AUDIENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-13 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£775K
-37.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+13.9% vs 2023
Employees
138
+7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£889K
+75.3% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,186,184 | £15,847,167 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £514,822 | £888,724 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £506,864 | £888,581 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £492,935 | £649,164 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,243,817 | £775,458 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £4,662,550 | £5,459,699 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,662,550 | £5,311,714 | |
| Equity | £4,846,376 | £4,319,399 | £4,350,701 | £4,662,550 | £5,311,714 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 129 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.6% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.5% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 11.0% | 16.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.78x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 64.69x | 6214.85x |
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
- Sumer Auditco 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.”
Group structure
- AUDIENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Audience Upholstery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 February 2025, the board of Audience Systems Ltd had initially declared a dividend of £288,456 which relates to the profit earned in the year ended 31 December 2024. The directors had then increased this dividend to £915,609 to be paid to Kotobuki Seating Company Ltd, as a measure of the increased profits achieved in year ended 31 December 2024. However, only £500,000 was paid on 3rd July 2025 with the remaining £415,609 being retained by Audience Systems as receipt of the intercompany debtor it was due to receive from parent company, Kotobuki Seating Co Ltd. These sums related to the settlement of a claim from NEC claim regarding LG Arena whereby damages were the responsibility of the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGEWORTH, Steven | Secretary | 2016-12-13 | — | — |
| EDGEWORTH, Steven James | Director | 2019-01-07 | Feb 1967 | British |
| JINZA, Hiroshi | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1956 | Japanese |
| PILLINGER, Gary | Director | 2014-09-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| SUTTON, Keiko | Director | 2026-02-01 | Sep 1978 | American,Japanese |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKLEY, Stephen William | Secretary | 1996-03-08 | 1996-09-01 |
| EARNER, Patrick Joseph | Secretary | 2001-04-09 | 2004-09-30 |
| FRANKLIN, Wendy Margaret | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2000-12-22 |
| HIROTANI, Katsuhiko | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| HOSKIN, Clive Anthony | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| JENKINS, John Eryl | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| MEEHAN, Thomas William | Secretary | — | 1996-03-08 |
| MELLOR, Roland Neville Dubrucq | Secretary | 2000-12-22 | 2001-04-09 |
| TUCKER, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2016-12-13 |
| VOOGHT, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2009-04-27 | 2011-06-01 |
| AMEMIYA, Minoru | Director | 1992-12-31 | 1997-12-30 |
| BLACK, David Stuart | Director | — | 2000-12-06 |
| BRACKLEY, Sidney | Director | — | 1992-12-22 |
| BRACKLEY, Stephen William | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| COWLEY, Mark Graham | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| EARNER, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| FUJISAWA, Minoru | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-04-16 |
| FUKASAWA, Shigeyuki | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2026-02-01 |
| FUKASAWA, Shigeyuki | Director | 1992-12-22 | 2023-05-31 |
| JENKINS, John Eryl | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| KOIDE, Kiyotsugu | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2006-06-09 |
| MEEHAN, Thomas William | Director | — | 1996-03-08 |
| MOORE, Julian Mark | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-01-31 |
| NODA, Junichi | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2006-06-09 |
| OKAZAKI, Ryuzo | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| POYNER, John | Director | — | 1997-01-17 |
| RITSON, Keith David | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| RYONO, Jun | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-12-15 |
| TOTANI, Motohiko | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| WORTHINGTON, John George | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2001-02-16 |
| YOSHIDA, Hisakichi | Director | 1992-12-22 | 2003-04-30 |
| YOSHIMORI, Akira | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2017-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Ritson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-30 |
| Mr Akira Yoshimori | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-12 |
| Mr Shigeyuki Fukasawa | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Gary Pillinger | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Keiko Fukasawa | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Kota Fukasawa | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+11.7%
£14,186,184 £15,847,167
-
Cash
-37.7%
£1,243,817 £775,458
-
Net assets
+13.9%
£4,662,550 £5,311,714
-
Employees
+7%
129 138
-
Operating profit
+72.6%
£514,822 £888,724
-
Profit before tax
+75.3%
£506,864 £888,581
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