CDS SUPPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
+132.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8.1m
+23.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
188
+6.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+38.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,028,907 | £17,037,399 | £19,408,995 | £20,656,364 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £848,459 | £978,966 | £1,263,244 | £1,748,432 | +38.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £848,459 | £977,693 | £1,262,409 | £1,748,850 | +38.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £946,962 | £1,134,625 | £1,558,338 | +37.3% | |
| Cash | £1,232,275 | £1,275,231 | £911,242 | £2,114,967 | +132.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,526,727 | £5,479,040 | £6,591,370 | £8,149,708 | +23.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,509,783 | £5,456,745 | £6,591,370 | £8,149,708 | +23.6% | |
| Equity | £4,509,783 | £5,456,745 | £6,591,370 | £8,149,708 | +23.6% | |
| Average employees | 153 | 164 | 177 | 188 | +6.2% | |
| Wages | £7,653,578 | £8,209,279 | £9,626,711 | £10,310,190 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £143,870 | £135,526 | £137,029 | £199,100 | +45.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £40,080 | £34,790 | £99,237 | +185.2% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.6% | 5.8% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 21.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.6% | 54.1% | 54.9% | 51.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.80x | 1.79x | 1.90x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of CDS Support Limited have prepared forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and have reviewed the resources available, including those from the wider Bailie Group, and believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILIE, Fergus Robert Edward | Director | 2016-11-02 | Mar 1979 | British |
| BRADLEY, Richard Henry | Director | 2016-11-02 | Jun 1969 | British |
| EBLETT, Kieran | Director | 2024-01-08 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Jorja-Leigh | Secretary | 2024-01-08 | 2025-01-31 |
| VAN LOPIK, Guy Adrian | Secretary | 2016-11-02 | 2019-12-30 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Secretary | 2020-02-03 | 2024-01-08 |
| WALTER, Philip Graham | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2024-04-05 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2024-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Document Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-12-16 | Active |
| Graphic Plates Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-11-02 | Ceased 2016-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.