ALNWICK COMPUTERWARE LTD.
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Cash
£121k
+45.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.1m
+16.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
82
+18.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£482k
-6.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,104,353 | £5,322,203 | £5,544,849 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £92,029 | £549,946 | £541,246 | -1.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £68,270 | £515,069 | £481,778 | -6.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£41,664 | £489,573 | £363,535 | -25.7% | |
| Cash | £22,595 | £23,939 | £461,326 | £565,930 | £83,506 | £121,438 | +45.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £685,047 | £1,911,036 | £3,771,270 | £5,100,496 | £5,848,842 | £6,839,254 | +16.9% | |
| Net assets | £494,297 | £1,615,385 | £3,323,655 | £4,589,993 | £5,279,566 | £6,143,101 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £494,297 | £1,615,385 | £3,323,655 | £4,589,993 | £5,279,566 | £6,143,101 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 82 | +18.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,570,302 | £2,101,979 | £2,556,887 | +21.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £270,997 | £223,268 | £218,080 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £20,400 | £20,400 | £20,400 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £58,782 | £71,501 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.0% | 10.3% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.3% | 9.2% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 1.8% | 9.4% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.2% | 25.8% | 21.8% | 20.2% | 22.2% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.20x | 0.88x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.87x | 15.77x | 9.10x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ALNWICK COMPUTERWARE LTD. · parent
- Alncom Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The group participates in the Government Project Gigabit for funding to build in rural areas.”
- “During the year the company issued new shares for a total consideration of £500,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINCHEN, Dawn | Secretary | 2005-05-12 | — | British |
| CARTER, Gareth William | Director | 2016-06-20 | Aug 1985 | British |
| ELLIMAN, Andrew John Charles | Director | 2021-02-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| INGLE, Clare | Director | 2025-10-17 | Nov 1980 | British |
| PARRY, Andrew | Director | 2022-01-14 | Oct 1970 | British |
| PINCHEN, Dawn | Director | 2005-05-12 | Mar 1972 | British |
| PINCHEN, Stephen Paul | Director | 2005-05-12 | Nov 1970 | British |
| SURREY, Michael Francis Patrick | Director | 2022-01-14 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WILSON, Roderick Charles St John | Director | 2021-11-09 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-05-12 | 2005-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railsite Telecom Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Paul Pinchen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Mrs Dawn Pinchen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.