GETBUSY PLC
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Cash
£2.3M
+19.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2.2M
+28.8% vs 2023
Employees
145
-0.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£594K
+216.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,112,000 | £21,445,000 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£372,000 | £778,000 | +309.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£509,000 | £594,000 | +216.7% | |
| Net profit | -£227,000 | £897,000 | +495.2% | |
| Cash | £1,942,000 | £2,312,000 | +19.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,951,000 | £787,000 | +140.3% | |
| Net assets | -£3,018,000 | -£2,150,000 | +28.8% | |
| Equity | -£3,018,000 | -£2,150,000 | +28.8% | |
| Average employees | 146 | 145 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £11,707,000 | £11,972,000 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £780,000 | £769,000 | -1.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.8% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.1% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 98.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 132.6% | 118.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | -2.72x | 4.23x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecast and the reasonable worst case scenario, the directors are of the opinion that the Group and Company are able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report. For this reason, the going concern basis is considered appropriate for the preparation of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- GETBUSY PLC · parent
- GetBusy Holdings Limited 100%
- SmartVault Holdings Limited 100%
- GetBusy Services Limited 100%
- SmartVault Software Limited 100%
- GetBusy UK Limited 100%
- GetBusy USA Corporation 100%
- GetBusy Australia Pty Limited 100%
- GetBusy New Zealand Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 April 2024, the Group acquired certain trade and assets of SmartPath LLC ("SmartPath"), the pricing intelligence and revenue optimisation platform that helps accountants in the US accurately price and grow their business.”
- “On 24 March 2025, the Group amended its unsecured revolving credit facility with DJZ Investments Pty Limited, an entity controlled by a director, Clive Rabie. The facility was increased from £2million to £3million, its term was extended to 31 December 2028 (previously 28 February 2027) and the lender was transferred to Clive Rabie directly.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWORTH, Jonathan Paul Crichton | Secretary | 2018-04-04 | — | — |
| HAWORTH, Jonathan Paul Crichton | Director | 2018-04-04 | Jan 1980 | British |
| HUBERMAN, Paul Laurence | Director | 2020-03-03 | Jun 1961 | British |
| JAKEMAN, Miles Gareth, Dr | Director | 2017-07-05 | Jun 1968 | British,Australian |
| PAYNE, Nigel Terrence | Director | 2017-07-05 | Mar 1960 | British |
| RABIE, Clive Alan | Director | 2017-06-21 | Jun 1959 | Australian |
| RABIE, Daniel Adam | Director | 2017-06-21 | Feb 1986 | Australian |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-06-21 | 2018-04-04 |
| WILKINSON, Greg | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2020-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-06-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.