SIDE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+118.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+48.5% vs 2023
Employees
47
-6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+22,467.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SIDE UK LIMITED 2002-05-31 → present
- THE VOCAL SUITE LTD 1996-08-30 → 2002-05-31
- TOMBEN LTD 1995-12-05 → 1996-08-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,649,070 | £18,615,936 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£46,139 | £2,721,154 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£12,126 | £2,712,334 | |
| Net profit | — | -£305,485 | £2,747,514 | |
| Cash | — | £781,970 | £1,707,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,669,324 | £8,418,270 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,669,324 | £8,416,838 | |
| Equity | £5,974,809 | £5,669,324 | £8,416,838 | |
| Average employees | — | 50 | 47 | |
| Wages | — | £1,778,653 | £2,013,557 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.3% | 14.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.1% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.8% | 32.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.47x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 34.61x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed, based on current projections, that the company has adequate resources to meet the ongoing costs of the business for a minimum of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. ... there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- SIDE UK LIMITED · parent
- Side France 100%
Significant events
- “Side UK Limited intends to enter into an agreement with its fellow subsidiary, Side International UK Limited to acquire the trade and assets of that company. This transaction is likely to happen in the first half of 2026. The purpose of doing this is to bring the UK business under one company, which will allow us to operate more efficiently and simplify our internal processes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESLANDES, Olivier Daniel | Director | 2018-09-01 | Aug 1969 | French |
| DORANS, David | Director | 2025-01-23 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HARADA, Masaru | Director | 2015-08-10 | Nov 1961 | Japanese |
| REYNOLDS, Nicholas | Director | 2025-12-19 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Norah | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2001-06-12 |
| EVANS, Philip George | Secretary | 2001-06-12 | 2017-12-01 |
| HARADA, Masaru | Secretary | 2017-11-10 | 2018-09-01 |
| MOSELEY, Stephen | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-06 |
| YOUNGER, Miriam | Nominee Secretary | 1995-12-05 | 1995-12-06 |
| COUGHLIN, Peter F | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2005-09-18 |
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Norah | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-05 |
| EMERY, Andrew Simon | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2022-02-28 |
| EVANS, Philip George | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| JOSE, Sijo | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2025-12-19 |
| KIRKHAM, Deborah Lynn | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| LAMB, Lilian Joyce | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-05 |
| MARTIN, David Craig | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2005-09-18 |
| MOSELEY, Stephen Russell | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-06 |
| PARKER, Stephen Richard | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2018-06-30 |
| RANGANATHAN, Kasturi Rangan | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-01-23 |
| SPENCER, Elsie May | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-15 |
| SPENCER, Norman George | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2005-09-18 |
| TACHIBANA, Teppei | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| YOUNGER, Norman | Nominee Director | 1995-12-05 | 1995-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Reynolds | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2025-12-19 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
| Pole To Win International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+27.1%
£14,649,070 £18,615,936
-
Cash
+118.4%
£781,970 £1,707,596
-
Net assets
+48.5%
£5,669,324 £8,416,838
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Employees
-6%
50 47
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Operating profit
+5,997.7%
-£46,139 £2,721,154
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Profit before tax
+22,467.9%
-£12,126 £2,712,334
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Wages
+13.2%
£1,778,653 £2,013,557
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