OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-05 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£141M
-18% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
-17.4% vs 2023
Employees
581
-2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£8M
-294.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED 1996-03-26 → present
- 3050TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1996-01-18 → 1996-03-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £116,898,977 | £111,791,816 | |
| Operating profit | £2,578,309 | -£7,551,893 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,158,568 | -£8,081,789 | |
| Net profit | £2,498,337 | -£6,901,603 | |
| Cash | £171,315,473 | £140,513,004 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,817,783 | £71,285,029 | |
| Net assets | £30,656,954 | £25,330,702 | |
| Equity | £30,656,954 | £25,330,702 | |
| Average employees | 596 | 581 | |
| Wages | £58,503,959 | £58,481,417 |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | -6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | -10.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | 2.27x | -1.27x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason they continue to adopt, and to consider appropriate, the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements. The Company's ultimate parent, Open Text Corporation, has indicated its intention to continue to provide financial support and not seek repayment of balances due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements to enable the Company to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due and enable it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED · parent
- EasyLink Services International Limited 100%
- Webroot Services Limited 100%
- Open Text Saudi Arabia LLC 95%
- Carbonite (UK) Limited 100%
- AppRiver UK Limited 100%
- GXS UK Holding Limited 100%
- GXS Limited 100%
- Acquisition U.K. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 September 2023, the Company acquired the shares of AppRiver UK Limited, another company within the OpenText Group, for a purchase price of $15,928,000 converted to £12,970,788.”
- “On 3 October 2023, AppRiver UK Limited sold its trade and net assets to the Company in exchange for an interest free loan equivalent to $15,928,000 converted to £12,970,788.”
- “On 1 April 2024, the Company transferred the trade and net assets of Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC), a strategic business unit of the Company, to Connectivity Software (UK) Limited, in exchange for the issuance of an on-demand interest-bearing loan note.”
- “A goodwill impairment arising from the acquisition of the trade and net assets of AppRiver UK Limited occurred during the year.”
- “On 1 October 2022, the Company acquired specified customer contracts from Webroot International Limited with a purchase price of £1,669,955.”
- “On 1 October 2022, the Company acquired specified customer contracts from Carbonite GmbH with a purchase price of £733,763.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAIDA, Christian | Director | 2011-05-13 | Jan 1966 | German |
| WILKINSON, Mark Kenneth | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACEDO, Michael Fernando | Secretary | 2022-07-01 | 2026-02-20 |
| DAVIES, Gordon | Secretary | 2009-12-31 | 2022-07-01 |
| DIXON, Andrew | Secretary | 2005-01-20 | 2005-06-16 |
| HALE, Petra | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2001-05-28 |
| HOUGHTON, Miranda | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| LEAF, Jason Richard | Secretary | 2006-01-18 | 2007-02-16 |
| MCANDREW, William | Secretary | 1996-03-25 | 1996-08-31 |
| PALATINI, Marco | Secretary | 1996-05-09 | 1998-12-31 |
| SANDOW, Nigel | Secretary | 2001-05-28 | 2005-01-20 |
| TRENT, John | Secretary | 2007-02-16 | 2009-12-31 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-18 | 1996-03-25 |
| ACEDO, Michael Fernando | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2026-02-20 |
| BUS, Gerrit | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1996-08-28 |
| DAVIES, Gordon Allan | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2022-07-01 |
| DOOLITTLE, John Marshall | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2018-05-31 |
| GALLIENNE, Oliver | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-02-23 |
| HARRISON, Simon David | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2016-04-01 |
| HEYWOOD, Anthony George | Director | 1997-06-09 | 1999-11-22 |
| HOVERD, Alan | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2007-02-16 |
| JENKINS, Paul Thomas | Director | 1996-03-25 | 2006-05-10 |
| KIRKHAM, John Anthony | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2007-02-16 |
| MCFEETERS, Paul Joseph | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2014-09-30 |
| PALATINI, Marco | Director | 1996-03-25 | 1998-12-31 |
| RANGANATHAN, Madhu | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2025-01-27 |
| SHACKLETON, John | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2009-12-31 |
| TRENT, John | Director | 2007-02-16 | 2009-12-31 |
| WAREHAM, David | Director | 2011-05-13 | 2012-09-07 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-18 | 1996-03-25 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-18 | 1996-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Text Coöperatief U.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Open Text Corporation, Which Is Listed On The Nasdaq And Toronto Stock Exchange | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
-4.4%
£116,898,977 £111,791,816
-
Cash
-18%
£171,315,473 £140,513,004
-
Net assets
-17.4%
£30,656,954 £25,330,702
-
Employees
-2.5%
596 581
-
Operating profit
-392.9%
£2,578,309 -£7,551,893
-
Profit before tax
-294.3%
£4,158,568 -£8,081,789
-
Wages
0%
£58,503,959 £58,481,417
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