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CORPORATE DOCUMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£980K
-49.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
148
-13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 02925653
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1994-05-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £671,000 | — | -£1,413,000 | -£265,000 | |
| Cash | — | £2,863,000 | — | £1,941,000 | £980,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,085,000 | — | £8,465,000 | £7,985,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,477,000 | — | £7,075,000 | £7,205,000 | |
| Equity | £7,824,000 | £8,477,000 | £8,477,000 | £7,075,000 | £7,205,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 168 | — | 171 | 148 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Corporate Document Services Limited have prepared forecasts for a period to 31 March 2026 and have reviewed the resources available, including those from the wider Bailie Group, and believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors, therefore, believe that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- CDS Support Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
Significant events
- “The Group also announced the separation of the Print and Digital businesses within CDS to be effective from the 1 April 2025. The CDS Print business will be transferred into an existing subsidiary, CDS Print Services Limited.”
- “Bailie Group, the ultimate owner of CDS, has undertook a restructuring as part of the Group's transition to a portfolio investment model. In the future Bailie Group will play an investor role, empowering operating companies to control their own futures.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILIE, Fergus Robert Edward | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| COATES, Alexander Richard | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| EBLETT, Kieran | Director | 2024-01-08 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEENEY, Philip | Secretary | 1999-05-10 | 2000-12-14 |
| KNIGHT, Jorja-Leigh | Secretary | 2024-01-08 | 2025-01-31 |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Secretary | 2000-12-14 | 2006-08-31 |
| VAN LOPIK, Guy Adrian | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | 2019-12-30 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Secretary | 2020-01-29 | 2024-01-08 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-04 | 1999-05-10 |
| AINSLIE, Matthew | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| AUSTIN, Brendan James | Director | 1997-11-24 | 1999-11-30 |
| BAILIE, Robert Ernest | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2025-03-07 |
| BRADLEY, Richard Henry | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BURTON, David Trevor | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2017-11-02 |
| COLLIER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2018-03-22 |
| GAIR, Mark Lee | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2025-05-01 |
| GAY, Charles Leslie | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2000-12-14 |
| GEENEY, Philip | Director | 1994-07-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| GLEDHILL, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2017-12-01 |
| MAWSON, Anthony | Director | 2004-02-11 | 2012-04-23 |
| ODDS, Adrian Peter | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| SOUTHALL, Ian Arthur | Director | 1994-07-08 | 2010-12-31 |
| SUMNALL, Frank | Director | 1994-07-08 | 1998-09-30 |
| VAN LOPIK, Guy Adrian | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-03-22 |
| WALTER, Philip Graham | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2024-04-05 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2024-01-08 |
| YATES, Peter | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2006-03-31 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-04 | 1994-06-01 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-04 | 1994-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Plates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Bailie Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-08 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-08 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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