NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS GROUP LIMITED (THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-14% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+1.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
123
+92.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£219K
-108.7% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,020,362 | £18,397,785 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £394,284 | -£499,945 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,506,966 | -£219,247 | |
| Net profit | -£193,602 | £8,576,576 | £2,102,564 | -£498,222 | |
| Cash | £6,866,025 | £6,042,151 | £9,117,889 | £7,842,192 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,861,249 | £15,464,363 | £17,799,134 | £19,064,311 | |
| Net assets | £4,173,340 | £12,749,916 | £17,603,119 | £17,890,694 | |
| Equity | — | £12,749,916 | £17,603,119 | £17,890,694 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 64 | 123 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,824,446 | £11,305,830 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.9% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 21.0% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.2% | -2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 21.0% | 43.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.85x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 7.09x | -7.06x |
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
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Director's 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 ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS GROUP LIMITED (THE) · parent
- Numerical Algorithms Group Inc 100%
- Nihon Numerical Algorithms Group KK 100%
- n2 Holdings LLC 100%
- Strategic Technology Analysis Center LLC 100%
- BioTeam LLC 100%
- X-ISS LLC 100%
- VSN International Limited 53%
Significant events
- “This financial year represented a period of significant transformation for the business. What began the year as nAG Limited, a long-established, global technical business, concluded the year as n² Group a long-term focused, adaptable and innovative group of highly technical, established companies, with a broader mandate, an expanded structure, and a long-term reinvestment-focused business model.”
- “The formation of n² Group represented the most significant structural change in the Group's history. During the year, the Group integrated existing operations from nAG Limited into a wider corporate framework and began onboarding additional companies into the portfolio.”
- “STAC, acquired during the year, is a leading independent benchmarking and technology performance research organisation for the financial-services sector.”
- “BioTeam, acquired during the year, is a scientific computing consultancy specialising in bioinformatics, research data management, cloud/HPC architecture and data-intensive workflows for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and academic organisations.”
- “X-ISS, acquired during the year, is a high-performance computing professional services firm headquartered in the United States.”
- “A controlling stake in VSNi, was also acquired during the year, it develops statistical and data-analysis software widely used in plant breeding, agriculture and biosciences.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNS, Shelli | Secretary | 2025-07-07 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Jeremy Piers | Director | 2022-12-14 | Jan 1960 | British |
| FAN, Xiang, Ms. | Director | 2024-01-08 | Jul 1975 | British |
| GIDDINGS, Jordan Charles, Professor | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1967 | British |
| PICKERING, Ruth Susan Ashley | Director | 2026-02-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| SCALES, Adrian Courtney | Director | 2026-01-23 | Oct 1991 | British |
| TATE, Adrian | Director | 2019-12-12 | Feb 1977 | British |
| TEIXEIRA CABRAL COSTEIRA, Maria Adelaide | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jul 1973 | Portuguese |
| ULMER, Dominik Joachim Wilhelm | Director | 2021-02-11 | May 1966 | German |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Margaret Jean | Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2007-02-12 |
| HAGUE, Stephen John, Dr | Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2008-05-13 |
| HAGUE, Stephen John, Dr | Secretary | — | 1993-02-03 |
| HAMMARLING, Sven Johan | Secretary | 1998-03-20 | 2000-02-04 |
| HIGGS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2015-05-21 | 2025-07-07 |
| HUDSON, Gareth | Secretary | 1993-02-03 | 1998-03-20 |
| SHAYLER, Susan Belinda | Secretary | 2008-05-13 | 2015-05-21 |
| ANDREWS, Stewart John | Director | 2003-01-24 | 2013-09-27 |
| ANELAY, Jonathan Charles Harwood | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2001-10-22 |
| BENCO, David | Director | — | 1996-10-04 |
| BISCHOF, Christian | Director | 2015-09-18 | 2023-09-28 |
| BRITTAN, Steve | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2016-09-15 |
| BRODLIE, Kenneth William, Professor | Director | 2003-01-24 | 2011-09-23 |
| BURKE, Bill | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2015-09-18 |
| DEWAR, Michael Charles, Dr | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| ELMER, John Bayard | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2026-01-08 |
| FIELD, George Richard, Dr | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2006-12-15 |
| FIELD, George Richard, Dr | Director | — | 2004-12-10 |
| FORD, Brian, Doctor | Director | — | 2004-07-31 |
| HAGUE, Stephen John, Dr | Director | — | 2007-06-30 |
| HARTLEY, David Fielding, Dr | Director | — | 2006-12-15 |
| JIMACK, Peter Kane, Professor | Director | 2010-11-02 | 2019-09-27 |
| KEMP, Peter, Dr | Director | — | 2004-12-21 |
| LEWIS, Karen | Director | 2015-09-18 | 2019-09-27 |
| LUCAS, Craig | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2022-04-13 |
| MEYER, Robert William, Doctor | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| REID, John Ker, Professor Dr | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2012-10-30 |
| REID, Thomas Alexander | Director | 1994-01-21 | 2000-11-24 |
| ROBB, Karen Anne | Director | 2015-01-19 | 2023-09-28 |
| ROBIETTE, Alan Gerald, Dr | Director | — | 1994-01-21 |
| SAYERS, David Kenneth, Dr | Director | 1994-09-30 | 2016-09-15 |
| SCHONFELDER, John Lawrence | Director | — | 2006-12-15 |
| SMITH, Brian T, Professor | Director | 1998-07-12 | 2014-09-26 |
| TODD, Stephen John | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2022-11-10 |
| TREFETHEN, Anne Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2009-09-25 |
| VERGISON, Emmanuel | Director | — | 2007-10-19 |
| WALSH, Joan, Professor | Director | — | 1997-09-26 |
| WATT, Stephen Michael, Professor | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2024-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
+83.6%
£10,020,362 £18,397,785
-
Cash
-14%
£9,117,889 £7,842,192
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£17,603,119 £17,890,694
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+92.2%
64 123
-
Operating profit
-226.8%
£394,284 -£499,945
-
Profit before tax
-108.7%
£2,506,966 -£219,247
-
Wages
+94.1%
£5,824,446 £11,305,830
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