SYSTEMATIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-20 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+235.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+49.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
46
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
-6.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,870,823 | — | £25,454,021 | £36,671,316 | £26,992,115 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £404,875 | — | £520,235 | £2,109,516 | £2,322,523 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £404,787 | — | £884,207 | £2,711,386 | £2,529,131 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £348,366 | — | £700,089 | £2,034,204 | £1,887,366 | |
| Cash | — | — | £15,458,988 | — | £18,044,652 | £4,362,515 | £14,650,792 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,305,656 | — | £6,282,847 | £4,285,905 | £6,600,153 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,833,263 | — | — | £4,285,905 | £6,403,600 | |
| Equity | £2,629,618 | £3,471,517 | £3,833,263 | £5,195,499 | £6,282,847 | £4,285,905 | £6,403,600 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 22 | — | 29 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,257,362 | £5,669,253 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.0% | — | 2.0% | 5.8% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.8% | — | 2.8% | 5.5% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.6% | — | 8.3% | 49.2% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4600.85x | — | 144.35x | 172.46x | 61.61x |
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
- Krogh & Partners Limited, (Statutory Auditor)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Group structure
- SYSTEMATIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Systematic Software Engineering Australia PTY LTD 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Andrew David | Director | 1997-12-11 | Jan 1967 | British |
| HOLM, Michael | Director | 1992-10-06 | Jul 1957 | Danish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 2015-03-01 | 2019-10-15 |
| MAGILL, Michael | Secretary | 2008-12-11 | 2011-11-04 |
| PATTERSON, Anthony David | Secretary | 1992-10-06 | 2008-12-11 |
| WHITE, Stephen James Branford | Secretary | 2011-11-04 | 2015-03-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 |
| JENSEN, Alex Holm | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2010-01-22 |
| JOHANSSON, Lars | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2011-12-14 |
| MAGILL, Michael | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2010-01-22 |
| PATTERSON, Anthony David | Director | 1992-10-06 | 2008-12-31 |
| SCHYTT, Allan | Director | 1992-10-06 | 1994-06-09 |
| SOGAARD CHRISTENSEN, Claus | Director | 1993-03-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| STOKOE, John Douglas | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2014-02-28 |
| WILSON, Alexander David, Dr | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Holm | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
-26.4%
£36,671,316 £26,992,115
-
Cash
+235.8%
£4,362,515 £14,650,792
-
Net assets
+49.4%
£4,285,905 £6,403,600
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+10.1%
£2,109,516 £2,322,523
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-6.7%
£2,711,386 £2,529,131
-
Wages
+33.2%
£4,257,362 £5,669,253
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