-18 |
| CURRAN, Patrick Brian | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2016-01-25 |
| HOFFMEISTER, James Holton | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2025-11-24 |
| KIM, Jae Kyung | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2019-10-21 |
| LIVINGSTON, Robert Philip | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2023-10-02 |
| MATHUR, Rahul | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2019-10-21 |
| PILLING, Martin Anthony | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2018-05-25 |
| RISHI, Satish | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2016-09-14 |
| SCOTT, Martin Philip | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2019-10-21 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-13 | 2004-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visa Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-21 | Active |
| Rambus Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-01 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-04-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.