SUSE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LTD
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Cash
£702k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£19m
Equity attributable
Employees
190
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6.2m
Period ending 2023-10-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,361,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £6,269,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,230,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £5,582,000 | — | |
| Cash | £702,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,848,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £19,449,000 | — | |
| Equity | £19,449,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 190 | — | |
| Wages | £37,719,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,509,607 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,429 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,493,643 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x |
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
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 October 2025, the Company had net current assets of £32.4 million (2024: £18.4 million), which includes amounts owed by fellow group undertakings of £105.5 million (2024: £107.9 million) and amounts owed to fellow group companies of £71.8 million (2024: £81.5 million). As the Company is in net current asset position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Effective 1 November 2025, the functional currency of the Company has changed from pound Sterling to USD following a gradual transition of the currency which mainly influences the operations of the Company. In accordance with IAS 21: The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, this change will be accounted for prospectively from 1 November 2025.”
- “Effective 24 November 2025, the Company, as lender, entered into an intercompany loan agreement with fellow group undertaking Marcel Bidco GmbH in the amount of US$57m. The loan has a term of 360 days and attracts interest at a rate of SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) + 0.25%.”
- “Effective 12 February 2026, the Company purchased EMEA Losant Intellectual Property rights from a fellow group undertaking SUSE LLC, for an agreed purchase price of US$1.3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, David | Director | 2024-01-29 | Mar 1990 | British |
| MCDONALD, Andrew John | Director | 2021-08-09 | Jan 1974 | British |
| WILLIS, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-01-29 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELONE, Maria Enrica | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-08-05 |
| FLEMING, Robert | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2021-08-09 |
| GILLIVER, Stephen John | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2021-08-09 |
| MOERMAN, Martje Boudien | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-10 |
| MYERS, Andrew William | Director | 2020-10-08 | 2023-06-30 |
| SRIRANJAN, Rasiah Ramakrishna | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse Group Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-08-26 | Active |
| Micro Focus International Plc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-09-19 | Ceased 2019-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.