PGDS (UK ONE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
-10.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
80
-8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+285.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- PGDS (UK ONE) LIMITED 2006-07-07 → present
- PRUTECH LIMITED 1997-09-01 → 2006-07-07
- PRUDENTIAL UNITISED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1992-01-01 → 1997-09-01
- PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN LIMITED 1987-09-21 → 1992-01-01
- VANBRUGH GROUP LIMITED 1985-12-02 → 1987-09-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,115,000 | £38,372,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,235,000 | -£51,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£656,000 | £1,215,000 | |
| Net profit | -£628,000 | £884,000 | |
| Cash | £17,474,000 | £15,571,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,547,000 | £23,152,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,236,000 | £23,152,000 | |
| Equity | £22,236,000 | £23,152,000 | |
| Average employees | 87 | 80 | |
| Wages | £8,668,000 | £8,808,000 |
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 | -6.3% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -14.3% | -0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | -0.89x | -0.13x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has also performed a robust assessment of the principal and emerging risks facing the Company, and is satisfied that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-10-04 | — | — |
| BILAL, Mohammad Amin | Director | 2025-10-02 | Aug 1969 | British |
| BULLEN, Lee | Director | 2021-07-19 | Jun 1980 | British |
| HOWELLS, Matthew | Director | 2021-07-19 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MOFFATT, Simon | Director | 2021-07-19 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Hilary Anne | Secretary | 2000-01-14 | 2000-03-03 |
| MORGAN, Susan Diane | Secretary | 2001-03-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul | Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2000-01-14 |
| WALKER, Robert | Secretary | — | 1997-09-24 |
| WELLARD, Tracey Lee | Secretary | 1997-09-24 | 1999-07-01 |
| WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen | Secretary | 2000-03-04 | 2001-03-31 |
| PRUDENTIAL GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-31 | 2019-10-04 |
| ANTHONY, John Stuart Frazer | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2015-09-08 |
| BEDELL PEARCE, Keith Leonard | Director | — | 1997-04-06 |
| BERKETT, Neil Anthony | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| BOUSFIELD, Clare Jane | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2021-12-06 |
| BRADFORD, Paul Martin | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2001-06-07 |
| BURKE, Desmond Sean Edward | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-29 |
| CASSONI, Maria Luisa | Director | 1996-01-03 | 1998-05-06 |
| COCHRANE, Christopher | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2021-08-03 |
| COOK, Alan Ronald | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2002-06-28 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2022-05-06 |
| CROFT, Matthew David | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-06-29 |
| DEEKS, Jeremy Spencer | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2017-10-31 |
| ELBOURNE, John Kenneth | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-03-28 |
| EVERETT, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2005-11-07 |
| FORTE, Charles | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, John Adrian Varcoe | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| JACK, James White | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2004-07-30 |
| JENKINS, Hugh Royston | Director | 1992-11-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Kevin Alwyn | Director | 2006-07-09 | 2016-08-12 |
| LEWIS, Martin | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2016-06-13 |
| MCGREGOR, Steven John | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-02-28 |
| MCLELAND, Kathryn | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-10-02 |
| MOORE, Keith R | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2015-06-30 |
| MOORES, Michael John | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2002-09-09 |
| NUNN, Kelvin | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2006-12-01 |
| ORTIZ, Miguel Eduardo, Dr | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| REED, Nicholas Frank | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2010-05-31 |
| SHEPPARD, Darren Wayne | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| THOMSON, Roddy, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-04-27 |
| THOMSON, Roddy, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-08-13 |
| TOOKEY, Timothy James William | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2003-07-29 |
| VASUDEVA, Shali | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2017-01-26 |
| VINCENT, Gary | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2018-06-29 |
| WREN, Alan Christopher | Director | — | 1992-11-21 |
| WYATT, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| YUN-FARMBROUGH, Simon Charles | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2001-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G Prudential (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-19 | Active |
| Prudential Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
-24.9%
£51,115,000 £38,372,000
-
Cash
-10.9%
£17,474,000 £15,571,000
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£22,236,000 £23,152,000
-
Employees
-8%
87 80
-
Operating profit
+98.4%
-£3,235,000 -£51,000
-
Profit before tax
+285.2%
-£656,000 £1,215,000
-
Wages
+1.6%
£8,668,000 £8,808,000
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