SOTA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-19 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£775K
-57.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-41.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
70
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4K
-99.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOTA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1996-12-01 → present
- SWALE BUSINESS COMPUTERS LIMITED 1989-02-10 → 1996-12-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,749,346 | £10,779,186 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,260,712 | £4,416 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,245,080 | £4,416 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,157,714 | £899,715 | £1,811,794 | £2,788,625 | £1,820,277 | £774,529 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,798,483 | £1,535,156 | £2,538,833 | £3,002,030 | £2,529,565 | £1,513,166 | |
| Net assets | £1,770,066 | £1,462,141 | £1,513,699 | £2,199,254 | £2,315,092 | £1,361,181 | |
| Equity | £1,770,066 | £1,462,141 | £1,513,699 | £2,199,254 | £2,315,092 | £1,361,181 | |
| Average employees | 53 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,966,910 | £4,839,399 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.9% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 49.8% | 0.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 80.65x | — |
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.
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWHAM, Paul Michael | Director | 1994-09-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| ROBERTS, Piers Oliver | Director | 2025-06-03 | Mar 1985 | British |
| SMOKER, Benjamin | Director | 2016-07-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWHAM, Hannelore Klara Anita | Secretary | 1997-05-27 | 2015-02-26 |
| COWHAM, Michael Dempsey | Secretary | — | 1995-10-01 |
| POCOCK, Christine Alice | Secretary | 1995-10-01 | 1997-06-27 |
| SMOKER, Benjamin | Secretary | 2015-03-13 | 2016-06-30 |
| COWHAM, Hannelore Klara Anita | Director | — | 1994-09-01 |
| COWHAM, Michael Dempsey | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2022-09-11 |
| COWHAM, Michael Dempsey | Director | — | 2019-05-01 |
| COWHAM, Vanessa | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| LYNN, Shaun James | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| STEARS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2019-10-31 |
| SYMONS, Andrew John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2025-05-22 |
| WHILEY, Peter William | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2001-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Michael Cowham | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
+10.6%
£9,749,346 £10,779,186
-
Cash
-57.4%
£1,820,277 £774,529
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-41.2%
£2,315,092 £1,361,181
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
70 70
-
Operating profit
-99.6%
£1,260,712 £4,416
-
Profit before tax
-99.6%
£1,245,080 £4,416
-
Wages
+63.1%
£2,966,910 £4,839,399
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