CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-20 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£543K
+8,124.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3M
-151.3% vs 2024
Employees
125
+19% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£9M
-211.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 1996-03-01 → present
- LYNXVALE LIMITED 1972-09-05 → 1996-03-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,428,576 | £4,025,160 | |
| Operating profit | £707,377 | -£6,188,190 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,963,749 | -£9,226,135 | |
| Net profit | -£2,963,749 | -£9,226,135 | |
| Cash | £6,599 | £542,739 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,645,191 | £12,448,752 | |
| Net assets | £6,097,352 | -£3,128,783 | |
| Equity | £6,097,352 | -£3,128,783 | |
| Average employees | 105 | 125 | |
| Wages | £6,311,660 | £7,265,313 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.0% | -153.7% | |
| Net margin | -66.9% | -229.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | -49.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.55x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | 6.03x | -38.38x |
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
- PEM Audit 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 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
- CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED · parent
- Cambridge University Technical Services Limited 100%
- Cambridge Enterprise Capital Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINGLE, Sam | Secretary | 2023-06-29 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2025-03-10 | Apr 1968 | British |
| CHOWDHURY, Ajay | Director | 2020-01-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| DIAZ ANADON, Laura, Professor | Director | 2021-06-21 | Mar 1981 | Spanish,American |
| GIGANTE, Annalisa | Director | 2020-04-02 | Apr 1966 | Italian |
| GLASHEEN, James Walter, Dr | Director | 2024-11-15 | Dec 1967 | American |
| MAXWELL, Patrick Henry, Professor | Director | 2019-03-21 | Mar 1962 | British |
| ODGERS, Anthony Louis | Director | 2017-07-20 | Sep 1967 | British |
| OWENS, Roisin Meabh, Prof | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1976 | Irish |
| PURKAYASTHA, Debapriya | Director | 2015-09-25 | Oct 1967 | British |
| SEABRIGHT, Paul James, Dr | Director | 2015-04-20 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 2003-03-11 | 2006-09-15 |
| BISHOP, Suzy Emilie | Secretary | 1994-02-01 | 1996-01-31 |
| DONNEILAN, Linda Louise | Secretary | 1999-06-11 | 1999-08-13 |
| HOSKIN, Rebecca Helen | Secretary | 2000-10-11 | 2001-06-27 |
| JENNINGS, Richard Charles, Dr | Secretary | 2001-11-21 | 2002-01-04 |
| MEAD, Timothy John, Dr | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2007-11-01 |
| MILLER, Patrick Desmond | Secretary | 1998-04-20 | 1999-06-11 |
| NICHOLLS, Jonathan William, Dr | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| NICOLLS, Jonathan William, Dr | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2010-01-04 |
| POPE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| PUTTERILL, Emma Jane | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1998-04-20 |
| RAMPTON, Emma | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| TAMAKLOE, Adjoa Dzigbodi | Secretary | 1999-08-13 | 2000-10-11 |
| WARREN, Suzanne | Secretary | 2002-01-05 | 2007-03-01 |
| WINTER, Nicole | Secretary | 2001-06-27 | 2001-11-21 |
| ABELL, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-11-01 |
| ANSELL, Elizabeth | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1999-12-14 |
| ANSON, Nicola | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2009-12-22 |
| BENTHALL, Edward Anfrid Pringle | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2014-09-01 |
| BLACKWELL, Alan Frank, Prof | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2019-09-19 |
| BROWN, Nigel Wooldridge | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2005-01-05 |
| COTTON, Charles William Alfred | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2020-12-17 |
| COWBURN, Russell Paul, Professor | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2023-06-29 |
| DOBREE, Anne Michelle, Dr | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2006-11-28 |
| FERGUSON-SMITH, Anne Carla, Professor | Director | 2022-05-02 | 2024-06-27 |
| FREEMAN, Roger Norman | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-03-29 |
| FRIEND, Richard Henry | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2012-09-18 |
| GLADDEN, Lynn Faith, Professor | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Anna Frances, Professor | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2020-12-17 |
| GRIMSHAW, John Malcolm | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-11-28 |
| HALSTEAD, Michael Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| HARTLEY, David Fielding, Dr | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| HOWELLS, Eric Reginald, Dr | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| JENNINGS, Richard Charles, Dr | Director | 1994-02-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher Michael Paley, Dr | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| LESLIE, Ian Malcolm, Professor | Director | 2005-01-05 | 2009-12-31 |
| LYNCH, Michael Richard, Dr | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-12-11 |
| MARDLES, Peter John | Director | 1996-07-26 | 1999-07-24 |
| MINSON, Tony, Professor | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2012-09-18 |
| NEELY, Andrew David, Professor | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2023-12-14 |
| NICHOLLS, Jill Nicola, Dr | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-12-13 |
| O'BRIEN, Diarmuid, Dr | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2025-08-31 |
| O'NIONS, Keith, Professor Sir | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| OSBOURN, Jane, Dr | Director | 2015-09-25 | 2022-06-30 |
| RAVEN, Anthony, Dr | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2021-08-23 |
| SECHER, David Stanley, Dr | Director | 2000-07-07 | 2005-12-03 |
| SLATER, Nigel Kenneth Harry, Professor | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| SMALE ADAMS, Brian Anthony William | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| TODD-JONES, David John | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| UDREA, Florin, Dr | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2018-12-14 |
| WEISS, Nigel Oscar, Dr | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1999-11-10 |
| WILLEY, Teri Frances | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2012-09-18 |
| WOMACK, Joanna Mary | Director | 1993-10-07 | 2003-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-9.1%
£4,428,576 £4,025,160
-
Cash
+8,124.6%
£6,599 £542,739
-
Net assets
-151.3%
£6,097,352 -£3,128,783
-
Employees
+19%
105 125
-
Operating profit
-974.8%
£707,377 -£6,188,190
-
Profit before tax
-211.3%
-£2,963,749 -£9,226,135
-
Wages
+15.1%
£6,311,660 £7,265,313
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