SOFTWARE AG (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-12 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-29
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+7.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£133M
+126.4% vs 2023
Employees
163
-19.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£119M
+351.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,298,000 | £40,947,000 | |
| Operating profit | £24,562,000 | £17,416,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £26,346,000 | £118,856,000 | |
| Net profit | £20,283,000 | £84,963,000 | |
| Cash | £2,924,000 | £3,149,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £73,011,000 | £143,592,000 | |
| Net assets | £58,569,000 | £132,589,000 | |
| Equity | £58,569,000 | £132,589,000 | |
| Average employees | 202 | 163 | |
| Wages | £23,292,000 | £18,429,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 45.2% | 42.5% | |
| Net margin | 37.4% | 207.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.6% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.4% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 3.50x | |
| Interest cover | 84.70x | 59.64x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of the company have concluded that, if required, the group will be able to provide financial support to the company, for the period of at least 12 months from the date on which the statutory accounts of the company are approved. Accordingly, the directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude that the company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SOFTWARE AG (UK) LIMITED · parent
- SAG Sales Centre Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the successful launch of the Super iPaaS platform in 2023, Software AG announced on December 18, 2023, that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Integration business to IBM.”
- “Further, the group entered into an agreement during Q1 FY24 to sell its Trendminer business, which was part of the IoT product family.”
- “On July 1, 2024 the separate disposals of the Integration and Trendminer businesses were successfully completed resulting in a derecognition of the assets and liabilities held for sale.”
- “During the third quarter of 2024, Software GmbH entered into separate agreements to sell its Alfabet and Cumulocity businesses, which both completed on December 31, 2024.”
- “The transition from being a publicly listed company to a fully private company was completed at the beginning of September 2024 when the final two steps of this process - Merger and Squeeze Out were formalised - As a result Software AG now has one single shareholder in Silverlake.”
- “The merger means that Software AG and Mosel Bidco AG have came together as one entity named Mosel Bidco AG.”
- “The squeeze out implies that the minority shareholders have been paid out and all outstanding shares and assets of Software AG have now transferred to this new holding company.”
- “Post balance sheet date Software AG UK Limited negotiated an early exit of the 24 Orient Way, Pride Park Derby, DE24 8BY. The lease end date of this property ended on 1 July 2025.”
- “As part of this Software AG UK Limited entered into a one year lease for Office 33, Derwent Business Centre, Clarke Street, Derby, DE1 2BU on 1st June 2025. The charge for this lease is £13,284 and will run from 1 June 2025 and will end on 31st May 2026.”
- “Following a member consultation in the beginning of 2025 the final salary element of the pension scheme was closed to future accrual from midnight on 31 May 2025. All active members of the scheme were transferred across to the company's defined contribution scheme.”
- “The group parent has deemed that the current Software AG business is to be split into two completely separate business's reflecting the remaining two major products. The A&N business will continue trading under Software AG UK Limited. However, from 1 October 2025 the trade and assets reflecting the ARIS product is to be moved and will trade under Aris Software UK Ltd, company number 16037299.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHILLON, Jagdip | Secretary | 2026-04-27 | — | — |
| PERRY, Ecaterina | Director | 2025-11-07 | Jan 1975 | British |
| WEATHERALL, George Alexander | Director | 2022-11-11 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNELL, Steven John | Secretary | — | 1997-02-04 |
| CAIRNS, Robert Mark | Secretary | 2005-12-31 | 2010-09-28 |
| CARNEY, Jeanette | Secretary | 2022-11-11 | 2026-04-27 |
| CORKER, John Richard Nicholas | Secretary | 1997-02-10 | 2005-12-31 |
| FOX, Tim | Secretary | 2010-09-28 | 2017-05-12 |
| HOLDEN, Carol | Secretary | 2017-05-12 | 2022-11-11 |
| BROADBENT, David | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2011-08-31 |
| CAIRNS, Robert Mark | Director | 2007-12-20 | 2010-09-28 |
| DAWEDEIT, Volker Eckehard | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2002-04-30 |
| EDWARDS, Mark | Director | 1999-07-29 | 2010-09-08 |
| FOX, Timothy Nigel | Director | 2017-05-12 | 2025-11-07 |
| GRAHAM, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1997-02-04 |
| JACOBSON, Kenneth | Director | 1997-02-10 | 1999-07-05 |
| KING, Michael John | Director | — | 1996-05-03 |
| KOENIGS, Wilhelm Erwin, Dr | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2002-11-30 |
| NEUMEISTER, Romin Gert | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1997-05-15 |
| ROOS, Darren | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2013-12-31 |
| SCHNELL, Peter Roger Michael | Director | — | 1996-11-01 |
| SHILTON, Jason Edward | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| SLATER, Mike | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-05-12 |
| STRICKSTROCK, Tilo Lutz Wilhelm Erich, Dr | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| WILKE, Helmut, Dr | Director | 1997-06-12 | 1999-12-31 |
| ZEITLER, Andreas Michael Georg Zvonimir | Director | 2002-11-30 | 2003-05-14 |
| ZINNHARDT, Arnd | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2020-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-24.6%
£54,298,000 £40,947,000
-
Cash
+7.7%
£2,924,000 £3,149,000
-
Net assets
+126.4%
£58,569,000 £132,589,000
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Employees
-19.3%
202 163
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Operating profit
-29.1%
£24,562,000 £17,416,000
-
Profit before tax
+351.1%
£26,346,000 £118,856,000
-
Wages
-20.9%
£23,292,000 £18,429,000
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