CERTN (UK) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
Cash
£617K
+332.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
-8,036.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
157
-10.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
+25.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-08-21
- CERTN (UK) LTD. 2024-08-21 → present
- CREDENCE BACKGROUND SCREENING LIMITED 2011-03-15 → 2024-08-21
- AIM SCREENING LTD 2009-01-15 → 2011-03-15
- ALTERNATIVE INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1994-12-07 → 2009-01-15
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £9,995,725 | £11,109,705 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,754,879 | -£2,037,673 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,820,018 | -£2,107,490 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £329,585 | — | £868,396 | — | — | -£2,611,692 | -£2,107,490 | |
| Cash | £954,214 | — | £1,271,219 | — | £1,018,807 | £1,093,886 | — | £142,628 | £617,351 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,479,905 | — | £1,703,094 | — | £2,422,640 | £1,986,729 | — | £1,031,370 | -£519,466 | |
| Net assets | £1,463,655 | — | £1,631,641 | — | £2,361,664 | £1,986,729 | — | £23,113 | -£1,834,285 | |
| Equity | £1,463,655 | £1,463,656 | £1,631,641 | £1,631,641 | £2,361,664 | £1,986,729 | £2,237,449 | £23,113 | -£1,834,285 | |
| Average employees | 61 | — | 74 | — | 77 | 127 | — | 176 | 157 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,511,437 | £7,010,606 |
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 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -27.6% | -18.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -26.1% | -19.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -267.1% | 392.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.93x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -42.29x | -29.19x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the Directors consider to be appropriate. Based on this assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by its parent company.”
Significant events
- “On March 12, 2025, the Company signed an agreement with the landlord to terminate the lease of its UK office effective June 23, 2025. The early termination resulted in the derecognition of the right-of-use asset (£955,025) and lease liability (£1,008,257). The Company received an incentive payment of £190,177, resulting in a gain of £345,175 being recognised in profit and loss. There were no penalties for the early lease termination.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-01-19 | — | — |
| DAVIDSON, Shannon | Director | 2025-12-03 | Feb 1988 | Canadian |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Michael David | Secretary | 2008-08-26 | 2009-06-30 |
| CLARK, Hedley Stuart | Secretary | 2009-09-01 | 2022-01-19 |
| WATTERS, Barry | Secretary | 1994-12-07 | 2008-09-18 |
| WILLIAMSON, Deborah Karen | Secretary | 2009-06-30 | 2010-06-30 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-07 | 1994-12-07 |
| BATTAH, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2008-08-26 |
| BATTAH, Luke | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2010-12-24 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael David | Director | 2008-08-26 | 2009-06-30 |
| CHEVALLIER, Gregoire | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2022-08-08 |
| CLARK, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2022-01-19 |
| CLARK, Hedley Stuart | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2022-01-19 |
| COOMBS, Michael | Director | 2024-12-11 | 2025-12-17 |
| CRAWSHAW, Simon | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| GILES, Neil Eric Kenneth | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GREENE, Donal | Director | 2024-12-11 | 2025-12-12 |
| HALL, William Ian David | Director | 2009-04-27 | 2009-06-20 |
| JACKSON, Paul | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2002-11-30 |
| JENNER, Gary | Director | 1994-12-07 | 2003-04-01 |
| LOWE, David | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-07-30 |
| MADRICK, Owen | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2024-12-11 |
| SHAN, Shabnam | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2008-07-30 |
| TREVELYAN, Robert | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2004-02-13 |
| VARGA, Barnabas | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2022-01-19 |
| WATTERS, Barry | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2008-09-18 |
| WATTERS, Barry | Director | 1994-12-07 | 1995-10-31 |
| WHITTINGTON, Michael Christopher John | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2024-12-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Deborah Karen | Director | 2009-06-10 | 2010-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hedley Stuart Clark | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+11.1%
£9,995,725 £11,109,705
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Cash
+332.8%
£142,628 £617,351
-
Net assets
-8,036.2%
£23,113 -£1,834,285
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-10.8%
176 157
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Operating profit
+26%
-£2,754,879 -£2,037,673
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Profit before tax
+25.3%
-£2,820,018 -£2,107,490
-
Wages
-6.7%
£7,511,437 £7,010,606
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