UK Companies House feature
XENITH DOCUMENT SYSTEMS LTD
Cash
£362K
-13% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+4.4% vs 2023
Employees
47
-14.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£548K
-16.2% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 01406243
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1978-12-20
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,313,294 | £8,749,906 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,436,289 | -£2,178,079 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,436,289 | -£2,177,903 | £1,232,450 | £653,998 | £548,239 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,461,893 | £666,789 | £550,817 | |
| Cash | £2,268,330 | £1,011,632 | £1,362,675 | £416,402 | £362,091 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,516,462 | £9,873,751 | £11,921,125 | £12,575,123 | £13,125,229 | |
| Net assets | £11,488,790 | £9,850,861 | £11,907,623 | £12,574,412 | £13,125,229 | |
| Equity | £11,488,790 | £9,850,861 | £11,907,623 | £12,574,412 | £13,125,229 | |
| Average employees | 73 | 70 | 56 | 55 | 47 | |
| Wages | £3,960,851 | £3,153,404 | £2,955,819 | £2,819,581 | £2,642,751 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dickinsons Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider the company and group has access to adequate financial resources to ensure it continues in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024, the directors successfully restructured the debt. The new loan arrangements enable the company and group to manage other creditors from operational activity whilst allowing management, the time to implement plans for growth.”
- “The company is part of the Xenith group that comprise new and existing loan notes which have been varied in the current financial year, to extend the repayment dates. The loans are secured by way of a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company and the related undertakings in the Xenith group. Total group commitments amount to £6,089,840.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACQUES, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1990 | British |
| MILLIGAN, Justin Graham | Director | 2008-04-08 | Feb 1976 | British |
| UECKERMANN, Marc | Director | 2014-09-01 | Jul 1973 | South African |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLILE, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2008-04-28 | 2010-01-05 |
| HOLLAND, Scott David | Secretary | 2021-04-15 | 2023-01-06 |
| LATEEF, Mohammed Adnan | Secretary | 2017-10-16 | 2021-04-15 |
| MACNAIR, Alice Louise Jane | Secretary | 1994-03-29 | 2008-04-25 |
| PAGE, Sarah | Secretary | 2010-01-05 | 2015-09-17 |
| SHERRING, Deborah | Secretary | 1992-10-01 | 1993-07-01 |
| TOMLINSON, Oliver John | Secretary | 2023-09-04 | 2026-03-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Ernest | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1994-03-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Ernest | Secretary | — | 1992-10-01 |
| ALEXANDER, Stephen John | Director | — | 2013-12-18 |
| ALLAWAY, Scott Terence | Director | 2005-06-23 | 2017-11-03 |
| BUCHANAN, Andrew James | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2020-06-30 |
| CARLILE, Catherine Victoria | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2013-04-09 |
| CARLILE, Neil Andrew | Director | — | 2018-01-04 |
| MACNAIR, Alice Louise Jane | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2008-04-25 |
| MARTIN, Alan John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-03-21 |
| PAGE, Sarah | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2015-09-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Ernest | Director | — | 1994-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenith Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-22 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-04 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
12.57
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.803 × 6.56 = +5.27
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.036 × 6.72 = +0.24
- Book equity / Total liabilities 6.722 × 1.05 = +7.06
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory