HEADSTRONG (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
Cash
£755K
+81.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
0% vs 2023
Employees
45
-26.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£27K
-101.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HEADSTRONG (UK) LIMITED 2000-08-04 → present
- JAMES MARTIN & CO. (UK) LIMITED 1991-04-12 → 2000-08-04
- JAMES MARTIN CONSULTING LIMITED 1991-03-05 → 1991-04-12
- PRAISEBRIGHT LIMITED 1991-02-14 → 1991-03-05
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 | £9,132,054 | £5,621,067 | |
| Operating profit | £1,583,490 | -£134,984 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,781,381 | -£26,753 | |
| Net profit | £1,377,733 | £2,119 | |
| Cash | £415,478 | £754,944 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,146,384 | £12,148,503 | |
| Net assets | £12,146,384 | £12,148,503 | |
| Equity | £12,146,384 | £12,148,503 | |
| Average employees | 61 | 45 | |
| Wages | £4,431,209 | £3,501,728 |
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 | 17.3% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.0% | -1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.15x | 2.62x | |
| Interest cover | 795.32x | -62.93x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have received assurance from the ultimate parent undertaking, Genpact Limited Bermuda, that they will receive financial assistance as necessary to continue to enable Headstrong (UK) Limited to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future which is expected to be more than 12 months post signing of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, the Company continued its principal activities of providing computer systems development services and the supply of information technology products.”
- “The Company made a loss before tax of £26,753 (2023 - profit of £1,781,381) during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGES, Stuart Mcgow, Vice President - Legal Compliance | Secretary | 2024-03-14 | — | — |
| BRIDGES, Stuart Mcgow, Mr. | Director | 2022-06-09 | Dec 1963 | Scottish |
| D'SOUZA, Lester | Director | 2020-01-31 | May 1974 | British |
| KALLATTU, Santosh Pushpangadan | Director | 2016-08-22 | May 1971 | Indian |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLITZ, Nelson | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-03-31 |
| DASTUR, Kersy Behramshaw | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | 1997-03-14 |
| HAINSWORTH, Linda Margaret | Secretary | 1992-09-04 | 1994-09-07 |
| KEEBLE, Michael Philip | Secretary | 1994-09-26 | 1996-09-30 |
| UNDERHILL, Thomas Henry | Secretary | 1991-02-22 | 1992-09-04 |
| VALBRUNE, Alphonse Charles, Mr. | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2016-01-01 |
| WHITTENBURY, Alison Mary | Secretary | 1997-03-14 | 2003-01-14 |
| ENTITY CENTRAL CORPORATE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-14 | 1991-02-22 |
| BHATTACHARYA, Ishila | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2022-04-30 |
| BLITZ, Nelson | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2003-03-31 |
| DAS, Orijit | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2016-01-01 |
| DASTUR, Kersy Behramshaw | Director | 1992-02-28 | 1999-02-28 |
| FAIRBAIRN, David Ritchie | Director | 1991-02-22 | 2004-08-11 |
| IZATT, Stephen John | Director | 1995-10-09 | 1998-07-01 |
| KINSELLA, Bryan John | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-07-26 |
| MALHOTRA, Arjun | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2011-05-03 |
| MAZHARI, Ahmed Jamil, Mr. | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2020-01-31 |
| MEHRA, Adarsh | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2013-12-23 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, David | Director | 2013-12-23 | 2015-01-01 |
| PALMER, Ian Robert | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1995-04-08 |
| SAHAI, Sandeep | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2013-12-23 |
| SHAW, Laurence David | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| SINGH, Arvinder | Director | 2013-12-23 | 2015-01-01 |
| SINGH, Bonnie | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2010-09-23 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Michael | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2002-06-04 |
| THOMAS, Sharon May | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-04-02 |
| UNDERHILL, Thomas Henry | Director | 1991-02-22 | 1999-02-28 |
| VALBRUNE, Alphonse Charles, Mr. | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2015-01-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-14 | 1991-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genpact Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-03 | Active |
| Headstrong Worldwide Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
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Turnover
-38.4%
£9,132,054 £5,621,067
-
Cash
+81.7%
£415,478 £754,944
-
Net assets
0%
£12,146,384 £12,148,503
-
Employees
-26.2%
61 45
-
Operating profit
-108.5%
£1,583,490 -£134,984
-
Profit before tax
-101.5%
£1,781,381 -£26,753
-
Wages
-21%
£4,431,209 £3,501,728
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