TESSIAN LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
74
-26% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-95.8% first positive since 2023
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 | £23,923,812 | £32,130,926 | £29,588,937 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£26,923,551 | -£1,440,911 | £15,474 | +101.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£27,988,968 | £34,277,664 | £1,442,648 | -95.8% | |
| Net profit | -£28,203,690 | £34,044,659 | £1,429,866 | -95.8% | |
| Cash | £14,188,348 | £17,185,469 | £17,351,923 | +1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,206,921 | £35,025,945 | £36,509,141 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | -£1,242,481 | £32,802,178 | £34,232,044 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | -£1,242,481 | £32,802,178 | £34,232,044 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 170 | 100 | 74 | -26% | |
| Wages | £24,611,831 | £13,925,554 | £9,654,440 | -30.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,198,828 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,812 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £2,119,504 | £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 —. 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 | -112.5% | -4.5% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | -117.9% | 106.0% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.1% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.3% | 34.0% | 29.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 3.38x | 4.09x | |
| Interest cover | -13.57x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- TESSIAN LIMITED 2018-06-20 → present
- CHECKRECIPIENT LIMITED 2016-08-08 → 2018-06-20
- QUIVER SOFTWARE LIMITED 2013-05-07 → 2016-08-08
- RECIPICHECK LIMITED 2013-01-14 → 2013-05-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- WP Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given Proofpoint, Inc.'s strong cash position, recurring revenue base, commitment to continue growing the business, the director is satisfied that Proofpoint, Inc. has the ability to provide support and that it will be forthcoming if required. On this basis, the director has prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In December 2023 was acquired by Proofpoint Inc.”
- “On 17th October 2024 the group disposed of Tessian Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN, Kyle Michael | Director | 2023-12-19 | Apr 1971 | American |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-15 | 2025-07-21 |
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-21 | 2026-03-23 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-11-03 | 2024-02-15 |
| ADAMS, Thomas Sebastian Borley | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-03-14 |
| ADAMS, Thomas Sebastian Borley | Director | 2013-01-14 | 2014-04-04 |
| ASHER, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 2023-12-19 | 2024-02-06 |
| BISHOP, Edward | Director | 2013-01-14 | 2023-12-19 |
| BRASOVEANU, Andrei Florin | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2023-12-19 |
| CHANDRATILLAKE, Suranga, Mr. | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2023-12-19 |
| HAMILTON, Ian Charles | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2021-04-12 |
| HSU, Janet Yunchu, Mrs. | Director | 2024-02-06 | 2024-07-12 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David Alexander | Director | 2014-04-04 | 2016-02-24 |
| KOBUS, Philipp Sebastian | Director | 2015-09-04 | 2016-08-09 |
| LIXANDRU, Luciana Maria | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2020-03-16 |
| MILLER, Matthew | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2023-12-19 |
| MOK, Beng-Fai | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2017-03-14 |
| MONTGOMERY, James | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2023-12-19 |
| SADLER, Timothy Royston | Director | 2013-01-14 | 2023-12-19 |
| SAYAR, Ramin | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2023-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Royston Sadler | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Edward Bishop | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Thomas Sebastian Borley Adams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.