PUBLIC DIGITAL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+24.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5m
+45.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
91
+35.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
+9.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £18,046,411 | £22,314,186 | +23.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,554,020 | £2,787,427 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,558,374 | £2,796,915 | +9.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,904,824 | £2,078,189 | +9.1% | |
| Cash | £757,295 | £2,141,620 | £1,206,847 | £869,256 | £1,228,640 | £1,528,515 | +24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,056,750 | £1,612,272 | £1,770,612 | £2,053,543 | £3,484,446 | £5,026,734 | +44.3% | |
| Net assets | £979,668 | £1,593,938 | £1,721,861 | £2,034,850 | £3,439,674 | £5,017,863 | +45.9% | |
| Equity | £979,668 | £1,593,938 | £1,721,861 | £2,034,850 | £3,439,674 | £5,017,863 | +45.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 22 | 34 | 44 | 67 | 91 | +35.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,669,350 | £9,392,351 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,135,675 | £1,116,807 | £1,168,649 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £30,189 | £29,287 | -3% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £222,768 | £254,139 | +14.1% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.2% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.6% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 73.3% | 55.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.0% | 45.3% | 42.5% | 46.2% | 44.6% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.20x | 2.63x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board believes that the company will continue to successfully operate for the foreseeable future and has neither the intention or necessity to liquidate or cease trading. Public Digital has a strong balance sheet and even with a complete cessation of new sales activity would be able to cover costs for a 3-month period from the date of the approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- PUBLIC DIGITAL LIMITED · parent
- PD Nigeria Limited 100%
- PD Consulting Canada Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end, the non-trading legal entity in Nigeria has been closed down.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN, Michael Thomas | Director | 2015-10-12 | Dec 1968 | British |
| COWLEY, Lesley Ruth | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| DERR, Matthew | Director | 2023-01-31 | Mar 1983 | American |
| GAWEN, Emma | Director | 2025-08-11 | Mar 1986 | British |
| GREENWAY, Andrew David | Director | 2017-12-18 | Nov 1985 | British |
| LOOSEMORE, Thomas William Frederick | Director | 2015-10-12 | May 1971 | British |
| TERRETT, Benjamin John | Director | 2015-10-12 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Timothy Stephen | Director | 2019-03-07 | 2026-05-31 |
| DAVIES, Andrea Clare | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2025-08-11 |
| DAVIES, Mark Russell | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2017-02-06 |
| HUGHES, Adam John | Director | 2023-11-16 | 2025-12-01 |
| MORROW, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2025-08-11 | 2026-03-31 |
| RAMZAN GOLANT, Farah | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2023-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyu Investment Uk | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-05 | Ceased 2024-02-05 |
| Public Digital Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-05 | Active |
| Mr Mark Russell Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-06 | Ceased 2017-02-06 |
| Mr Thomas William Frederick Loosemore | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-11 | Ceased 2018-02-05 |
| Mr Michael Thomas Bracken | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-11 | Ceased 2018-02-05 |
| Mr Benjamin John Terrett | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-11 | Ceased 2018-02-05 |
| Mr Mark Russell Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-11 | Ceased 2017-02-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.