P. DUCKER SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-9.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+17.6% vs 2024
Employees
71
+16.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+22.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,911,534 | £23,167,933 | |
| Operating profit | £2,677,209 | £3,262,336 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,731,001 | £3,340,946 | |
| Net profit | £2,155,794 | £2,502,223 | |
| Cash | £7,008,265 | £6,327,062 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,438,664 | £5,228,099 | |
| Net assets | £4,376,819 | £5,146,324 | |
| Equity | £4,376,819 | £5,146,324 | |
| Average employees | 61 | 71 | |
| Wages | £3,377,501 | £3,788,982 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 60.3% | 62.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.2% | 55.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.73x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date the company had a significant cash balance and strong net current asset and net asset position. At the time of signing these accounts, the directors have considered the going concern position, and consider that this does indicate that the company will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
Significant events
- “In the fiscal year ending March 2025, we continued to achieve organic growth, driven by the successful completion of projects and the acquisition of new ones. This growth positions us confidently for continued success in 2025/26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLEY, Andrew | Director | 2024-08-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| DUCKER, Patricia | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
| DUCKER, Paul David | Director | — | Apr 1958 | British |
| LAWSON, Nathan James | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Kirk James | Director | 2024-08-01 | Dec 1980 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLEY, Andrew | Secretary | 2016-09-21 | 2024-08-01 |
| DUCKER, Patricia | Secretary | — | 2021-01-06 |
| HEARN, Kevin | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Nathan | Secretary | 2016-09-21 | 2021-01-06 |
| SMITH, Kirk James | Secretary | 2021-01-06 | 2024-08-01 |
| ROSE, Anthony Michael | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nathan James Lawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Michael Rose | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Paul David Ducker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Patricia Ducker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-06-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+10.8%
£20,911,534 £23,167,933
-
Cash
-9.7%
£7,008,265 £6,327,062
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£4,376,819 £5,146,324
-
Employees
+16.4%
61 71
-
Operating profit
+21.9%
£2,677,209 £3,262,336
-
Profit before tax
+22.3%
£2,731,001 £3,340,946
-
Wages
+12.2%
£3,377,501 £3,788,982
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