DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-28 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-14 (this month)
Last made up 2025-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£129K
+33.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-12.7% vs 2024
Employees
78
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£191K
+15.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £34,635,362 | £28,527,757 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£196,399 | -£178,732 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£226,846 | -£191,192 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£115,311 | -£237,588 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £96,230 | £128,565 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,142,931 | £1,772,010 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,869,598 | £1,632,010 | |
| Equity | £1,618,337 | £1,011,757 | — | — | — | £1,869,598 | £1,632,010 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,373,945 | £3,615,525 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -9.2% | -10.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -6.41x | -13.88x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Whilst the Directors acknowledge the risks associated with being able to grow sales and return the business to profitability, they are confident in the Company's ability to deliver on its forecasts and longer-term growth plans and successfully mitigate these risks. Accordingly, the Directors have concluded that the Company remains a going concern and that none of the identified risks represent material uncertainties in relation to going concern.”
Significant events
- “The Company experienced a decline in revenue during FY24 and FY25, primarily due to reduced demand in its End-User Computing ("EUC") division. This was driven by uncertainty and change in the higher education sector, including a reduction in overseas student numbers and the impact of the July 2024 general election and subsequent budget, which led to deferred investment in IT infrastructure. In response, the Company has implemented cost-saving measures over the past nine months and continues to operate well within the limits of its invoice discounting facility. Encouragingly, the higher education sector is showing signs of recovery, with student numbers increasing and IT spend returning to more normalised levels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEGG, Steven John | Director | 2017-10-12 | Nov 1975 | British |
| HALL, Howard James | Director | 1992-04-30 | Aug 1964 | English |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Catherine Anne | Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 2025-03-12 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 1992-04-30 |
| BARRY, Steve | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2014-01-23 |
| HALL, Catherine Anne | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2025-03-12 |
| HALL, David Donald | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2023-10-29 |
| PINDAR, Robert Michael | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2008-04-14 |
| WHITTLE, Michael Spencer | Director | 2008-09-02 | 2014-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard James Hall | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-17.6%
£34,635,362 £28,527,757
-
Cash
+33.6%
£96,230 £128,565
-
Net assets
-12.7%
£1,869,598 £1,632,010
-
Employees
-7.1%
84 78
-
Operating profit
+9%
-£196,399 -£178,732
-
Profit before tax
+15.7%
-£226,846 -£191,192
-
Wages
+7.2%
£3,373,945 £3,615,525
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