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MSC.SOFTWARE LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-1.9% vs 2019
Net assets
£2M
+13.9% vs 2019
Employees
35
+9.4% vs 2019
Profit before tax
£318K
+88.9% vs 2019
Profile
- Company number
- 02033042
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1986-07-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Net assets
2-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest 2020-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,050,389 | £4,832,738 | |
| Operating profit | £160,084 | £316,458 | |
| Profit before tax | £168,548 | £318,458 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,707,072 | £1,675,252 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,948,208 | £2,213,598 | |
| Net assets | £1,907,760 | £2,173,150 | |
| Equity | £1,907,760 | £2,173,150 | |
| Average employees | 32 | 35 | |
| Wages | £2,444,185 | £2,689,280 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 4 September 2025, the Company's ultimate controlling party, Hexagon AB, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Design & Engineering division ("D&E"), which includes the Company, with the transaction being expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. As a result it is not possible for the directors of the Company to predict the intention of the purchasers with regards to future plans, strategy and funding. These conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 2.4 to the financial statements, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 4 September 2025, the Company's ultimate controlling party, Hexagon AB, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Design & Engineering division ("D&E"), which includes the Company, with the transaction being expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIFFE, Amanda Jane | Director | 2026-04-09 | Feb 1976 | Irish |
| KING, Ronald Blake | Director | 2026-04-09 | Feb 1964 | American |
| NESBITT, Brent Hunter | Director | 2026-04-09 | Feb 1990 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Sian Nicola | Secretary | 2025-06-11 | 2026-04-09 |
| PEALL, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-03-26 | 2025-05-09 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-08-08 | 2009-09-14 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-14 | 2011-04-30 |
| AURIEMMA, Sam | Director | 2007-04-16 | 2009-10-16 |
| BOUCHIBA, Kais | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Douglas | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2018-01-31 |
| DE VRIES, Edwin | Director | 2025-05-09 | 2026-04-09 |
| FAIRCHILD, David | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2009-11-12 |
| GRECO, Louis | Director | — | 2005-06-30 |
| GUGLIELMINI, Paolo | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2022-04-28 |
| JOHNSON, James David | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2011-03-25 |
| JONES, Keli Melissa | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2026-04-09 |
| LASKEY, John Joseph | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2007-04-16 |
| MACNEAL, Richard, Dr | Director | — | 1996-08-08 |
| MARB, Wolfgang Anton | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2012-07-01 |
| MENDERES, Haluk | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2005-06-30 |
| MOBAYEN, Amir Ali | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2009-11-20 |
| MONGELLUZZO, John Andrew | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2009-11-19 |
| MONTGOMERY, Alexander Stafford | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2025-05-01 |
| NAGY, Dennis | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| NEWTON, Paul Adrian, Dr | Director | — | 1999-01-31 |
| PEALL, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2025-05-09 |
| PERNA, Frank | Director | 1998-12-13 | 2005-06-30 |
| POHL, Werner, Dr | Director | — | 1996-10-02 |
| RUBIN, Kevin | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| ST JOHN, Christopher | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2002-05-22 |
| WIJMA, Olaf | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2018-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-02-23 | Active |
| Hexagon Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2025-05-01 | Ceased 2026-02-23 |
| Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-31 | Ceased 2025-05-01 |
| Hexagon Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-25 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Msc. Software Corporation | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-11-03 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-06-20 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-06-11 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-05-09 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2020-12-31
10.94
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.822 × 6.56 = +5.39
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.119 × 6.72 = +0.80
- Book equity / Total liabilities 4.524 × 1.05 = +4.75
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory