CHALLENGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£91K
-45.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-28.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
-4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£209K
+3.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,478,855 | £7,812,800 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£175,739 | -£173,942 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £151,942 | £831,497 | -£216,925 | -£209,024 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £140,832 | £742,547 | -£149,635 | -£79,928 | |
| Cash | £13,253 | £13,564 | £13,702 | £22,567 | £167,349 | £90,630 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,201,523 | £3,552,618 | £3,518,691 | £4,033,532 | £3,940,442 | £3,093,827 | |
| Net assets | £3,106,703 | £3,066,980 | £3,109,477 | £3,738,561 | £3,406,768 | £2,447,265 | |
| Equity | £3,106,703 | £3,066,980 | £3,109,477 | £3,738,561 | £3,406,768 | £2,447,265 | |
| Average employees | 97 | 87 | 71 | 74 | 85 | 81 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,932,354 | £2,193,508 | £2,689,337 | £2,585,876 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.4% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 46.6% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.25x | 1.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -3.78x | -4.01x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- 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
- CHALLENGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Challenger Solutions Aerospace & Defence Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Lease payments of £1,760 (2024: £36,451) made in respect of assets held by a connected company were guaranteed by this company. This lease ended in the year to 31 March 2025.”
- “A guarantee has been provided as security over the purchase of a property by a company with common directorships to the value of £210,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIR, Andrew John | Director | 2016-01-01 | Feb 1964 | English |
| NORMAN, Michael John William | Director | 2020-04-15 | Aug 1962 | British |
| SHAKESPEARE, Neil Brian | Director | 1994-05-31 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUILL, Helen Yvonne | Secretary | 2009-11-30 | 2015-06-16 |
| QUILL, Nicholas Alan | Secretary | 1994-05-31 | 2009-11-30 |
| CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-31 | 1994-05-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Jon Ernest | Director | 1994-05-31 | 1997-04-11 |
| QUILL, Nicholas Alan | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-31 | 1994-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger Solutions Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-25.4%
£10,478,855 £7,812,800
-
Cash
-45.8%
£167,349 £90,630
-
Net assets
-28.2%
£3,406,768 £2,447,265
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-4.7%
85 81
-
Operating profit
+1%
-£175,739 -£173,942
-
Profit before tax
+3.6%
-£216,925 -£209,024
-
Wages
-3.8%
£2,689,337 £2,585,876
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