METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-14 (this month)
Last made up 2025-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£55K
+9,289.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-56.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
494
+17.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£263K
-88.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2017-05-02 → present
- METHODS ADVISORY LIMITED 2014-05-01 → 2017-05-02
- METHODS CONSULTING LIMITED 2004-06-21 → 2014-05-01
- METHODS APPLICATION LIMITED 1990-05-09 → 2004-06-21
- CORNERBRIDGES UK LIMITED 1990-03-26 → 1990-05-09
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £84,560,810 | — | — | — | £67,367,136 | £87,430,183 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,969,571 | -£312,915 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,066,897 | — | — | £6,746,293 | £2,319,560 | £262,963 | |
| Net profit | £3,328,716 | — | — | £5,338,387 | £1,704,551 | £222,449 | |
| Cash | £14,601,774 | — | — | £569,935 | £587 | £55,117 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,715,476 | — | — | — | £7,612,666 | £3,335,115 | |
| Net assets | £10,549,724 | — | — | — | £7,612,666 | £3,335,115 | |
| Equity | £10,549,724 | — | — | £19,908,115 | £7,612,666 | £3,335,115 | |
| Average employees | 179 | — | — | 326 | 422 | 494 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £17,499,853 | £29,657,047 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | — | — | — | 2.5% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 25.9% | -9.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -74.73x |
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
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Operating profit before sale related costs has decreased from £3.0m (2.9% OPM) on 2023 extrapolated to a loss of £0.3m (-0.3% OPM). This decrease arises from loss of contracts within the public sector.”
- “Our order book decreased over the year from £35.3m to £34.3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOMERLEY, Adam James Alec | Director | 2024-12-17 | Sep 1976 | British |
| BONHOMME, Pierre Francois Jean | Director | 2022-04-13 | May 1974 | French |
| CROSSLEY-SMITH, Patricia | Director | 2019-05-22 | Jun 1963 | British |
| FEDERICO, Denis | Director | 2023-02-09 | Oct 1978 | French |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2022-04-13 | Feb 1972 | French |
| HEWITT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2020-10-06 | Oct 1964 | British |
| JONES, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2025-02-19 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB, Anthony Bernard St John | Secretary | — | 2011-04-28 |
| DAY, Carol Janet | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2013-05-31 |
| GASKELL, Ann | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2021-03-02 |
| GODFREY, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2021-05-26 | 2023-08-09 |
| HARTSHORN, Andrew David | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2017-03-03 |
| HEATHER, Paul Andrew | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-07-12 |
| HORROCKS, Stephen Gregory | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2023-10-25 |
| JOHNSTON, Mark Edward | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2010-11-30 |
| LEWIS, Zoe | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2024-12-10 |
| MORGANS, Richard Alan | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2025-01-30 |
| ROWLINS, Peter John | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| SMALLEY, Antony William | Director | 2025-02-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Mark Peter Antony | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2022-04-13 |
| WEBB, Anthony Bernard St John | Director | — | 2011-04-28 |
| WEBB, Valerie | Director | — | 2003-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-11-20 | Active |
| Methods Consulting (Advisory) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+29.8%
£67,367,136 £87,430,183
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+9,289.6%
£587 £55,117
-
Net assets
-56.2%
£7,612,666 £3,335,115
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+17.1%
422 494
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-115.9%
£1,969,571 -£312,915
-
Profit before tax
-88.7%
£2,319,560 £262,963
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+69.5%
£17,499,853 £29,657,047
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