CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3m
-20.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
-24.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£461k
+90.8% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,833,530 | £26,143,258 | £24,751,620 | -5.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,222,408 | -£5,028,336 | -£543,003 | +89.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,231,168 | -£5,003,395 | -£461,189 | +90.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,450,965 | -£3,085,477 | -£461,338 | +85% | |
| Cash | £6,504,601 | £5,450,762 | £4,311,812 | -20.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,780,202 | £21,239,191 | £20,210,289 | -4.8% | |
| Net assets | £25,941,329 | £21,032,391 | £19,997,285 | -4.9% | |
| Equity | £25,941,329 | £21,032,391 | £19,997,285 | -4.9% | |
| Average employees | 276 | 247 | 187 | -24.3% | |
| Wages | £17,158,677 | £16,345,734 | £11,951,457 | -26.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £869,143 | £679,553 | £614,052 | -9.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £103,290 | £112,407 | £126,959 | +12.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.5% | -19.2% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | -11.8% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.0% | -23.7% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.0% | 18.1% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.72x | 3.61x | 3.74x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 2009-03-12 → present
- CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP (GB) LIMITED 2009-01-08 → 2009-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PEM Audit 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 Group's or the Parent 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
- CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · parent
- Cambridge Design Partnership, Inc. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSLEY, Miranda Barbara | Secretary | 2025-11-25 | — | — |
| JONES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2026-01-29 | Apr 1973 | British |
| LEWIS, David Hywel | Director | 2018-03-16 | Apr 1966 | British |
| SCHUMANN, Matthew Alexander | Director | 2009-01-09 | Feb 1967 | British |
| TIPTON, Wade Marcel | Director | 2018-03-16 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2009-01-08 | 2009-01-08 |
| SCHUMANN, Matthew Alexander | Secretary | 2009-01-08 | 2025-07-31 |
| BAKER, James George | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2023-07-19 |
| BARUCH, Uri Eliezer | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2023-04-14 |
| BEADMAN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2025-04-30 |
| BRADY, Matthew James | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2025-02-28 |
| BREWER, Kevin Michael | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2009-01-08 |
| CANE, Michael Roger | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2020-09-11 |
| CLEMENTS, Jeremy Peter, Dr | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2026-01-26 |
| HAWORTH, Daniel Nicholas | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2026-01-23 |
| HOUGHTON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2026-01-27 |
| LAAKSO, Aki | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-02-07 |
| STRUTT, Benjamin John | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2023-07-19 |
| SUTTON, Nicola | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2024-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Alexander Schumann | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2025-07-31 |
| Mr Michael Andrew Beadman | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
| Mr Michael Cane | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2020-09-11 |
| Cdp Employee Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-06-28 | Active |
| Mr Michael Andrew Beadman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-28 |
| Mr Michael Roger Cane | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-28 |
| Mr Matthew Alexander Schumann | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.