CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£561K
-1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+15.8% vs 2024
Employees
57
-5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+2.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1992-04-29 → present
- TEAMCOST LIMITED 1992-01-02 → 1992-04-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,288,000 | £10,586,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,378,000 | £1,351,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,832,000 | £1,879,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,579,000 | £1,677,000 | |
| Cash | £567,000 | £561,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,263,000 | £13,740,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,599,000 | £12,276,000 | |
| Equity | £10,599,000 | £12,276,000 | |
| Average employees | 60 | 57 | |
| Wages | £3,384,000 | £3,313,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 15.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.0% | 39.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.82x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | 86.13x | 14.07x |
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
- UK-adopted IFRS
- 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 ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- CDT Licensing Limited 100%
- CDT Oxford Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2025, the term of the service agreement with the ultimate parent company was then increased further to 31 March 2026.”
- “On 23 April 2025, the Company signed a new lease of its current premises for a further five years, until April 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2023-07-24 | — | — |
| KNAPP, Carlos | Director | 2025-06-20 | Oct 1969 | Spanish |
| TSUJI, Jumpei | Director | 2025-06-20 | Oct 1967 | Japanese |
| WILSON, Richard John, Dr | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| YAMAGUCHI, Takanari | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1962 | Japanese |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Stephen Beverley John | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2007-04-10 |
| CHARLES, Hilary | Secretary | 2009-06-04 | 2019-03-29 |
| CHARLES, Hilary | Secretary | 2007-04-10 | 2009-04-01 |
| JONES, Emma | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2023-07-24 |
| JONES, Emma Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-06-30 | 2003-06-01 |
| ROSE, Stephen Patrick | Secretary | 1996-03-19 | 2001-06-30 |
| SMART, Christopher Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-03-19 |
| CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-01-16 | 1992-07-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-01-02 | 1992-01-16 |
| ABRAMS, Daniel | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2006-06-30 |
| BARCLAY, Donald John, Dr | Director | 1995-10-25 | 1996-05-20 |
| BENNETT, Richard Priestley | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| BERGELT, Keith | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| BERRY, Nigel Andrew | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2002-04-30 |
| BIDD, Ilesh, Dr | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-11-29 |
| BLACK, Michael Peter | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2008-01-31 |
| BURROUGHES, Jeremy, Dr | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| BUTCHER, Ian | Director | 2002-10-23 | 2004-01-31 |
| CHANDLER, Stephen Beverley John | Director | 2004-01-31 | 2007-04-10 |
| CHAPCHAL, Daniel Robert | Director | 1996-02-22 | 2000-06-30 |
| CHARLES, Hilary | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2009-04-01 |
| COAD, Jocelyn Charles | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2000-12-01 |
| DEGUCHI, Toshihisa | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-01-31 |
| FORSTER, Ralph Nicholas | Director | 1994-11-21 | 1997-03-31 |
| FRIEND, Richard Henry | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| FRIEND, Richard Henry | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| FYFE, David, Dr | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2004-09-28 |
| GOSTICK, Mark Stephen | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2000-04-21 |
| HAUSER, Hermann Maria | Director | 1995-06-26 | 1996-05-20 |
| HOWELLS, Eric Reginald, Dr | Director | 1992-01-16 | 1995-03-23 |
| KITAYAMA, Takeo, Dr | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| KURIMOTO, Isao | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| LUCAS, Eric Stephen | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| MANN, David William | Director | 1995-02-20 | 1997-12-31 |
| MATSUURA, Hideaki | Director | 2013-07-08 | 2014-03-31 |
| MAY, Paul Graham | Director | 1994-04-14 | 1997-10-31 |
| MCCAUGHAN, Daniel Vincent, Dr | Director | 2000-01-06 | 2000-12-15 |
| MIYATA, Kazuhiko | Director | 2010-06-19 | 2011-03-31 |
| ODA, Yoshiaki | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| OGAWA, Ikuzo | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-03-30 |
| SMART, Christopher Anthony | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| TSUKIMORI, Hajime | Director | 2014-04-11 | 2018-03-30 |
| UEDA, Hiroshi | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| UEDA, Hiroshi | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-07-02 |
| VENINGER, Jim | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| WAKEMI, Yutaka | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2017-03-31 |
| WAKEMI, Yutaka | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-06-14 |
| WOMACK, Joanna Mary | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1996-05-20 |
| YAMADA, Takeshi | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-01-02 | 1992-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cdt Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 310 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-6.2%
£11,288,000 £10,586,000
-
Cash
-1.1%
£567,000 £561,000
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£10,599,000 £12,276,000
-
Employees
-5%
60 57
-
Operating profit
-2%
£1,378,000 £1,351,000
-
Profit before tax
+2.6%
£1,832,000 £1,879,000
-
Wages
-2.1%
£3,384,000 £3,313,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers