SAND TECH AI (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£952K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
26
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £7,190,775 | £10,220,095 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,200,386 | -£2,381,834 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,182,470 | -£2,402,823 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,012,000 | -£2,374,734 | |
| Cash | £165,263 | £1,662,223 | £1,217,571 | £1,026,677 | £1,026,677 | £1,176,802 | £951,985 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £249,130 | — | £1,598,969 | £757,216 | -£1,647,839 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £249,130 | — | £1,597,482 | £585,482 | -£1,789,252 | |
| Equity | — | £137,194 | £249,130 | — | £1,597,482 | £585,482 | -£1,789,252 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 26 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,837,768 | £3,172,253 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -16.7% | -23.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -14.1% | -23.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -158.5% | 144.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 67.5% | 85.3% | 123.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.48x | 1.17x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -212.65x | -97.82x |
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
- SAND TECH AI (UK) LTD 2024-06-13 → present
- EXPLORE AI LIMITED 2018-09-05 → 2024-06-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the company's future trading prospects and cash flow forecasts. Revenue continues to be generated from the company's principal activity of information technology services, with turnover increasing year-on-year. With continued group support and expected improvements in trading performance, the directors believe the company will have sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company was formerly named Explore AI Limited, which was changed to Sand Tech AI (UK) Ltd on 13 June 2024.”
- “The comparative figures presented in these financial statements relate to a period of less than twelve months (from 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023). This is due to a change in reporting date.”
- “During the year, the company transitioned from UK GAAP to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the UK. The transition date was 1 March 2023, and IFRS has been applied retrospectively in accordance with IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPPNALL, Shaun Curling | Director | 2018-09-05 | Feb 1978 | South African |
| JOHNSON, Oyindamola Evangeline | Director | 2024-12-20 | Nov 1993 | Nigerian |
| SWANIKER, Frederick | Director | 2023-12-11 | Oct 1976 | Ghanaian |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, John Richard | Director | 2023-08-11 | 2026-03-16 |
| CARRILLO PEREZ, Jose | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2024-12-20 |
| DOSANJH, Harkamaljit Has | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-08-11 |
| HYDE, Dean David | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2019-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Shaun Curling Dippnall | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-09-05 | Ceased 2023-12-11 |
| Explore Software (Pty) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-09-05 | Ceased 2020-02-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-03-18 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.