POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+19.6% vs 2024
Employees
277
+14% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+275.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £67,590,295 | £56,024,084 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,271,546 | £2,217,250 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,267,432 | £2,220,861 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,027,153 | £2,220,861 | |
| Cash | £11,415,403 | — | £10,870,060 | £9,806,600 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,305,464 | £13,526,325 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £11,305,464 | £13,526,325 | |
| Equity | £9,910,230 | — | £11,305,464 | £13,526,325 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 243 | 277 | |
| Wages | — | — | £16,786,348 | £19,901,401 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £224,906 | £161,806 |
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
-17.1%
£67,590,295 £56,024,084
-
Cash
-9.8%
£10,870,060 £9,806,600
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+19.6%
£11,305,464 £13,526,325
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Employees
+14%
243 277
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Operating profit
+274.4%
-£1,271,546 £2,217,250
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Profit before tax
+275.2%
-£1,267,432 £2,220,861
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Wages
+18.6%
£16,786,348 £19,901,401
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 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -1.5% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -11.2% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.59x | 3.54x |
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
- POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE 2021-02-18 → present
- THE POLICE ICT COMPANY 2015-04-16 → 2021-02-18
- THE POLICE ICT COMPANY LIMITED 2012-06-20 → 2015-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Simpson Wreford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The Company received a Grant award for the value of £22,366,848 from the Home Office National Police Capabilities Unit and Capabilities Reform Unit to be used for the purpose of a portfolio of inter-connected digital and forensic national programmes led by Police Digital Service to implement the National Police Digital Strategy and digital transformation across policing to support crime reduction, protect the public and drive efficiencies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIERS, Lynne | Secretary | 2019-05-21 | — | — |
| ALLEN, David Michael | Director | 2024-06-04 | Dec 1964 | British |
| CARDEN, Robert John | Director | 2023-10-19 | Jan 1968 | British |
| DUNBOBBIN, Andrew | Director | 2021-07-29 | Jan 1975 | British |
| DWYER, Tessa Anne | Director | 2024-06-04 | Sep 1983 | British |
| EASTAUGH, Antony Robert | Director | 2024-08-19 | Jul 1965 | British |
| HIRST, Roger Charles | Director | 2024-06-17 | Jul 1960 | British |
| IND, Hugh | Director | 2023-10-19 | Jul 1969 | British |
| PRESTON, Darryl Andrew | Director | 2022-07-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
| SCOTT, Matthew Richard | Director | 2026-01-08 | Jul 1984 | British |
| STEPHENS, Gavin John | Director | 2023-10-19 | Apr 1971 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sarah Alison | Director | 2025-11-26 | Dec 1977 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Jeremy | Director | 2025-01-20 | May 1973 | Welsh |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL, Michael John | Secretary | 2018-09-25 | 2019-05-02 |
| ALSTON, Nicholas Kenneth | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2016-10-05 |
| BANERJEE, Urmila | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2015-06-10 |
| BARBER, Matthew David | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2022-07-25 |
| BARTON, Michael | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2016-07-20 |
| BEATON, Ailsa Elizabeth | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2013-02-27 |
| BELL, Ian Kevin | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2024-07-11 |
| BOURNE, Katy Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2022-07-25 |
| BOURNE, Simon Andrew | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2025-05-23 |
| CORNBERG, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2013-02-27 |
| CUTHBERT, Jeffrey Hambley | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-05-07 |
| DAVINSON, Joanna Maeve | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2020-07-09 |
| DEAKIN, Stephen Tony | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2015-11-24 |
| DHINDSA, Hardyal Singh | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2021-05-18 |
| DUCKWORTH, Simon D'Olier | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2015-03-25 |
| DYSON, Ian Christopher | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2022-02-03 |
| EVISON, Jonathan | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2025-09-10 |
| FAIRLEY, Allan William | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2024-07-25 |
| FARRELL, Joanna | Director | 2022-02-03 | 2023-10-19 |
| FIGGURES, Andrew Collingwood, Lieutenant General (Retd) | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2017-04-26 |
| FRANCE, David Paul | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2019-08-13 |
| GARGAN, Nicholas James | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2013-02-27 |
| GREENHALGH, Stephen John, Lord | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2016-05-05 |
| HANCOCK, Susannah Mary | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2022-06-21 |
| HEWITT, Martin James | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2023-05-18 |
| HILL, Michael Anthon | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2022-05-20 |
| HOGG, Adam Ronald | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2019-10-01 |
| JONES, Donna | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2025-08-19 |
| KILPATRICK, Helen Marjorie | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2013-08-15 |
| LAWRENCE, Rebecca Dionysia Jane | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2018-06-28 |
| LLYWELYN, Dafydd | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2023-10-19 |
| LOWIN-ROBERTS, Neil | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2018-09-23 |
| MCLAREN, Angela Wendy | Director | 2023-10-19 | 2024-06-18 |
| MICHAEL, Alun Edward | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2017-02-27 |
| MOLD, Stephen Graham | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2024-03-21 |
| PAGE-JONES, Bethan | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2025-05-14 |
| PARKES, Wayne | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2021-07-29 |
| PARR, Simon Peter | Director | 2023-10-19 | 2025-11-26 |
| PARR, Simon Peter | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2015-03-25 |
| RIDDLE, David William | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2015-03-25 |
| SCATES, Darren | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2023-10-19 |
| SNOWDEN, Andrew James | Director | 2022-07-25 | 2024-05-10 |
| STANSFELD, Anthony Hamer | Director | 2019-07-23 | 2021-05-18 |
| SURL, Martin John | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2018-07-11 |
| THORNTON, Sara | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2019-04-11 |
| TIPPING, Simon Patrick | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2021-05-18 |
| TODD, Alan | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2023-10-19 |
| TODD, Alan | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2016-07-20 |
| TURNER, Stephen Mark | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-05-09 |
| WEBB, Stephen Francis | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2013-02-27 |
| WHITE, Stephen John | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2021-05-18 |
| WILKINSON, Sarah Fay | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.