PURUS (TOPCO) LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£34m
Equity attributable
Employees
351
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£25m
Period ending 2026-02-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-17.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,394,000 | £80,852,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,040,000 | -£8,956,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,718,000 | -£25,319,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£10,151,000 | -£26,394,000 | — | |
| Cash | £5,015,000 | £5,940,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £133,698,000 | £153,821,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£8,331,000 | -£33,963,000 | — | |
| Equity | -£8,331,000 | -£33,963,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 249 | 351 | — | |
| Wages | £7,473,000 | £23,869,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £224,000 | £340,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,000 | £7,000 | — |
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 covers about 12 months versus 8 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.7% | -11.1% | |
| Net margin | -35.8% | -32.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.3% | -5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 106.2% | 122.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | -0.45x | -0.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Group structure
- PURUS (TOPCO) LIMITED · parent
- Purus (Midco) Limited 100%
- Purus (Bidco) Limited 100%
- TSL Topco Limited 100%
- Transparity Solutions Limited 100%
- Datashapa Bidco Limited 100%
- AMT Data Technologies Limited 100%
- Deltascheme Limited 100%
- Ballard Chalmers Ltd 100%
- Datashapa Limited 100%
- TSL Midco Limited 100%
- TSL Bidco Limited 100%
- Xpedition Limited 100%
- Transparity Solutions Incorporated 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLT, Paul Anthony | Director | 2024-09-25 | May 1976 | British |
| DELANEY, Stephen Ross | Director | 2026-08-05 | May 1980 | British |
| JOBBINS, David Anthony | Director | 2024-09-25 | Aug 1973 | British |
| MCCORMICK, Fiona Norah | Director | 2024-07-16 | Sep 1984 | Irish |
| REGAN, Vaughan Benedict | Director | 2026-04-22 | Jan 1992 | Welsh |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Stephen | Director | 2024-07-16 | 2026-08-05 |
| MILLS, Kirsty | Director | 2024-09-25 | 2026-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmark Gp Vii Llp | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-16 | Active |
| Bowmark Capital Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-07-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 26 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-19 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-08-10 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.