XENITH DOCUMENT SYSTEMS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£362K
-13% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+4.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
47
-14.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£548K
-16.2% first positive since 2020
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 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 | — | £7,820,426 | £7,883,208 | |
| Operating profit | £1,436,289 | -£2,178,079 | — | £653,964 | £548,239 | |
| 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 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | -24.9% | — | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.5% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.5% | -22.1% | — | 5.2% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.21x | 5.07x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
+0.8%
£7,820,426 £7,883,208
-
Cash
-13%
£416,402 £362,091
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£12,574,412 £13,125,229
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-14.5%
55 47
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-16.2%
£653,964 £548,239
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-16.2%
£653,998 £548,239
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
-6.3%
£2,819,581 £2,642,751
lowest in 5 filed years
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