SIXWORKS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1M
+19.1% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+34.6% highest in 7 filed years
Employees
114
+81% highest in 7 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1M
-28.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £28,010,576 | £35,629,434 | +27.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,390,582 | £3,089,700 | -29.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,406,389 | £3,142,382 | -28.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,691,118 | £2,689,748 | -42.7% | |
| Cash | £1,036,285 | £1,204,373 | £2,686,480 | £2,196,632 | £3,013,677 | £4,244,051 | £5,053,247 | +19.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £451,428 | £868,804 | £1,514,804 | £1,793,901 | £2,704,190 | £7,816,087 | £10,495,098 | +34.3% | |
| Net assets | £449,779 | £862,180 | £1,508,581 | £1,788,363 | £2,634,760 | £7,775,695 | £10,465,443 | +34.6% | |
| Equity | £449,779 | £862,180 | £1,508,581 | £1,788,363 | £2,634,760 | £7,775,695 | £10,465,443 | +34.6% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 63 | 114 | +81% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,778,720 | £9,933,043 | +107.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £776,641 | £1,269,201 | +63.4% |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.7% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 56.2% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.26x | 2.06x |
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
- SIXWORKS LIMITED 2017-11-28 → present
- BROCKWORKS LIMITED 2017-07-07 → 2017-11-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis due to the strong balance sheet, continued increase in profit of the business and positive cash generation.”
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2024 the entire share capital of Snowy Topco Limited (an intermediate parent of SiXworks Limited) was acquired by IBM United Kingdom Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Sarah Joy Gilmour | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| ERIKSEN, Johnny | Director | 2025-10-10 | Dec 1975 | British |
| MCBRIDE, Daniel Josef | Director | 2025-10-10 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOUNSALL, Richard Hubert | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2022-10-18 |
| ERIKSEN, Johnny | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2024-07-01 |
| FLETCHER, Melvyn Antony | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2019-02-08 |
| GOLDSMITH, Richard | Director | 2023-11-20 | 2025-06-30 |
| HILL, Katharine Macdonald | Director | 2022-10-24 | 2023-10-06 |
| HOCKING, Marc John | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2019-02-08 |
| HODGKINSON, Andrew Charles | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| JOHNSON, Jake | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| MACPHERSON, Paul | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-08-11 |
| RAWSTHORN, Steven Gary | Director | 2017-07-07 | 2024-07-01 |
| WATTS, Timothy John Paul | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2022-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-18 | Active |
| Mr Steven Gary Rawsthorn | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-07 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.