CIVICA UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-13 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-30
Watchouts
Cash
£30M
-6.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£201M
+15.8% vs 2023
Employees
2,330
-15.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£39M
+1.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- CIVICA UK LIMITED 2006-07-12 → present
- CIVICA SYSTEMS LIMITED 2002-04-23 → 2006-07-12
- SANDERSON IT SYSTEMS LIMITED 2000-06-05 → 2002-04-23
- SANDERSON COMPUTERS LIMITED 1986-03-13 → 2000-06-05
- PICS LIMITED 1985-04-26 → 1986-03-13
- PRODUCTION INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1982-04-14 → 1985-04-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £321,721,000 | £329,527,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,833,000 | £47,805,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £38,669,000 | £39,294,000 | |
| Net profit | £31,116,000 | £27,377,000 | |
| Cash | £32,433,000 | £30,397,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £173,272,000 | £200,582,000 | |
| Equity | £173,272,000 | £200,582,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,758 | 2,330 | |
| Wages | £131,538,000 | £123,928,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.7% | 69.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 7.50x | 7.74x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Group structure
- CIVICA UK LIMITED · parent
- Asidua Holdings Limited 100%
- Civica NI Limited * 100%
- Civica Ireland Limited * 100%
- Civica Resource Private Limited 100%
- Civica Election Services Limited 100%
- Shaw & Sons Limited * 100%
- Civica Financial Systems Limited 100%
- Shaw & Sons (Holdings) Limited * 100%
- Shaw & Sons Group Limited * 100%
- Electoral Services Limited * 100%
- Electoral Reform (Market Research) Limited * 100%
- The Election Centre Limited * 100%
- iCasework Inc. * 100%
- Tecsys Limited * 100%
- Flex Software Limited * 100%
- Calibrand Limited 100%
- Caliqual Limited * 100%
- Parago Software Inc * 100%
- Ntropy Data Inc 100%
- Malinko Health & Care Technologies Limited 100%
- Myexpensesonline Limited * 100%
- Horcrux Holdings Limited 100%
- Point Progress Limited * 100%
- The Technology Forge Limited * 100%
Significant events
- “On 23 November 2023, it was announced that Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Camelia Investment 1 Limited (the Company's ultimate parent undertaking) and its subsidiaries (the "Civica Group") from Partners Group. The transaction completed in May 2024. There is no change to the business focus of the Group as a result of the transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STODDARD, Michael | Secretary | 2008-07-03 | — | British |
| O'REILLY, Gerald Eric | Director | 2025-06-24 | Sep 1970 | Canadian |
| PERKINS, Lee John | Director | 2022-11-25 | Apr 1973 | British |
| STODDARD, Michael | Director | 2003-06-03 | Sep 1957 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAYLOR, Stephen | Secretary | — | 2000-03-21 |
| NEWNES SMITH, Suzanne Gabrielle | Secretary | 2001-03-21 | 2002-03-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Robin | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2002-11-19 |
| SPICER, David Anthony | Secretary | 2006-07-05 | 2008-07-03 |
| STODDARD, Michael | Secretary | 2003-12-23 | 2004-03-09 |
| WILKINSON, Jane Allison | Secretary | 2004-03-09 | 2006-06-30 |
| WILKINSON, Jane Allison | Secretary | 2000-03-21 | 2000-06-09 |
| BEER, Peter James | Director | 1999-02-16 | 2000-06-09 |
| BELL, Gary David | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2023-05-17 |
| BENTON, Philip Barnsley | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2006-11-30 |
| BRAIN, Steven John | Director | 2023-06-06 | 2024-07-04 |
| BURLEY, Lee Harman | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2018-10-25 |
| BYWATER, Christopher Paul | Director | 1995-04-27 | 2000-06-09 |
| CARROLL, Peter James | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| CHANCE, Janet Clare | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2012-10-11 |
| CLIFFORD, Paul Leighton | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| COX, Malcolm | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| DEPLEDGE, Alfred Graham | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| DEWIS, Brian John | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2002-03-31 |
| DOWNING, Simon Richard | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2024-01-31 |
| DOWNING, Simon Richard | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2018-03-19 |
| DOWNING, Simon Richard | Director | 1996-10-28 | 1999-02-16 |
| FILBY, Nigel Robert | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2018-02-02 |
| FILBY, Nigel Robert | Director | 2011-03-03 | 2011-06-13 |
| FRANCE, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| FRANKS, Martin David | Director | 2022-01-18 | 2025-06-30 |
| FREED, Gavin Mark | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2007-04-30 |
| GREENLAND, Alex Jeremy | Director | 1998-05-26 | 1999-09-30 |
| GREENOUFF, Deane James | Director | 2023-06-06 | 2025-08-31 |
| HAMPSEY, Sean Patrick | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-06-09 |
| HARROP, John | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2000-06-09 |
| HEWITT, Jeffrey | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2024-04-30 |
| HOOD, John William | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2023-11-30 |
| HUGHES, Anthony William | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2023-06-15 |
| KENNETH, Foster | Director | 1992-06-15 | 1996-05-21 |
| LEIGH, Gavin | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2024-07-26 |
| LOUGHREY, William James | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2019-11-15 |
| LYNE, Roger Ernest | Director | — | 2000-06-09 |
| MCLUSKEY, Stewart Philip | Director | 2024-07-04 | 2025-11-20 |
| NAYLOR, Stephen | Director | — | 2000-03-21 |
| NEWNES SMITH, Suzanne Gabrielle | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| NODEN, Philip Thomas | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| O'BYRNE, David Andrew | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| O'BYRNE, David Andrew | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| PARKES, Simon Charles | Director | 2004-03-09 | 2008-07-03 |
| PARKES, Simon Charles | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2003-12-23 |
| PARKES, Simon Charles | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1994-09-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Robin | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2002-11-19 |
| ROOTS, David Philip | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2019-08-09 |
| ROSINE, Mark | Director | 2009-05-29 | 2010-09-23 |
| ROWLAND, Phillip David | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2015-11-05 |
| ROWLAND, Phillip David | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2022-02-28 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Steven Gordon | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2018-02-02 |
| SIMPSON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-03-09 | 2006-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2003-12-23 |
| SPICER, David Anthony | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2022-05-27 |
| SPICER, David Anthony | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2008-07-03 |
| STODDARD, Michael | Director | 1999-02-16 | 2001-03-21 |
| STORY, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2022-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | — | 1996-05-21 |
| THORN, Stephen Mark | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2024-03-31 |
| TONKS, Paul | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| WILKINSON, Jane Allison | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2006-06-30 |
| WILKINSON, Jane Allison | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2000-06-09 |
| WINN, Christopher | Director | 1995-10-18 | 1999-10-20 |
| WOOD, Gordon Alfred | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-06-09 |
| WORSMAN, David Colin | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2000-06-09 |
| YOUNG, Simon Jeremy | Director | 1995-10-18 | 1998-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civica Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.4%
£321,721,000 £329,527,000
-
Cash
-6.3%
£32,433,000 £30,397,000
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£173,272,000 £200,582,000
-
Employees
-15.5%
2,758 2,330
-
Operating profit
+6.6%
£44,833,000 £47,805,000
-
Profit before tax
+1.6%
£38,669,000 £39,294,000
-
Wages
-5.8%
£131,538,000 £123,928,000
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