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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-24 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-10

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£7B

+4.1% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£53B

+3.1% vs 2023

Employees

115

-10.9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£20B

-5% vs 2023

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £797,341,000£319,563,000
Operating profit -£18,763,103,000-£19,339,381,000
Profit before tax -£18,915,058,000-£19,858,134,000
Net profit -£17,385,477,000-£19,851,477,000
Cash £7,263,853£27,139,215£6,902,158,000£7,184,492,000
Total assets less current liabilities £55,461,463,000£62,378,079,000
Net assets £51,787,771,000£53,392,889,000
Equity £2,184,748£16,257,645-£13,211,159£59,709,153£51,787,771,000£53,392,889,000
Average employees 129115
Wages £4,653,129£7,727,071£6,856,673
Directors' remuneration £269,521£268,003

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

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -2353.2%-6051.8%
Net margin -2180.4%-6212.1%
Return on capital employed -33.8%-31.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 20.1%21.1%
Current ratio 1.05x2.06x
Interest cover -32.62x-30.47x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. PARAGRAF LIMITED 2017-07-06 → present
  2. 2D TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2015-11-25 → 2017-07-06

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
UK-adopted international accounting standards
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Saffery 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. PARAGRAF LIMITED · parent
    1. Paragraf USA Inc 100% · USA
    2. Nanosens Innovations Inc 100%

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CRANTON, Catherine Secretary 2024-08-01
LYNN, Andrew Kenneth, Dr Director 2017-10-04 Mar 1977 Canadian
SIDDIQUI, Amer Jawed Director 2026-03-31 Mar 1976 British
SUBRAMANIAM, Somasundaram Director 2021-12-24 Aug 1954 American
THOMAS, Simon Charles Stewart Director 2015-11-25 Jun 1977 British
IQ CAPITAL DIRECTORS NOMINEES LTD Corporate Director 2019-05-28
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PLATTS, Robert Charles Secretary 2022-01-01 2024-07-03
WOLLEY, Hugh Secretary 2019-11-13 2021-12-31
ABDULLA, Ismail Ali Director 2025-09-03 2026-03-31
ARMOUR, Amelia Sarah Director 2019-05-28 2022-04-06
CHURCHHOUSE, Stephen Paul, Dr Director 2017-09-29 2019-07-15
CRAWFORD, Alistair Director 2020-09-17 2026-04-01
CUMMINGS, David Scott Director 2021-12-24 2024-07-03
GUINEY, Ivor, Dr Director 2015-11-25 2019-06-26
HALFPENNY, John Director 2017-09-29 2024-07-16
HUMPHREYS, Colin John, Professor Sir Director 2016-01-31 2024-07-03
PARKWALK ADVISORS LTD Corporate Director 2019-07-15 2024-07-03

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Parkwalk Advisors Ltd Corporate entity Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2019-05-29 Ceased 2022-02-25
Dr Ivor Guiney Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-08-06 Ceased 2017-03-02
Mr Simon Charles Stewart Thomas Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-05-28

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 132 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-03-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-05-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-04-30 RP01SH01 miscellaneous Legacy PDF
2026-04-30 RP01SH01 miscellaneous Legacy PDF
2026-04-08 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2026-04-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-04-01 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2026-03-28 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-03-18 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-27 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-21 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-16 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-11-19 ANNOTATION miscellaneous Legacy
2025-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-09-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-02 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-08-21 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-07-29 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
8

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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