DIGITAL CATAPULT
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-55.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+14.3% vs 2024
Employees
301
+8.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£358K
+672.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £42,126,431 | £43,570,873 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£129,705 | £354,705 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £46,383 | £358,436 | |
| Net profit | — | £103,885 | £97,413 | — | £161,633 | -£11,309 | -£90,327 | £151,269 | |
| Cash | — | £1,965,106 | £328,856 | — | £1,468,913 | £885,416 | £3,216,440 | £1,426,746 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,814,874 | £6,764,964 | — | £6,591,560 | £6,227,972 | £7,434,437 | £8,249,664 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,054,555 | £1,205,824 | |
| Equity | £27,254 | £131,139 | £228,552 | £228,552 | £390,185 | £378,876 | £1,054,555 | £1,205,824 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 278 | 301 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £19,324,779 | £21,365,823 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,044,503 | £1,020,951 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+3.4%
£42,126,431 £43,570,873
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Cash
-55.6%
£3,216,440 £1,426,746
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Net assets
+14.3%
£1,054,555 £1,205,824
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Employees
+8.3%
278 301
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+373.5%
-£129,705 £354,705
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Profit before tax
+672.8%
£46,383 £358,436
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Wages
+10.6%
£19,324,779 £21,365,823
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.63x |
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
- DIGITAL CATAPULT 2015-05-06 → present
- THE CONNECTED DIGITAL ECONOMY CATAPULT LIMITED 2012-02-24 → 2015-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management confirms the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. It has assessed the business on financial, operational and other factors as part of this assessment. FY24/5 was the second year of the Company's five year Grant Funding Agreement with Innovate UK, providing funding for Digital Catapult for the period from April 2023 to March 2028. There are no other factors known which could impact on a going concern assessment.”
Group structure
- DIGITAL CATAPULT · parent
- Digital Catapult Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Digital Catapult Services has made two investments after the year end, these are of a similar structure and nature to the current investments. In August 2025 Digital Catapult Services issued two Convertible Loan Notes each with a value of £400,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAIT, Christopher | Secretary | 2018-09-14 | — | — |
| BLETSO, David Roy | Director | 2023-02-08 | Nov 1969 | British |
| BUIE, Damien Charles William, Dr | Director | 2023-10-01 | Mar 1973 | English |
| CECIL, Jessica Mary | Director | 2022-11-02 | Aug 1964 | British |
| FRASER, Perdita Rachel Josephine | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| GUHA, Priya | Director | 2020-04-11 | Sep 1973 | British |
| HOWELL, Belinda Katharine, Dr | Director | 2022-11-02 | Nov 1965 | British |
| ROGERS, Yvonne Ruth, Professor | Director | 2022-11-02 | May 1960 | British |
| STORY, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2026-01-05 | Feb 1969 | British |
| TODD, Valerie | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
| UNDERWOOD, Keith Robert | Director | 2020-04-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Richard | Secretary | 2014-05-16 | 2018-09-03 |
| STAIT, Christopher Martin | Secretary | 2012-10-29 | 2014-05-16 |
| APPLEYARD, Nicholas John | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2015-10-22 |
| BAVERSTOCK, Ian Antony | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2020-05-31 |
| BOWEN, Susan | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| BRYAN, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2014-03-12 |
| BUTLER, Joseph Mackay, Dr | Director | 2022-03-07 | 2026-01-27 |
| CARR, Andrew James | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2016-09-12 |
| CROCKETT, Samuel Neil | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2016-06-08 |
| DOCHERTY, David, Dr | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2015-10-22 |
| EAST, David Warren Arthur | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2015-08-31 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Anne | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2012-10-29 |
| GREEN, Andrew James | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2019-05-01 |
| HALL, Wendy, Professor Dame | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2015-10-22 |
| HUTCHINS, Graham John Richard | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2013-07-18 |
| IRONSIDE, Rowena Helen | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2023-11-07 |
| JACKSON, Keith, Professor | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-06-08 |
| MAIER, Juergen Wolfgang | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| PRIEST, William James Alexander | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| RIDLEY-SMITH, Jill Sealey | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2023-11-07 |
| SANDERS, Noeline Dirukshi | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2023-02-02 |
| SHESGREEN, Laura Mary | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2020-10-14 |
| SILVER, Jeremy Michael, Dr | Director | 2016-06-08 | 2024-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Kingsley | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2023-11-07 |
| VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2015-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.