CDS GLOBAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+72.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+4.5% vs 2023
Employees
148
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£165K
+134.7% first positive since 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- CDS GLOBAL LIMITED 2007-11-12 → present
- TOWER PUBLISHING SERVICES LIMITED 1990-07-30 → 2007-11-12
- TOWER DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1985-12-10 → 1990-07-30
- POWERENTER LIMITED 1985-05-16 → 1985-12-10
- ZOTECH LIMITED 1985-04-04 → 1985-05-16
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,462,912 | — | — | £9,790,080 | £10,140,378 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £421,788 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £421,876 | £313,846 | £535,477 | -£474,195 | £164,676 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £417,642 | — | £535,477 | -£474,195 | £135,015 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,744,667 | £2,337,182 | £1,587,118 | £1,362,343 | £2,352,908 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,647,820 | £2,961,664 | £3,497,141 | £3,022,946 | £3,157,961 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,022,946 | £3,157,961 | |
| Equity | £1,684,264 | £2,230,178 | £2,647,820 | £2,961,664 | £3,497,141 | £3,022,946 | £3,157,961 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 163 | 156 | 140 | 152 | 148 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,259,194 | £4,285,821 | £4,151,756 | £4,670,698 | £4,631,132 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.0% | — | — | -4.8% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 45.6% | 48.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.69x |
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
- TAG Berry Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is dependent on support from another company in the group. The parent company has indicated its intention to provide continued support to this company for a period of no less than 12 months from the signing of these financial statements. As a result, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company entered into discussions for the disposal of part of its freehold property. A draft agreement has been prepared with an agreed fee of £612,000, although this has not yet been formally contracted. A capital gains tax liability will arise on completion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELDRIDGE, Thomas James | Secretary | 2014-12-13 | — | — |
| CHIRICHELLA, Debi | Director | 2021-02-09 | Jun 1963 | American |
| GHAREEB, Thomas Allen | Director | 2021-09-14 | Jun 1966 | American |
| JUDD, Mark James | Director | 2012-01-12 | Aug 1970 | British |
| ROWINSKI, Terrance Douglas | Director | 2024-08-21 | May 1967 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDD, Mark | Secretary | 2009-10-09 | 2010-05-01 |
| NISBET, Aimee | Secretary | 2018-06-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| OLDRIDGE, Paul Raymond | Secretary | — | 1993-04-15 |
| PHILBY, Mark | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2014-12-12 |
| STARKEY, Nigel Roy | Secretary | 1994-05-20 | 2009-10-09 |
| LUDGATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1993-04-15 | 1994-05-20 |
| BERRIDGE, Philip James | Director | 1994-01-27 | 1996-10-31 |
| HOLT, Christopher | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2007-04-30 |
| JANSSEN, Debra Ann | Director | 2015-01-21 | 2015-09-01 |
| LOUGHLIN, John Patrick | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| LUTHER, Dennis | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-01-12 |
| MAUCK, James Tompkins | Director | 1993-04-15 | 1994-01-10 |
| MILLER, Mark Fulton | Director | 1996-02-07 | 2005-12-31 |
| NETBURN, Malcolm | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2020-12-31 |
| NETBURN, Malcolm | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2015-01-21 |
| OLDRIDGE, Paul Raymond | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| PARKES, Sarah Louise | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2011-07-22 |
| POLUS, Paul Wesley | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2024-08-21 |
| ROSS, Donald Frank | Director | 1993-04-15 | 2007-04-30 |
| SANCHEZ, Matthew Allen | Director | 2021-02-09 | 2021-09-10 |
| SCHNAUFFER, George | Director | 1996-02-07 | 1998-04-23 |
| WARD, John William David | Director | 1993-04-15 | 1996-02-07 |
| WEIS, Scott Lewis | Director | 2000-12-20 | 2002-05-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Marjorie Ann | Director | — | 2007-01-11 |
| ZUCCHI, Daniel Edward | Director | 1993-04-15 | 1996-02-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-02-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3.6%
£9,790,080 £10,140,378
-
Cash
+72.7%
£1,362,343 £2,352,908
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£3,022,946 £3,157,961
-
Employees
-2.6%
152 148
-
Profit before tax
+134.7%
-£474,195 £164,676
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
-0.8%
£4,670,698 £4,631,132
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