INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-01 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17K
-98.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£35M
+37.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,187
+2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+3,407.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD 1998-04-27 → present
- CHOICE PERIPHERALS LIMITED 1996-02-15 → 1998-04-27
- EXPRESS MICRO LIMITED 1993-08-26 → 1996-02-15
- COVER PLUS LIMITED 1991-11-07 → 1993-08-26
- FIRST BENEFICIAL LIMITED 1991-02-05 → 1991-11-07
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 | £499,670,000 | £483,417,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,018,000 | £15,712,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £355,000 | £12,452,000 | |
| Net profit | -£83,000 | £9,527,000 | |
| Cash | £1,583,000 | £17,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,290,000 | £41,509,000 | |
| Net assets | £25,195,000 | £34,722,000 | |
| Equity | £25,195,000 | £34,722,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,155 | 1,187 | |
| Wages | £48,239,000 | £46,001,000 |
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 | 0.4% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 37.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.8% | 95.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.76x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | 0.89x | 2.74x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore that it is appropriate to prepare financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD · parent
- Insight Direct (Services) Limited 100%
- Software Spectrum (UK) Limited 100%
- Software Spectrum Holdings Limited 100%
- Insight Networking Solutions Limited 100%
- Minx Limited 100%
- Amdaris Group Limited 100%
- New World Tech Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The UK economic landscape in 2025 remains uncertain, shaped by persistent inflationary pressures, cautious monetary policy, and subdued business confidence. While some recovery was seen in late 2024, growth remains uneven across regions, with the North West and South West showing signs of resilience.”
- “Supply chain challenges, though less severe than in previous years, continue to be influenced by global trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions. These factors may affect the availability and cost of IT hardware and components, requiring ongoing vigilance in procurement and inventory planning.”
- “Relocated Sheffield office, reducing capacity and physical footprint, and donated used equipment via Waste to Wonder, saving over 113,889 kg CO2e through reuse.”
- “Opened a new purpose-built Solutions Integration Centre (SIC) in April 2025, constructed using local manufacturing and equipped with solar panels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLIA, Jetinder | Secretary | 2004-05-26 | — | British |
| LEIGHTON, Russell Eric | Director | 2008-09-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
| MORGADO, James | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1972 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSACK, Vickie Lorraine | Secretary | — | 1994-06-09 |
| DOLMAN, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1994-06-09 | 1998-11-12 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Timothy James | Secretary | 1998-11-13 | 1999-12-23 |
| MAKANJI, Ashok | Secretary | 1999-12-23 | 2004-05-26 |
| YEATES, Martin James | Secretary | — | 1993-02-05 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-05 | 1991-02-05 |
| BRYAN, Glynis Ann | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| CROWN, Eric J | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2001-11-06 |
| CROWN, Timothy | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2008-09-22 |
| CUSACK, Paul Michael | Director | 1991-03-04 | 2000-06-26 |
| CUSACK, Vickie Lorraine | Director | — | 1994-06-09 |
| DOLMAN, Patricia Ann | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1998-11-12 |
| FENNESSY, Richard | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2009-09-08 |
| FENTON, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2013-08-28 |
| GUMBERT, Michael | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2001-07-23 |
| KENT, Paul | Director | 2002-08-07 | 2002-10-14 |
| KENT, Paul Anthony | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| LAYBOURNE, Stanley | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2008-09-22 |
| LAYBOURNE, Stanley | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2001-07-23 |
| MOYA, Robert | Director | 2003-09-22 | 2005-06-06 |
| MYERS, Kirby | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-10-08 |
| NAYLOR, Michael | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-04-03 |
| PALK, David Brian | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2002-07-17 |
| YEATES, Martin James | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-05 | 1991-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Enterprises Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-10-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.3%
£499,670,000 £483,417,000
-
Cash
-98.9%
£1,583,000 £17,000
-
Net assets
+37.8%
£25,195,000 £34,722,000
-
Employees
+2.8%
1,155 1,187
-
Operating profit
+678.6%
£2,018,000 £15,712,000
-
Profit before tax
+3,407.6%
£355,000 £12,452,000
-
Wages
-4.6%
£48,239,000 £46,001,000
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