WINDCAVE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.9m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£523k
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
21
Average over period
Profit before tax
£463k
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,747,685 | £17,109,597 | £14,435,235 | — | |
| Operating profit | £386,633 | £777,255 | £462,932 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £376,613 | £783,678 | £463,115 | — | |
| Net profit | £258,635 | £670,803 | £323,432 | — | |
| Cash | £4,970,069 | £8,863,404 | £4,852,595 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £950,414 | £1,582,699 | £560,200 | — | |
| Net assets | £894,919 | £1,565,722 | £523,038 | — | |
| Equity | £894,919 | £1,565,722 | £523,038 | — | |
| Average employees | 26 | 19 | 21 | — | |
| Wages | £1,337,257 | £1,006,347 | £886,719 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 4.5% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.7% | 49.1% | 82.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.0% | 90.2% | 95.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.09x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 33.91x | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WINDCAVE LIMITED 2019-07-01 → present
- PAYMENT EXPRESS LIMITED 2015-06-25 → 2019-07-01
- DIRECT PAYMENT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2011-11-04 → 2015-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the results for the period, the period-end financial position and the approved budget for the forthcoming year, the director believes that the Company has adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN, Andrew John | Director | 2011-11-04 | Nov 1967 | New Zealander |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew John Cullen | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-24 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.