ELLUCIAN SMS LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
-81.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£73k
-88.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £4,079,635 | £2,823,620 | £5,486,905 | +94.3% | |
| Operating profit | £244,341 | £626,191 | £72,634 | -88.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £238,008 | £626,191 | £72,634 | -88.4% | |
| Net profit | £153,928 | £554,320 | £57,195 | -89.7% | |
| Cash | £7,232,313 | £7,707,874 | £1,446,706 | -81.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,248,763 | £2,822,159 | £2,899,354 | +2.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,248,763 | £2,822,159 | £2,899,354 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £2,248,763 | £2,822,159 | £2,899,354 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 36 | 35 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £4,930,711 | £5,186,216 | £5,107,127 | -1.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 22.2% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 19.6% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.9% | 22.2% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.4% | 86.7% | 80.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.55x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | 38.58x | — | — |
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
- ELLUCIAN SMS LTD 2012-03-26 → present
- SOPHIA SMS UK LIMITED 2011-10-04 → 2012-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors acknowledge the company is in a net current liability position at 31 December 2025. However, the position is substantially due to amounts due to parent companies. The directors are satisfied the parent will not demand repayment of these amounts if the payment will cause detriment to the company.”
Group structure
- ELLUCIAN SMS LTD · parent
- Ellucian Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Ellucian Higher Education Systems India Private Limited 99.99%
- Ellucian Technologies Canada ULC 100%
- Ellucian Tecnología de Mexico, S de RL de CV 99.67%
- Ellucian Tecnológica de Chile Limitada 99%
- Ellucian Netherlands B.V. 100%
- Ellucian Tecnología de Colombia S.A.S. 100%
- Ellucian Singapore Private Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD & BIRD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-10-24 | — | — |
| BHANGDIA, Harshan | Director | 2017-09-15 | Dec 1965 | Indian |
| MILANS, Seth | Director | 2021-10-01 | Apr 1980 | American |
| TILLEY, Rachael Louise | Director | 2021-02-22 | Dec 1970 | British |
| VINH, Karen | Director | 2022-06-01 | Sep 1971 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, James Dever | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2025-03-01 |
| BOYCE, Kevin | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2017-09-15 |
| CAMMEGH, Stephen John | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| FORREST, Richard James | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2021-02-17 |
| GARNETT, Jonathan William | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2015-02-05 |
| GEORGES, John Tom, Mr. | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2021-09-30 |
| SPEER, John | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2014-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellucian Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.