ACCESS UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£79M
+24% vs 2024
Net assets
£3B
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
4,591
+3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£10M
+61.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACCESS UK LTD 2009-07-01 → present
- ACCESS ACCOUNTING LIMITED 1989-02-06 → 2009-07-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £708,813,000 | £751,022,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£36,522,000 | -£8,472,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£24,705,000 | -£9,589,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,815,000 | £20,077,000 | |
| Cash | £63,732,000 | £79,056,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,761,526,000 | £2,991,864,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,580,276,000 | £2,628,814,000 | |
| Equity | £2,580,276,000 | £2,628,814,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,429 | 4,591 | |
| Wages | £232,201,000 | £258,179,000 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.2% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.3% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.7% | 43.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.37x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | -3.43x | -0.11x |
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
“At 30 June 2025 the Company had net current liabilities of £849.8m (2024: £640.7m) and made a loss before taxation of £9.6m (2024: £24.7m). ... Asyst Topco Limited... has confirmed that intercompany loans are not going to be requested for repayments in the next 12 months... Directors have determined it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ACCESS UK LTD · parent
- Armstrong Consultants Limited 100%
- W.F.L Media Ltd 100%
- Stratogen Inc 100%
- Unleashed Software Inc 100%
- Access Paysuite Ltd 100%
- Eazipay Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On the 1st of August 2025, Access UK completed the acquisition of Eploy Limited, a specialist talent acquisition platform that helps organisations streamline recruiting processes, manage candidates and optimise hiring workflows.”
- “On the 30th September 2025, Access UK completed the acquisition of IFS Payroll Services, a specialist bureau that provides outsourced payroll and pension services to over 600 SME customers across the UK.”
- “On the 14th January 2026, Access UK completed the acquisition of MaxOptra Limited a cloud-based route optimisation and delivery management platform.”
- “On the 24th February 2026, Access UK completed the acquisition of Enthuse a fundraising platform which helps charities manage their own branded donation pages.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDIS, Michael James | Director | 2009-07-01 | May 1971 | British |
| BAYNE, Christopher Andrew Armstrong | Director | 2009-07-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| BINNS, Robert Hugh | Director | 2019-06-17 | Aug 1968 | British |
| BROWN, Adam John Witherow | Director | 2011-09-05 | Apr 1963 | British |
| JORGENSEN, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2009-07-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Julie | Secretary | 1991-01-21 | 1993-03-03 |
| BUSH, Vivienne Jane | Secretary | 2014-11-04 | 2014-11-04 |
| KELLY, Rory Brendan | Secretary | 2024-03-04 | 2024-09-20 |
| LITTLE, Ian Christopher | Secretary | 2000-03-20 | 2011-03-23 |
| MORSMAN, Charlotte Ann | Secretary | 1993-09-15 | 2000-03-20 |
| TOSSELL, Christopher John | Secretary | 1993-03-03 | 1993-09-15 |
| ALLSOPP, Stuart Ian | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| ANDERSON, Barry | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-11-30 |
| BAILEY, Gary | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2015-03-31 |
| BARROW, Antony Brian | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| BARTLETT, Aidan | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| BEECH, John Stuart | Director | 1995-07-17 | 2011-03-23 |
| BERRIDGE, Steven John | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| BIRD, Julie | Director | 1991-05-28 | 1993-09-02 |
| BLUNDELL, Stephen James | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2019-06-30 |
| BOSSON, Paul Francis | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-10-15 |
| CAPORALI, Deidrene | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2015-02-06 |
| CHAUHAN, Ketan | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| DRUCKMAN, Paul Bryan | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| DRUCKMAN, Paul Bryan | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-01-18 |
| HIBBLER, Richard | Director | 1991-01-21 | 2008-11-30 |
| HUBBARD-FORD, Jonathan Louis | Director | 1993-03-02 | 1995-06-26 |
| LITTLE, Ian Christopher | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| MCLEISH, Piers Caswell | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| MISSELBROOK, Kevin Gregory | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| O'REILLY, Richard Alistair | Director | — | 2011-03-23 |
| PARKINSON, Robert Neil | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| PEARCE, William Harold Neil | Director | 1991-08-06 | 1993-03-02 |
| PILECKA, Jolanta | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2013-05-31 |
| REEVES, Alexander Richard | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| SUCH, Craig Karl | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| TOSSELL, Christopher John | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| TOSSELL, Christopher John | Director | 1991-01-21 | 2000-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Technology Group | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-14 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+6%
£708,813,000 £751,022,000
-
Cash
+24%
£63,732,000 £79,056,000
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£2,580,276,000 £2,628,814,000
-
Employees
+3.7%
4,429 4,591
-
Operating profit
+76.8%
-£36,522,000 -£8,472,000
-
Profit before tax
+61.2%
-£24,705,000 -£9,589,000
-
Wages
+11.2%
£232,201,000 £258,179,000
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