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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-09-27 (in 4mo)

Last made up 2025-09-13

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£620K

-15.4% vs 2023

Net assets

£65M

+7.3% vs 2023

Employees

506

-0.6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£6M

+176.1% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 11 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-10-03

  1. SBS FINANCIAL SOFTWARE UK LIMITED 2025-10-03 → present
  2. SOPRA BANKING SOFTWARE LIMITED 2013-10-14 → 2025-10-03
  3. SOPRA GROUP SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2012-03-19 → 2013-10-14
  4. TIETO UK LIMITED 2009-07-03 → 2012-03-19
  5. TIETOENATOR (UK NO.1) LIMITED 2006-01-23 → 2009-07-03
  6. ATTENTIV SYSTEMS LIMITED 2004-07-23 → 2006-01-23
  7. LYNX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 2003-06-02 → 2004-07-23
  8. LYNX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 1999-04-08 → 2003-06-02
  9. LYNX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (SPECIALIST BANKING) LIMITED 1998-07-13 → 1999-04-08
  10. LYNX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1996-07-29 → 1998-07-13
  11. CHESS VALLEY COMPUTERS LIMITED 1982-10-11 → 1996-07-29
  12. PETERS COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED 1979-10-17 → 1982-10-11

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £78,302,993£86,794,949
Operating profit £3,617,073£7,643,075
Profit before tax £2,061,133£5,690,746
Net profit £624,539£4,274,106
Cash £732,495£619,870
Total assets less current liabilities £67,293,377£71,473,363
Net assets £60,965,962£65,424,565
Equity £60,965,962£65,424,565
Average employees 509506
Wages £29,226,336£32,078,505

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 4.6%8.8%
Net margin 0.8%4.9%
Return on capital employed 5.4%10.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 50.4%46.4%
Current ratio 0.40x0.46x
Interest cover 2.31x3.72x

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
S&W Partners Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have considered forecasts, and believe the Company to be a going concern, with the availability of financial support from 74Software SA if required, which has been confirmed in writing. As a result, the directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to meet their financial obligations as they fall due for at least one year from signing the accounts and for this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements of the Company.”

Group structure

  1. SBS FINANCIAL SOFTWARE UK LIMITED · parent
    1. Apak Group Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    2. Sopra Banking Software Ireland Limited 100% · Ireland · Provision of Software services

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 35 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BIERRY, Eric Director 2021-07-20 Jan 1974 French
BUISSON, Philippe Director 2025-01-09 Nov 1961 French
DONOVAN, Patrick Director 2025-01-09 Feb 1970 American
SOPRA GMT Corporate Director 2025-01-09
Show 35 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FAIRCLOUGH, Ian Peter Secretary 1999-10-01 2000-02-25
JAMESON, Paul Secretary 2005-10-31 2012-03-14
SINNETT, Paul Martin Secretary 2000-02-25 2004-03-25
SINNETT, Paul Martin Secretary 1993-12-15 1999-10-01
VINEY, Stephen Richard John Secretary 1993-12-15
WOOD, Philip Basil Secretary 2004-03-25 2005-10-31
BOURBON, Jean-Paul Director 2014-07-31 2021-07-20
BUCKLEY, Philippa Mary Director 1992-11-30
COMMANAY, Pierre-Yves Director 2012-03-14 2025-01-09
ELLINGTON, Peter Director 1996-05-15 2002-06-20
FISHER, Linda Jean Director 1999-09-30 2006-12-31
HEISKANEN, Henri Mikael Director 2009-04-14 2011-07-31
HOLMEN, Knut Director 2008-02-22 2009-02-16
HOWARD, Elliot Spencer Blades Director 2012-03-14 2015-04-24
JAMESON, Paul Richard Director 2009-02-16 2012-03-14
JOHANSSON, Per Erik Mikael Director 2011-10-10 2012-03-14
KERNAHAN, Adrian Clive Director 1999-09-30 2002-06-21
LAST, Richard Director 1993-12-15 2004-03-25
LEROY, Pascal Director 2012-03-14 2014-04-30
LISCOMBE, David Kenneth Director 1997-01-16 2000-12-14
LUUPPALA, Harri Pentti Kalervo Director 2005-10-31 2008-02-22
PASQUIER, Eric Director 2014-07-31 2025-01-09
PELTOLA, Veli Erik Director 2005-10-31 2009-02-16
PELTONEN, Ari Petteri Director 2009-02-16 2011-10-10
PLANER, George, Dr Director 1993-12-15
SHELTRUM, Peter John Director 1996-11-14
SINNETT, Paul Martin Director 1993-12-15 2004-03-25
SJOGERAS, Bjorn Ingvar Director 2011-10-10 2012-03-14
VINEY, Stephen Richard John Director 1997-01-24
WEBBER, David Paul, Mr. Director 1996-05-15 2005-12-31
WHITTAKER, Colin Director 1998-06-01 2002-06-20
WILLIAMS, David Director 1998-02-26 2000-01-31
WOOD, Philip Basil Director 2000-09-01 2005-10-31
YAGER, Barry John Director 1996-07-21
YOUNG, David James Director 2000-07-01 2001-09-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
74software S.A. Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-09-02 Active
Sopra Steria Group Sa Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-09-02

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 260 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-10-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2025-10-03 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-15 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-13 AP02 officers Appoint corporate director company with name date PDF
2025-01-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-26 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2024-09-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-25 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-09-25 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-09-13 AD04 address Move registers to registered office company with new address PDF
2023-09-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-10-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-09-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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