SD WORX UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-22 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+35.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+11.8% vs 2023
Employees
443
-2.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+141.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- SD WORX UK LIMITED 2016-06-22 → present
- CERIDIAN UK LIMITED 2007-02-15 → 2016-06-22
- CERIDIAN CENTREFILE LIMITED 2003-06-20 → 2007-02-15
- CENTREFILE LIMITED 1998-05-21 → 2003-06-20
- CENTRE-FILE LIMITED 1995-10-02 → 1998-05-21
- DATACARRER LIMITED 1995-09-08 → 1995-10-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,780,000 | £52,897,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,896,000 | £4,776,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,161,000 | £5,218,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,814,000 | £2,827,000 | |
| Cash | £4,712,000 | £6,365,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,298,000 | £21,181,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,745,000 | £25,435,000 | |
| Equity | £22,745,000 | £25,435,000 | |
| Average employees | 453 | 443 | |
| Wages | £22,007,000 | £23,094,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 22.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | 27.09x | 341.14x |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 December 2024, the company had net assets of £25,435,000 and net current assets of £13,744,000. Adequate financial resources exist for the company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a subsidiary of the SD Worx Group, SD Worx UK Limited is supported indirectly by SD Worx People Solutions NV. Substantial additional committed borrowing facilities are available. Consolidated positive cash flows have historically allowed the Group to support the operations of all of its subsidiaries. It is currently anticipated that the cash available within the Group as at 31 December 2024, along with projected operating cash flows will support the operations and capital expenditures of all subsidiaries for the foreseeable future, being a period not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company's immediate parent undertaking, SD Worx People Solutions NV, have adequate resources to provide financial support to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual reports and accounts.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, the business continued to invest in the development of its product portfolio to enhance and expand its value proposition, primarily in areas of talent, core payroll functionality, expenses management, user experience and integration.”
- “During 2024 the Company's projects relating to payroll software for SD Worx' UK's domestic market and the development of an international platform (SPARC) that connects various national payroll engines used with global components like the SD Worx Assistant, our workforce management solution Protime and other partner solutions continued according to plan.”
- “The company car policy has now been focused on cars which are more fuel efficient; audio and video conferencing tools have improved and usage has increased; customers are encouraged to take electronic rather than paper based reports and payslips, hence reducing deforestation and physical delivery; SD Worx's own employees only get online payslips with no paper copy available and do expenses management online, reducing time and further reducing paper usage; paper usage is reduced through automatic double-sided printing; marketing materials are sent out electronically; recycling and reuse of water products is implemented at all major locations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEETERS, Sebastiaan | Director | 2025-06-23 | Jan 1988 | Belgian |
| POWELL, Mark Robert | Director | 2025-02-05 | Oct 1965 | British |
| VERDONK, Jakob Marcel Maria | Director | 2025-02-05 | Mar 1971 | Belgian |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 1996-10-07 | 1997-10-30 |
| BURNS, James | Secretary | 1998-01-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| DANIEL, Leon Roger, Mr. | Secretary | 2018-02-02 | 2020-01-31 |
| DRAYSON, Charles Andrew | Secretary | 2005-08-08 | 2008-06-30 |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Secretary | 2005-02-04 | 2005-08-08 |
| POND, Nicholas Charles Edward | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2004-11-12 |
| RAISON, Jacqueline Mary | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2018-02-01 |
| WYMAN, Paul Dennis | Secretary | 1995-10-02 | 1996-07-22 |
| ZIELINSKI, Fred Peter | Secretary | 1995-09-20 | 1995-10-02 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-09-08 | 1995-09-20 |
| AERTS, Nadine | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2025-06-23 |
| BERRY, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1996-06-18 | 1997-10-30 |
| BLACKMORE, Michael Graham | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2012-03-30 |
| BOTHA, Andrew James | Director | 2005-08-08 | 2008-05-16 |
| BURKLE, James Richard | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2003-12-31 |
| BURNS, James | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Jeremy William Stuart | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2019-01-16 |
| CLOUGH, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2023-06-19 | 2025-02-07 |
| DANIEL, Leon Roger, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2020-01-31 |
| GODDARD, Melissa, Director | Director | 2018-08-06 | 2019-04-30 |
| KLAUSER, George Joseph | Director | 1996-05-17 | 2000-08-08 |
| KNOX, Charles | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2021-08-31 |
| KUHNAU, David Bruce | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-02-04 |
| LALLEMAND, Fabienne, Ms. | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-06-19 |
| MACFARLANE, Gregory Jason | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2011-08-26 |
| MCDONALD, William Everett, Mr. | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-02-04 |
| MERRICK, Mark | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2012-04-30 |
| MORRIS, Brenda May, Ms. | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2020-12-01 |
| MUIR, Aylsa | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2019-02-11 |
| NEVE, Douglas Craig | Director | 2005-08-08 | 2007-03-08 |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2008-03-31 |
| RAISON, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2017-11-30 |
| SAMBRIDGE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2021-02-26 |
| SAWERS, Douglas Hugh | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| SOMMERS, Patrick Charles | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1996-01-12 |
| STEWART, James Robert | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2005-08-08 |
| THEW, Bruce John | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2004-12-31 |
| TRESTON, Nick Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-08-11 |
| WOODWARD, David | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2017-05-29 |
| WYMAN, Paul Dennis | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1996-07-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-08 | 1995-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sd Worx People Solutions Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+4.2%
£50,780,000 £52,897,000
-
Cash
+35.1%
£4,712,000 £6,365,000
-
Net assets
+11.8%
£22,745,000 £25,435,000
-
Employees
-2.2%
453 443
-
Operating profit
+151.9%
£1,896,000 £4,776,000
-
Profit before tax
+141.5%
£2,161,000 £5,218,000
-
Wages
+4.9%
£22,007,000 £23,094,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers