DATAPAQ LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-13 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-29
Watchouts
Cash
£29M
+33.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£28M
+42.5% vs 2023
Employees
13
-27.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+53.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DATAPAQ LIMITED 1984-09-05 → present
- PAVECLAIM LIMITED 1983-12-13 → 1984-09-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,242,000 | £12,872,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,538,000 | £5,266,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,247,000 | £6,511,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,249,000 | £8,395,000 | |
| Cash | £22,089,000 | £29,422,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,492,000 | £28,785,000 | |
| Net assets | £19,731,000 | £28,126,000 | |
| Equity | £19,731,000 | £28,126,000 | |
| Average employees | 18 | 13 | |
| Wages | £1,212,000 | £482,000 |
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 | 31.5% | 40.9% | |
| Net margin | 28.9% | 65.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.02x | 12.75x | |
| Interest cover | 93.11x | 150.46x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries and considering the challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment in which the company is operating, the strength of the company's balance sheet and cash position, the availability of the Fortive group cash pool and strength of the Fortive group and the ongoing trading position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation and meet it's liabilities as they fall due for the going concern assessment period to 30 June 2026. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, in February 2025, there was a change in the Company's immediate parent company. TGA UK Finance Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, obtained all shares in the Company from TGA Industries Limited. Notwithstanding this change, the ultimate parent company remains unchanged as disclosed in note 16.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACPHERSON, Grant Guy | Director | 2026-03-02 | Jun 1968 | British |
| SLEVIN, Michael John | Director | 2026-03-02 | Sep 1989 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher John, Mr. | Director | 2023-06-08 | Jun 1971 | English |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKSON, Peter David | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-09 |
| DRINKWATER, Janet Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1992-01-16 |
| GOSLING, Vincent | Secretary | 2018-05-11 | 2018-05-11 |
| HELSBY, Anthony Francis | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2012-09-17 |
| MACPHERSON, Grant | Secretary | 2018-05-11 | 2018-10-09 |
| MACPHERSON, Grant | Secretary | 2015-01-09 | 2018-05-11 |
| NESBITT, Joan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-05-16 | 2006-03-09 |
| PORTER, Simon Neil | Secretary | 2006-03-09 | 2006-11-24 |
| PORTER, Simon Neil | Secretary | 1998-12-09 | 2005-05-16 |
| POWERS, Glenn Patrick | Secretary | 1993-11-04 | 1997-11-30 |
| SPEEK, Patrick Johannes | Secretary | 2006-11-24 | 2007-08-31 |
| SPEEK, Patrick Johannes | Secretary | 2006-11-24 | 2007-08-31 |
| STONE, Derek Charles | Secretary | 2012-09-17 | 2014-11-12 |
| TUNLEY, David William | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2011-09-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian Ralph | Secretary | 1992-01-16 | 1993-11-04 |
| ANDERSON BROWN, Michael | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2007-08-31 |
| BATES, Alexander John | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| BLACK, Stephen | Director | 1992-01-16 | 1993-11-04 |
| BOYCE, Geoffrey Michael | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| BREEZE, Michael Frank | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| BUDDEN, Ian | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2009-10-12 |
| BYE, George Ian | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1999-01-31 |
| COOPER, David | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2018-02-16 |
| COOPER, David | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2015-11-20 |
| FEARN, Nigel Charles | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-11-09 |
| FEENSTRA, Paul | Director | 2023-05-11 | 2025-06-13 |
| GIRLING, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-02-19 |
| GOSLING, Vincent | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2020-01-21 |
| GREENSHIELDS, Alan George | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| HELLEWELL, John Stuart | Director | 1995-03-23 | 1998-05-12 |
| HIGGINSON, John Louis | Director | 1995-02-06 | 1995-08-16 |
| JANISSEN, Paul Willem Everard Maria | Director | 2012-01-13 | 2014-01-06 |
| KNIGHTLEY, Ian Desmond Peter | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2001-12-21 |
| MACPHERSON, Grant | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2018-10-09 |
| MACPHERSON, Grant | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2018-05-11 |
| MINTO, Graeme Sutherland | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| NEAME, Michael John Henry, Dr | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-10-17 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Joseph | Director | 1995-08-16 | 1997-08-01 |
| PORTER, Simon Neil | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2006-11-24 |
| POWERS, Glenn Patrick | Director | 1993-11-04 | 1997-11-30 |
| ROLLER, Michael Roy David | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1998-12-09 |
| SIMON, John Benjamin | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| SPEEK, Patrick Johannes | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2007-08-31 |
| SPEEK, Patrick Johannes | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2007-08-31 |
| STANDLEY, Allen Frederick | Director | 1999-02-05 | 2006-11-24 |
| STONE, Derek Charles | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2014-11-12 |
| VAN DE WIEL, Jeroen | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2023-04-27 |
| VAN DEN BROEK, Peter | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2012-06-26 |
| VAN ZEELAND, Robert Victor | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2011-05-01 |
| WARD, Keith Graham | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2016-03-01 |
| WARD, Keith Graham | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2015-11-19 |
| WARNSHUIS, Herman | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2026-02-27 |
| WELLS, John Roland | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| WHITE, Michael Edwin | Director | — | 2007-08-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian Ralph | Director | 1992-01-16 | 1993-11-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard David | Director | 1993-11-04 | 1998-05-13 |
| WILSON, Bruce Peter | Director | — | 1999-05-27 |
| ZARNO, John Dane Anthony | Director | 1997-02-03 | 1998-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluke Precision Measurement Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-01 | Active |
| Tga Uk Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-24 | Ceased 2025-10-01 |
| Tga Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-04 | Ceased 2025-02-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
+14.5%
£11,242,000 £12,872,000
-
Cash
+33.2%
£22,089,000 £29,422,000
-
Net assets
+42.5%
£19,731,000 £28,126,000
-
Employees
-27.8%
18 13
-
Operating profit
+48.8%
£3,538,000 £5,266,000
-
Profit before tax
+53.3%
£4,247,000 £6,511,000
-
Wages
-60.2%
£1,212,000 £482,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers