NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-23 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+190.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£197M
+5.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,587
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10M
+370.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159,344,000 | £160,661,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,853,000 | -£1,595,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,863,000 | £10,443,000 | |
| Net profit | -£4,273,000 | £9,604,000 | |
| Cash | £501,000 | £1,454,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £238,486,000 | £243,726,000 | |
| Net assets | £186,498,000 | £197,058,000 | |
| Equity | £186,498,000 | £197,058,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,566 | 1,587 | |
| Wages | £77,777,000 | £84,920,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.7% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.6% | 57.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 0.64x | -0.44x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · parent
- Digital Healthcare Limited 100%
- Medical Imaging UK Limited 100%
- MIDRSS Limited 100%
- NEC Software Solutions ANZ Pty Limited 100%
- NEC Software Solutions Canada Limited 100%
- Riven Group Limited 100%
- Secure Solutions USA LLC 100%
- SSS Public Safety Limited 100%
- SX3 Limited (Hong Kong) 100%
- We Are Snook Limited 100%
- APD Mobile Data Limited 100%
- Charter Systems Limited 100%
- APD Communications Limited 100%
- i2N Ltd 100%
- Vantage Diagnostics Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, SSS Public Safety Limited fully repaid its outstanding loan of £23.1m to the Company, and the facility was subsequently cancelled.”
- “On 28 October 2024, the company acquired 100% of share capital of Riven Group Limited for a cash consideration of £5.3m.”
- “On 31 December 2024 the company hived-up assets and liabilities of Riven Group subsidiary.”
- “During the year, dividends of £6.4m were received from NEC Software Solutions ANZ Pty Limited, a subsidiary based in Australia.”
- “On 1 July 2024 and 1 November 2024, the company completed hive-ups of assets and liabilities from its subsidiaries, We Are Snook Limited and Digital Healthcare Limited, respectively.”
- “A gain of £7.6m on the de-recognition of financial assets, included in the profit and loss account, relates to the early termination of this loan.”
- “On 19 June 2025, the company acquired Adviselnc Ltd for a cash consideration of £11.6m.”
- “On 13 August 2025, the company acquired CadCorp Limited for a cash consideration of £10.8m.”
- “On 1 October 2025, the company acquired Pro-Mapp Ltd for a cash consideration of £2.6m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYNARD, Stefan John | Director | 2020-07-13 | Jul 1972 | British |
| WHITLEY, Tina Jane | Director | 2019-11-22 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARFIELD, Richard Timothy | Secretary | 2000-04-07 | 2000-05-15 |
| DARRAUGH, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2000-05-15 | 2001-01-31 |
| FARRIMOND, Nicholas Brian | Secretary | 2003-08-20 | 2004-11-17 |
| GRANT, Robert Murray | Secretary | 1993-09-13 | 1997-07-16 |
| HOPKINSON, Ian Michael | Secretary | 1997-07-16 | 2000-04-07 |
| JAY, Christopher Howard Orcombe | Secretary | — | 1993-07-30 |
| NUNN, Carol Jayne | Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2006-04-03 |
| RICHARDSON, John David | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2013-09-09 |
| SCHENCK, Daniel William | Secretary | 2013-09-09 | 2014-12-22 |
| SMITH, Stephen Raymond | Secretary | 1993-08-02 | 1993-09-13 |
| STIER, John Robert | Secretary | 2001-02-05 | 2003-08-20 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2020-03-31 |
| AL-SALEH, Adel Bedry | Director | 2011-12-22 | 2014-12-22 |
| BARFIELD, Richard Timothy | Director | 1995-01-10 | 2000-05-15 |
| BICKNELL, Geoffrey James | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2003-05-15 |
| CALLAGHAN, Stephen James | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2021-06-30 |
| CAUSLEY, Jeremy John | Director | — | 1995-08-14 |
| COLL, Andrew | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2016-12-06 |
| COLL, Andrew | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2014-12-22 |
| D'ABREU, Philip | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2013-02-18 |
| GODDARD, Liam Stuart | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2010-10-07 |
| HEMMINGS, Giles Edward | Director | 1995-04-12 | 1995-11-29 |
| HEPPELL, Carl Brian | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| HIRA, Tomonori | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2019-11-22 |
| JONES, Martin Lee | Director | — | 1991-12-06 |
| KLEIN, John Elliot | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1999-10-29 |
| KNOX, Ian Wallace | Director | — | 1995-01-10 |
| MARRISON, Michael Anthony | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2011-11-11 |
| MEADEN, David John | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2016-10-10 |
| MEADEN, David John | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2014-12-22 |
| NOBLE, Ian Michael | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2018-07-30 |
| O'REILLY, Alan George | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2020-09-30 |
| OSBORNE, Russell Thomas | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2011-06-30 |
| OSNABRUG, Timothy Jacobus | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2009-06-12 |
| PILLOT, Edouard | Director | 2013-01-18 | 2014-12-22 |
| RICHARDSON, Brian Paul | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1996-08-01 |
| SATHIYANANDARAJAH, Kugan | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2014-12-22 |
| STIER, John Robert | Director | 2003-05-15 | 2014-12-22 |
| STONE, Christopher Michael Renwick | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2011-12-22 |
| SZESZKOWSKI, Mateusz Michal | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2013-01-18 |
| THOMSON, Douglas Milne Anderson Yates | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| VERNON, Stephen Noel | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| WIEDENMANN, Paul William | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nps (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 350 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+0.8%
£159,344,000 £160,661,000
-
Cash
+190.2%
£501,000 £1,454,000
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£186,498,000 £197,058,000
-
Employees
+1.3%
1,566 1,587
-
Operating profit
-141.4%
£3,853,000 -£1,595,000
-
Profit before tax
+370.3%
-£3,863,000 £10,443,000
-
Wages
+9.2%
£77,777,000 £84,920,000
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