ARDEN DIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-12 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-32.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
-3.1% vs 2024
Employees
262
+57.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£142K
+75% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,215,675 | £22,467,486 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£607,498 | £51,855 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£569,309 | -£142,384 | |
| Net profit | £140,397 | — | — | -£647,812 | -£265,742 | |
| Cash | £1,518,283 | — | — | £5,115,895 | £3,468,803 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £9,622,034 | £9,706,369 | |
| Net assets | £4,668,662 | — | — | £7,886,577 | £7,638,948 | |
| Equity | — | £4,778,775 | £8,621,576 | £7,886,577 | £7,638,948 | |
| Average employees | 94 | — | — | 166 | 262 | |
| Wages | £2,920,871 | — | — | £6,748,992 | £9,808,106 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -4.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -4.6% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -6.3% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.10x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -20.99x | 0.42x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ARDEN DIES LIMITED · parent
- Arden Asia Pacific Software Private Limited 100%
- Arden Engraving GmbH 100%
- Arden Engraving Limited 100%
- Arden Engraving US Inc. 100%
- Arden Software A/S 60%
- Arden Software GmbH 100%
- Arden Software Limited 100%
- Arden Software North America LLC 60%
- STAMP Systems Europe Sp. z o.o. 70%
- Lasercomb Dies Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The incorporation of an engraving business in Mexico, Arden Engraving, is currently in progress. This development will support customers in the Americas, enhance service capability, and provide additional capacity to support future growth in the region.”
- “In addition, Arden Software Poland was incorporated in April 2025. This new entity strengthens the group's European software capability to support the ongoing development, deployment, and servicing of the group's software products across European and Global markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOULDEN, Kathryn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-12-15 | — | — |
| GOULDEN, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MARBACH, Peter | Director | 2000-04-01 | Mar 1960 | German |
| POYNTER, Martin Philip | Director | — | Jun 1957 | British |
| POYNTER, Sarah Kay | Director | 2024-06-10 | Feb 1981 | British |
| WALKER, Simon | Director | 2024-06-10 | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIERLEY, Allen | Secretary | 1998-12-22 | 2015-07-31 |
| HALL, Andrew Reece | Secretary | 2015-08-01 | 2025-12-16 |
| POYNTER, Frank Nelson | Secretary | — | 1998-04-21 |
| BRIERLEY, Allen | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| HALL, Andrew Reece | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2025-12-16 |
| LYNCH, Simon David | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2021-12-17 |
| MARBACH, Karl Georg | Director | — | 2000-04-01 |
| POYNTER, Frank Nelson | Director | — | 1998-04-21 |
| POYNTER, Margaret Blanche | Director | — | 2015-02-18 |
| POYNTER, Trevor David | Director | — | 2008-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Philip Poynter | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Peter Marbach | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+58%
£14,215,675 £22,467,486
-
Cash
-32.2%
£5,115,895 £3,468,803
-
Net assets
-3.1%
£7,886,577 £7,638,948
-
Employees
+57.8%
166 262
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+108.5%
-£607,498 £51,855
-
Profit before tax
+75%
-£569,309 -£142,384
-
Wages
+45.3%
£6,748,992 £9,808,106
highest in 3 filed years
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