COLUMBUS GLOBAL UK LTD — The Accounts

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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

£5M

+56.4% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£14M

+49.8% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

216

+3.8% highest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£6M

+189.1% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

4-year trend · vs Technology median

COLUMBUS GLOBAL UK LTD·Technology median · n=967

Accounts

4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£22,750,714	£24,141,400	£32,404,794	£41,720,014
Operating profit	£903,249	-£301,898	£2,020,309	£6,196,308
Profit before tax	£851,984	-£359,557	£2,159,136	£6,242,536
Net profit	—	—	£1,645,980	£4,656,235
Cash	£2,775,670	£3,277,730	£3,191,753	£4,991,901
Total assets less current liabilities	£8,423,614	£7,974,852	£9,768,842	£16,461,367
Net assets	£7,969,541	£7,706,323	£9,352,302	£14,008,538
Equity	£7,969,541	£7,706,323	£9,352,302	£14,008,538
Average employees	189	193	208	216
Wages	—	—	—	—

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	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	4.0%	-1.3%	6.2%	14.9%
Net margin	—	—	5.1%	11.2%
Return on capital employed	10.7%	-3.8%	20.7%	37.6%
Current ratio	—	—	1.63x	2.20x
Interest cover	17.62x	-3.27x	99.32x	63.89x

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: IFRS
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
Audit opinion: Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have considered the financial performance and position of the company, including both profit after taxation of £4,656,235 and net assets of £14,008,538 and confirm that the company is continuing to trade well in the current climate and see no reason why it should not continue to do so in the foreseeable future. The forecasts prepared up to 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements show a return to strong profitability. Taking all these matters into account and notwithstanding the uncertainties of a challenging economic environment the directors consider it appropriate to prepare and approve these financial statements on the going concern basis.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 31 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
KNUDSEN, Soren Krogh	Director	2022-06-13	Mar 1974	Danish
MADSEN, Sven	Director	2026-02-18	Oct 1964	Danish
MEAN, Christopher	Director	2020-06-01	Nov 1975	British

Show 31 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BRIDGES, Gail Marie	Secretary	2001-05-03	2002-12-23
FULFORD, Richard Glenn	Secretary	1999-04-29	1999-11-18
HUNTER, Mary	Secretary	2004-04-30	2020-07-24
MASTERS, Colin	Secretary	1999-11-18	2001-05-03
MASTERS, Colin	Secretary	1998-04-01	1999-04-29
SUREY, Ian John	Secretary	1994-01-21	1998-04-01
WILKINS, Dale Robert	Secretary	2002-12-24	2004-04-30
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1994-01-21	1994-01-21
ANDERSEN, Lars	Director	1999-04-29	1999-11-18
BARTELS, Torben	Director	2001-10-29	2005-08-11
BAY, Bo Flemming	Director	2000-05-23	2001-05-03
DOHERTY, Paul	Director	2003-09-08	2004-02-29
ELLIS, David Geraint	Director	1994-02-02	1997-01-27
FULFORD, Richard Glenn	Director	1998-10-09	2001-03-01
FYNES, David Michael Spencer	Director	2001-03-01	2002-06-17
GAIHEDE, Jesper Bonde	Director	2023-05-10	2026-02-18
HAGENGAARD, Steen	Director	1999-04-29	2000-05-23
HANSEN, Claus	Director	2008-04-08	2011-04-30
HONORE, Thomas Gregers, Mr.	Director	2011-05-01	2020-08-27
HUNTER, Mary	Director	2005-01-07	2020-07-24
JOCHIMSEN, Sven	Director	1994-01-21	1999-09-30
MASTERS, Colin	Director	1999-11-18	2001-05-23
MASTERS, Colin	Director	1996-03-28	1999-04-29
OLESEN, Jan	Director	2002-04-16	2008-04-08
SAELEMYR, Morten	Director	2002-06-17	2003-09-08
SUREY, Ian John	Director	1994-01-21	1998-04-01
THOMSEN, Karsten	Director	1999-11-18	2001-10-29
THRANE, Hans Henrik	Director	2020-08-27	2022-06-13
VERNON, Rene	Director	1997-01-27	2000-03-31
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1994-01-21	1994-01-21
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1994-01-21	1994-01-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Columbus A/S	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2025-08-20	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 181 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-02-24	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-02-23	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2026-02-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-09-15	AAMD	accounts	Accounts amended with accounts type full
2025-08-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2025-08-21	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2025-08-21	PSC09	persons-with-significant-control	Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement	PDF
2025-02-12	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-12-06	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-09-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-29	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2024-02-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-08-09	AAMD	accounts	Accounts amended with accounts type full
2023-05-10	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-05-10	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-05-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2023-01-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-06-13	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-06-13	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-06-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 7
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 1

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

+28.7%

£32,404,794 £41,720,014

highest in 4 filed years
Cash

+56.4%

£3,191,753 £4,991,901

highest in 4 filed years
Net assets

+49.8%

£9,352,302 £14,008,538

highest in 4 filed years
Employees

+3.8%

208 216

highest in 4 filed years
Operating profit

+206.7%

£2,020,309 £6,196,308

highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax

+189.1%

£2,159,136 £6,242,536

highest in 4 filed years

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

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