ACI WORLDWIDE (EMEA) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-05 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+22.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£125M
+22.4% vs 2023
Employees
239
-3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£27M
+199.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ACI WORLDWIDE (EMEA) LIMITED 1999-05-04 → present
- APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS INC. LIMITED 1992-02-14 → 1999-05-04
- BASE24, LIMITED 1988-11-28 → 1992-02-14
- GOPOSH LIMITED 1988-10-28 → 1988-11-28
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 | £98,392,000 | £147,592,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,975,000 | £22,840,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,009,000 | £26,972,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,126,000 | £22,764,000 | |
| Cash | £1,126,000 | £1,381,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £103,230,000 | £125,003,000 | |
| Net assets | £101,742,000 | £124,506,000 | |
| Equity | £101,742,000 | £124,506,000 | |
| Average employees | 247 | 239 | |
| Wages | £29,311,000 | £29,718,000 |
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 | 7.1% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 15.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.2% | 13.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.06x | 5.72x | |
| Interest cover | 151.63x | — |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, for at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACI WORLDWIDE (EMEA) LIMITED · parent
- ACI South Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- Applied Communications Worldwide (Nordic) AB 100%
- ACI Worldwide Iberica S.L.U 100%
- ACI Worldwide France S.A.S. 100%
- ACI Worldwide (Italia) S.R.L. 95%
- ACI Global Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURNER, Kathryn Suzanne | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| BYRNES, Dennis Patrick | Director | 2026-05-06 | Oct 1963 | American |
| HARRISON, Debra, Ms. | Director | 2025-10-13 | Oct 1969 | British |
| KINGSTON, James Christopher | Director | 2024-07-01 | Dec 1984 | Irish |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNES, Dennis P., Mr. | Secretary | 2011-06-03 | 2018-01-08 |
| KENNEDY, Annie | Secretary | 1993-12-31 | 1995-01-31 |
| LACEY, Oliver Blomfield | Secretary | 1998-01-31 | 2000-05-19 |
| MAHER, Dermot John | Secretary | 2000-05-19 | 2001-05-31 |
| PETERSON, Bryan, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-11-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| SHAH, Bijal | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | 2006-03-24 |
| SITZ, Victoria Helen, Ms. | Secretary | 2006-03-24 | 2011-06-03 |
| STOKES, David Patrick | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 2003-04-15 |
| THOMAS, Walter Joe, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-11-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| WEBB, Ian | Secretary | 1995-02-07 | 1998-01-31 |
| BEHRENS, Scott William | Director | 2008-10-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| BELLASS, Robert Stanley | Director | 1992-03-31 | 1994-01-01 |
| BOJE, Thomas Harold | Director | 1996-07-10 | 1998-10-01 |
| BYRNES, Dennis Patrick | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2018-01-08 |
| CHAMBERS, Steven Robert | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2001-12-19 |
| DELAHAYE, Bernard Jean Rene | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2011-07-29 |
| FRYER, William Harry | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| GREEN, Joy Lorraine | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
| HALE, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| HANSON, Dwight Gerald | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| HOUGHTON, Thomas Leroy | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2004-10-18 |
| HOWSON, Peter | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| KING, David Graham, Mr. | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2023-03-31 |
| LAHMAR, Wissam, Mr. | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2025-10-13 |
| LAUNDER, Richard Nicholas | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2008-10-01 |
| LAUNDER, Richard Nicholas | Director | — | 1997-05-09 |
| MAINI, Yoginder Nath Tidu, Dr | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| PARR, Jon Douglas | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-07-26 |
| PETERSON, Bryan Anthony | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2024-07-01 |
| POTTINGER, Michael Howard | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| RATLIFF II, Dale Allen | Director | — | 1994-02-16 |
| REBOUL, Jacques Regis | Director | 1992-03-31 | 1993-12-31 |
| RODRIGUEZ, Theodore F. | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2015-10-02 |
| RUSSELL, David C | Director | — | 1994-02-16 |
| SCHEIER, Michael Joseph | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| STOKES, Simon Paul | Director | 2017-12-31 | 2019-08-20 |
| TERRY, Marc Christopher | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2004-03-03 |
| THOMALLA, Paul, Mr. | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Walter Joe, Dr | Director | 2011-07-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| VIPOND, Mark Richard | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| WINDLEY, Ian | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2007-10-01 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen Paul | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2009-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Communications Inc. U.K. Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+50%
£98,392,000 £147,592,000
-
Cash
+22.6%
£1,126,000 £1,381,000
-
Net assets
+22.4%
£101,742,000 £124,506,000
-
Employees
-3.2%
247 239
-
Operating profit
+227.5%
£6,975,000 £22,840,000
-
Profit before tax
+199.4%
£9,009,000 £26,972,000
-
Wages
+1.4%
£29,311,000 £29,718,000
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