EXEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-30 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+52.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+8.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
97
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-6.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,129,706 | — | £9,782,598 | £10,601,017 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,289,660 | — | £1,300,579 | £1,136,796 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,290,528 | £1,496,056 | £1,366,355 | £1,272,416 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,251,533 | £1,468,342 | £1,270,396 | £1,239,764 | |
| Cash | — | £1,687,205 | £1,947,590 | £3,292,916 | £5,009,720 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,212,584 | £2,671,821 | £2,973,987 | £3,227,354 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,180,736 | £2,649,078 | £2,919,474 | £3,159,238 | |
| Equity | £2,029,203 | £2,180,736 | £2,649,078 | £2,919,474 | £3,159,238 | |
| Average employees | — | 89 | 90 | 92 | 97 | |
| Wages | — | £4,765,704 | £5,050,489 | £5,339,011 | £5,798,635 |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.1% | — | 13.3% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.7% | — | 13.0% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 58.3% | — | 43.7% | 35.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 67.7% | 66.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.30x | 1.36x |
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
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- EXEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PLC · parent
- EFACS Software.com Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased energy prices, impacted on the supply of raw materials and significantly increased the cost of living and general business costs, however, to date we have not seen any impact upon our business.”
- “Impact of the War in Ukraine Whilst we do very little business directly with the EU, many of our customers are in industries that will be negatively affected by the war. Despite this, our customers and prospects are continuing to discuss investing in IT solutions, and we have not seen any dip in sales activity or order levels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Thomas William | Secretary | 2021-09-22 | — | — |
| DILHE, Rue | Director | 2008-04-14 | Apr 1969 | British |
| ELLIS, Mary | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| ELLIS, Thomas William | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| HARRIS, Adrian Paul | Director | 2024-03-05 | May 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Elizabeth Pauline | Secretary | — | 2018-04-07 |
| ELLIS, John Merfyn, Dr | Secretary | 2018-04-07 | 2021-09-22 |
| BRUNDELL, Paul James | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| ELLIS, Elizabeth Pauline | Director | — | 2018-04-07 |
| ELLIS, John Merfyn, Dr | Director | — | 2021-09-22 |
| ISAAC, Judith | Director | — | 1993-09-21 |
| JONES, Martin Lee | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2005-04-19 |
| THORNE, Stanley George | Director | — | 1993-09-21 |
| WOODWARD, David Anthony | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1998-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas William Ellis | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2021-09-22 | Active |
| Dr John Merfyn Ellis | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+8.4%
£9,782,598 £10,601,017
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+52.1%
£3,292,916 £5,009,720
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£2,919,474 £3,159,238
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.4%
92 97
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.6%
£1,300,579 £1,136,796
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-6.9%
£1,366,355 £1,272,416
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+8.6%
£5,339,011 £5,798,635
highest in 4 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