BACKSTOP SOLUTIONS UK, LTD
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Cash
£205k
-76.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.8m
+30.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£422k
-83.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,357,000 | £3,801,000 | £3,458,000 | -9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £81,000 | £2,545,000 | £285,000 | -88.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £81,000 | £2,547,000 | £422,000 | -83.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £219,000 | £2,370,000 | £422,000 | -82.2% | |
| Cash | £156,439 | £222,558 | £145,607 | £1,463,407 | £872,000 | £205,000 | -76.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£281,877 | -£641,656 | -£185,791 | £33,062 | £1,403,000 | £1,825,000 | +30.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £33,000 | £1,403,000 | £1,825,000 | +30.1% | |
| Equity | -£281,877 | -£641,656 | -£185,791 | £33,062 | £1,403,000 | £1,825,000 | +30.1% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £2,000 | £2,000 | 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.4% | 67.0% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.5% | 62.4% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 245.0% | 181.4% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 99.2% | 68.7% | 66.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.01x | 1.46x | 0.38x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis of accounting. The time-period that the Board has considered in evaluating the appropriateness of the going concern basis of accounting is a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, Colm | Director | 2024-11-29 | Dec 1980 | Irish |
| EVANS, Paul Robert | Director | 2024-08-09 | May 1975 | English |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN, Neil | Secretary | 2022-05-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| COGHILL, Clint Derek | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2024-08-09 |
| HILL, Deborah | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2013-10-30 |
| LYLE, James Robert Bryan | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2018-08-23 |
| PRIUTT, Robert Andrew | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2013-09-26 |
| RUTTER, Mandy | Director | 2024-08-09 | 2024-11-29 |
| SCHULER, James Patrick | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2024-08-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Pignataro | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Ion Investment Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-12-28 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Mr Clint Derek Coghill | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-28 |
| Dealogic Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.