AUTODESK DIRECT LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Autodesk Limited, the company handles direct online retail sales for the software group.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£219k
-86.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£45k
-79.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Accordingly, all assets have been accounted for at their realisable value and all liabilities have been accounted for at their expected settlement amounts. All long-term liabilities have been reclassified as current liabilities.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,630,679 | £1,299,811 | £445,895 | -65.7% | |
| Operating profit | £276,423 | £19,622 | £6,688 | -65.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £962,852 | £220,341 | £44,824 | -79.7% | |
| Net profit | £731,195 | £151,927 | £43,846 | -71.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,675,553 | £219,399 | -86.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,023,626 | £1,675,553 | £219,399 | -86.9% | |
| Equity | £5,023,626 | £1,675,553 | £219,399 | -86.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 11.7% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.2% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.1% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.02x | 6.05x |
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
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Accordingly, all assets have been accounted for at their realisable value and all liabilities have been accounted for at their expected settlement amounts. All long-term liabilities have been reclassified as current liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITZPATRICK, Cormac | Director | 2019-07-05 | Apr 1980 | Irish |
| GILLIS, Simon John | Director | 2026-04-23 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAMS, Mark | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2015-08-03 |
| BERRY, Laurence Francis | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2021-10-31 |
| CLIFFORD, Deborah Lynn | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2019-06-18 |
| HOLZER, Daniel Corker | Director | 2021-11-05 | 2026-02-19 |
| LANGS-SALTZMAN, Ashleigh Elaine | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2025-10-13 |
| NORDLOF, Kirsten Marie | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2021-06-02 |
| PFLUGH, William James | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, Paul David | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2016-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autodesk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.