WARACLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-18 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-66% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
125
-1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£61K
+93.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,152,979 | £15,324,976 | |
| Operating profit | -£956,358 | -£66,460 | |
| Profit before tax | -£878,726 | -£60,830 | |
| Net profit | -£705,814 | -£241,160 | |
| Cash | £4,593,069 | £1,562,138 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,887,692 | £4,617,619 | |
| Net assets | £4,600,192 | £4,359,341 | |
| Equity | £4,600,192 | £4,359,341 | |
| Average employees | 127 | 125 | |
| Wages | £8,368,629 | £8,282,418 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £470,050 | £601,499 |
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
-
Turnover
+1.1%
£15,152,979 £15,324,976
-
Cash
-66%
£4,593,069 £1,562,138
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£4,600,192 £4,359,341
-
Employees
-1.6%
127 125
-
Operating profit
+93.1%
-£956,358 -£66,460
-
Profit before tax
+93.1%
-£878,726 -£60,830
-
Wages
-1%
£8,368,629 £8,282,418
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.3% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.6% | -1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | -28.29x | -1.32x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WARACLE LIMITED 2007-12-11 → present
- FLEX TECHNICAL LIMITED 2007-10-12 → 2007-12-11
- PACIFIC SHELF 1459 LIMITED 2007-06-13 → 2007-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed forecasts which cover a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors, with reference to these forecasts, contracted work, and strong cash position of the company, believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and as such adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A pivotal moment in 2024 was the successful acquisition of Screenmedia by Waracle Holding Company Limited on 19 June 2024, with the Screenmedia business being fully hived up into Waracle Limited from November 2024.”
- “In September 2024, David Tuck started as CEO and initiated several leadership changes, strategic initiatives and organisational restructuring. This led to proactively restructuring our operating model, incurring exceptional restructuring costs of £270k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Martin Alexander | Director | 2015-12-15 | Jun 1963 | British |
| CRAIG, John Paterson | Director | 2019-12-09 | Feb 1974 | British |
| DICKIE, Sharon Joy | Director | 2023-04-28 | Jun 1971 | British |
| TUCK, David Alan | Director | 2024-09-02 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Alan Alexander | Secretary | 2015-12-15 | 2019-12-10 |
| DC CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-10-09 | 2011-04-22 |
| MD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-06-13 | 2007-10-09 |
| ANDERSON, Alan Alexander | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2024-11-18 |
| KIRKWOOD, Oskar | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2009-09-16 |
| MARTIN, Chris John | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2024-10-10 |
| MCGLINCHEY, Scott | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2024-11-18 |
| ROMILLY, David | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2024-10-10 |
| ROMILLY, Michael | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2015-12-15 |
| WHARTON, Michael | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2015-12-15 |
| MD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-06-13 | 2007-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waracle Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-10 | Active |
| Exception Mobile Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-08-04 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Exception Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-04 | Ceased 2018-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.