ZONAL RETAIL DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
+3.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£22m
+82.8% vs 2024
Employees
727
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9.6m
+189.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £84,938,000 | £80,459,000 | £84,521,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£10,734,000 | £9,744,000 | +190.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£10,756,000 | £9,611,000 | +189.4% | |
| Net profit | — | -£11,986,000 | £10,188,000 | +185% | |
| Cash | £7,670,000 | £3,088,000 | £3,192,000 | +3.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,790,000 | £12,929,000 | £22,276,000 | +72.3% | |
| Net assets | £24,047,000 | £12,078,000 | £22,073,000 | +82.8% | |
| Equity | £24,047,000 | £12,078,000 | £22,073,000 | +82.8% | |
| Average employees | 714 | 755 | 727 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £35,384,000 | £36,654,000 | £36,503,000 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £663,000 | £783,000 | £726,000 | -7.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £34,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £271,000 | £365,000 | £317,000 | -13.2% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -13.3% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -14.9% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -83.0% | 43.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.9% | 68.0% | 48.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 0.91x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 56.98x |
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
“The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts which cover a period of at least 12 months from the point of sign off of these financial statements... believe that the company is in a position to strengthen its cash position and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- ZONAL RETAIL DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Zonal Hospitality Systems Inc 100%
- Freshnet Systems Limited 100%
- High Level Software Ltd 100%
- Comtrex Systems Corporation LLC 100%
- TXD Limited 100%
- LiveRES Limited 100%
- Kendon Capital Limited 100%
- Comtrex Systems Corporation Limited 100%
- Redpepper Solutions Limited 100%
- Mission Integrated Systems Limited 100%
- Airship Services Limited 100%
- Akru Solutions Limited 100%
- AdMargin Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 February 2026, the group was acquired by Pillar Three Investments Ltd, a newly incorporated holding company. The group's ultimate parent is Constellation Software Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHACK PETERSEN, Melissa | Secretary | 2026-02-03 | — | — |
| CHAPMAN, Joel David | Director | 2026-07-03 | Jun 1973 | British |
| GUSTAFSSON, Frank | Director | 2026-02-03 | Feb 1980 | Danish |
| ULSTED, Jesper | Director | 2026-02-03 | Jun 1977 | Danish |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2007-04-24 | 2014-01-08 |
| GERVAISE, Rachel Magdalene | Secretary | 2019-10-17 | 2025-06-16 |
| MCLEAN, Robin Andrew | Secretary | — | 2002-11-14 |
| PLUCKNETT, Carl | Secretary | 2014-06-24 | 2019-10-07 |
| SUNTER, Ian Thomas | Secretary | 2002-11-12 | 2007-03-02 |
| ALLAN, Michael James | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2007-02-20 |
| BARCLAY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2007-04-24 | 2014-01-08 |
| CONSTERDINE, Clive Linton | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2019-01-17 |
| DOUGLAS, William Gavin | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2009-07-10 |
| EDWARDS, Peter Mark | Director | 2009-12-02 | 2021-02-28 |
| EDWARDS, Peter Mark | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| EVANS, Trevor Mark | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2006-01-10 |
| HAMMOND, Richard | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| HUGHES, Leonard Nelson | Director | — | 1999-10-29 |
| KIRSOPP, Robert Grahame | Director | — | 1991-03-08 |
| MCLEAN, Blanche Joyce | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2019-08-27 |
| MCLEAN, Howard Simon | Director | — | 2026-02-03 |
| MCLEAN, James Alexander | Director | 1990-01-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| MCLEAN, Reginald Ralph | Director | — | 2004-04-21 |
| MCLEAN, Robin Andrew | Director | — | 2026-02-03 |
| MCLEAN, Stuart James | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2026-02-03 |
| NAPTHINE, Michael | Director | 1991-03-07 | 2002-05-07 |
| PLUCKNETT, Carl Derek | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2019-10-07 |
| SUNTER, Ian Thomas | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2007-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar Three Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-03 | Active |
| Morton Fraser Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.