UNISYS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+56% vs 2023
Net assets
£225M
+18.8% vs 2023
Employees
396
+1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£28M
-17.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNISYS LIMITED 1987-01-01 → present
- BURROUGHS MACHINES LIMITED 1909-06-26 → 1987-01-01
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 | £141,124,000 | £101,525,000 | |
| Operating profit | £18,727,000 | £10,388,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £34,090,000 | £28,088,000 | |
| Net profit | £24,077,000 | £22,794,000 | |
| Cash | £3,615,000 | £5,640,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £309,641,000 | £326,042,000 | |
| Net assets | £189,386,000 | £224,996,000 | |
| Equity | £189,386,000 | £224,996,000 | |
| Average employees | 391 | 396 | |
| Wages | £25,642,000 | £26,260,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 22.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.1% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 2.49x | |
| Interest cover | 3.56x | 2.02x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts covering at least the twelve months from the approval of these financial statements, which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds from operations, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- UNISYS LIMITED · parent
- Unisys Payment Services Limited 100%
- Unisys European Services Limited 100%
- Unisys Treasury Services Limited 100%
- Intelligent Processing Solutions Limited 51%
- Unisys UK Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Unisys Pension Scheme Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover decrease of £39,599,000 is primarily due to a planned significant license renewal in 2023 for £ 57,541,000 offset with increases in other product turnover of £ 13,774,000 in 2024 which are cyclical in nature together with increases in the provision of services for £ 4,168,000.”
- “The operating costs for the year were £91,137,000 (2023: £122,397,000) which is a 25.54% decrease over the prior year. This decrease of £31,260,000 is primarily due to higher costs in 2023 related to planned significant licence renewal of £29,903,000,000 together with an adjustment related to the carrying value of its investments in group companies of £ 14,107,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER-SMITH, Cassandra | Director | 2019-06-27 | Jun 1979 | British |
| MALLIA, Franco Paul | Director | 2010-12-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Stephen Maxwell | Secretary | 2002-07-09 | 2013-12-31 |
| HIPKIN, Gordon | Secretary | — | 1999-03-25 |
| NARAHARA, Christophe | Secretary | 2020-02-14 | 2024-03-25 |
| REEVES, Gwyn | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 2020-02-11 |
| TEICHMAN, Sandra | Secretary | 2000-05-25 | 2004-11-01 |
| ANDERSON, Ronald Carl | Director | 1994-06-13 | 1998-05-31 |
| BARRETT, Howard Clark | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2008-09-23 |
| CHAPMAN, Robert William Frederick | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-04-05 |
| CHEADLE, Christopher John Leslie | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2001-08-31 |
| CHERKAS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1993-07-30 |
| CLAIREAUX, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2005-12-31 |
| COSTER, Malcolm David | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1996-11-08 |
| COX, George Edwin, Sir | Director | 1995-01-09 | 1999-08-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Iain James Mcneil | Director | 1996-02-28 | 2000-05-03 |
| FLETCHER, Stephen Maxwell | Director | 2002-07-09 | 2008-03-13 |
| FLETCHER, Stephen Maxwell | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2000-10-31 |
| FOSTER, David John | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2008-03-13 |
| FRASER, Garrick Lindsay | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2000-10-31 |
| FRASER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2018-03-31 |
| FREDERICKSON, Charles Edward | Director | 1996-02-28 | 1997-05-06 |
| GODFREY, Martin Richard | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2019-03-18 |
| GOULD, Mary Kay | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2013-06-03 |
| HADFIELD, Brian Harold | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2004-12-31 |
| HICKMOTT, Richard Ivan | Director | 1993-07-30 | 1995-06-19 |
| ILLINGWORTH, Robert Graham | Director | 1995-05-19 | 2005-12-31 |
| JONES, Bobette | Director | — | 1994-06-13 |
| KEENE, Susan Temple | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2004-07-20 |
| MCCUTCHEON, Michael | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2008-02-08 |
| MCINNES, Thomas | Director | 2002-06-07 | 2006-06-22 |
| MILLARD, Philip Ronald | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2001-08-31 |
| MURPHY, George Graham | Director | — | 1994-03-28 |
| O'CONNOR, Anthony | Director | 2002-06-10 | 2008-03-13 |
| PERRY, John William | Director | — | 1994-05-01 |
| PIERCY, Matthew Roy | Director | 2007-10-02 | 2019-06-28 |
| PINK, Stephen John | Director | 1996-07-22 | 1999-07-17 |
| ROOM, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2009-04-24 |
| ROWE, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2008-03-13 | 2008-11-20 |
| RYDER, George | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2002-05-10 |
| SCOTT, Douglas Berwick | Director | — | 1995-06-07 |
| SHAND, James Ronald | Director | 1997-06-03 | 2000-09-21 |
| SMITH, John James | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2002-05-20 |
| SNADDEN, Ian John | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2009-05-22 |
| TAIT, Duncan Andrew | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2009-10-01 |
| TAYLOR, Alastair Macleod | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2000-05-03 |
| WALKER, Martin | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2021-02-26 |
| WELCH, Alwyn Frank | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-02-10 |
| WHITE, Mark Robert | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-07-12 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2007-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmx Information Systems (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 270 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | RP04TM02 | officers | Second filing of secretary termination with name | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-02-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-12-16 | 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-28.1%
£141,124,000 £101,525,000
-
Cash
+56%
£3,615,000 £5,640,000
-
Net assets
+18.8%
£189,386,000 £224,996,000
-
Employees
+1.3%
391 396
-
Operating profit
-44.5%
£18,727,000 £10,388,000
-
Profit before tax
-17.6%
£34,090,000 £28,088,000
-
Wages
+2.4%
£25,642,000 £26,260,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers