PRINCIPLE SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-11 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£950K
-69.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+11.6% vs 2023
Employees
84
-11.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+244.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,379,507 | £28,060,899 | |
| Operating profit | £382,312 | £1,402,515 | |
| Profit before tax | £412,682 | £1,423,407 | |
| Net profit | £363,271 | £1,090,691 | |
| Cash | £3,083,342 | £950,371 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,628,506 | £10,732,330 | |
| Net assets | £9,427,380 | £10,518,071 | |
| Equity | £9,427,380 | £10,518,071 | |
| Average employees | 95 | 84 | |
| Wages | £4,514,907 | £3,621,046 |
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 | 1.3% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | 13.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 23.60x | 52.92x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- PRINCIPLE SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Cicrespi Principle Limited 100%
- Principle GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “After due consideration of the impact on the Principle Group of Global international financial legislation changes, particularly in the USA, China and Europe, the Directors of Principle Global Limited and of its subsidiary companies Principle Italy S.P.A, Principle France SARL, Principle GmbH and Principle Iberia S.I.u, have concluded that there are economic benefits to be achieved from a partial reorganization of the Principle Group with the de-merger of these European businesses to existing Group shareholders. The de-merger and transfer of 100% of the share capital of these companies completed on 16 September 2025 and there are ongoing inter-company collaboration and trading and brand licensing agreements in place, to ensure continuity of all services and supplies to both domestic and Global clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Ciara | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BARROWCLIFFE, Emma Louise | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| BUTTERFIELD, Richard Howard | Director | — | Aug 1961 | British |
| COOKE, Richard John | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Alasdair Colin | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| TAYLOR, Michael Robert | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, James Timothy | Secretary | 2000-03-28 | 2006-06-22 |
| COOPER, David Christopher | Secretary | 2006-06-22 | 2009-12-21 |
| PITT, David Richard | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2018-09-09 |
| STOCKS, Nigel Howard | Secretary | — | 2000-03-28 |
| ANDREWS, Elliot Lloyd | Director | 2026-01-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| BELLAMY, James Timothy | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2005-09-30 |
| BENDER, Carl Frederick | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2008-08-22 |
| BONELLO, Michele Angelo | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2022-09-26 |
| BUTCHER, Stephen William | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2007-05-31 |
| COOPER, David Christopher | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2009-12-31 |
| DELLEDONNE, Cristian | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2022-09-26 |
| DEUSCHLE, Mark John | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2015-08-17 |
| DRACHMANN, Finn | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2005-04-27 |
| GREENWOOD, Jason Andrew | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2025-02-10 |
| KIRWAN, Eric Michael | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2006-09-29 |
| MORGAN, Peter Michael | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2005-05-03 |
| PITT, David Richard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2018-09-09 |
| SEDDON-PRICE, Gareth Andrew | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2008-07-28 |
| SHILLING, Paul | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2015-08-14 |
| SORENSEN, Jorgen Peter | Director | 2005-04-27 | 2006-09-29 |
| STOCKS, Nigel Howard | Director | — | 2000-03-28 |
| TUCK, Graham | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2006-11-10 |
| TURNER, Craig Richard | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2008-11-21 |
| WOODINGS, Victoria Jessica | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2024-10-10 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2018-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principle Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-11-15 | Active |
| Principle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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
-1.1%
£28,379,507 £28,060,899
-
Cash
-69.2%
£3,083,342 £950,371
-
Net assets
+11.6%
£9,427,380 £10,518,071
-
Employees
-11.6%
95 84
-
Operating profit
+266.9%
£382,312 £1,402,515
-
Profit before tax
+244.9%
£412,682 £1,423,407
-
Wages
-19.8%
£4,514,907 £3,621,046
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