INSPHIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£233K
-23.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+229.4% vs 2024
Employees
86
+4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+11.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- INSPHIRE LIMITED 2000-06-02 → present
- MAPLE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1997-04-15 → 2000-06-02
- TECHNOSERVER LIMITED 1997-01-29 → 1997-04-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,018,000 | £15,645,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,990,000 | £5,839,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,974,000 | £6,683,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,315,000 | £6,911,000 | |
| Cash | £304,000 | £233,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £989,000 | £3,191,000 | |
| Net assets | £967,000 | £3,185,000 | |
| Equity | £967,000 | £3,185,000 | |
| Average employees | 82 | 86 | |
| Wages | £3,641,000 | £3,894,000 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 42.7% | 37.3% | |
| Net margin | 37.9% | 44.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 605.7% | 183.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 374.38x | — |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, they do so after having considered the current levels of cash and borrowing facilities available to the Company and key measures of financial and non-financial performance, both in the period immediately prior to the approval of these financial statements and as anticipated in the period ending no less than twelve months after the date of authorisation of these financial statements ("Going Concern Period").”
Group structure
- INSPHIRE LIMITED · parent
- InspHire Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 April 2025, after 25 strategic acquisitions over the past 12 years, the Group rebranded to 'Klipboard'. The Klipboard name and refreshed identity symbolise the integration of the Group's operating brands, unifying its global teams and solutions under a fresh, cohesive vision.”
- “The Company invested £1.4m (2024: £1.2m) on research and development in the period to ensure its vertical specific software solutions and horizontal layered applications are market leading and expects to increase investment in research and development activities in the year ahead.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENDELOW, Ian Barrie | Director | 2018-09-26 | Mar 1967 | British |
| JEFFERIES, Michael David Sean | Director | 2024-03-21 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAL, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 2001-11-23 |
| BUTLER, Susan | Secretary | 2013-11-25 | 2018-09-26 |
| BUTLER, Susan | Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 1997-07-14 |
| DODSLEY, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 2004-04-06 | 2013-11-25 |
| LEWIS, Carol Denise | Secretary | 1997-04-04 | 1997-06-05 |
| STOCKS, David William | Secretary | 2001-11-23 | 2004-04-06 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-29 | 1997-04-04 |
| BEAL, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| BEDFORD, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2024-03-21 |
| BRANSON, Christopher | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2018-09-26 |
| BUTLER, Stephen Philip | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2018-09-26 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Matthew John | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| DOBBS, Graham Neil | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| DODSLEY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| HAYES, Patrick | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2005-06-30 |
| PRESBURY, Adrian Mark | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| STOCKS, David William | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2004-04-06 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-29 | 1997-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-26 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Philip Butler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-13 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+11.6%
£14,018,000 £15,645,000
-
Cash
-23.4%
£304,000 £233,000
-
Net assets
+229.4%
£967,000 £3,185,000
-
Employees
+4.9%
82 86
-
Operating profit
-2.5%
£5,990,000 £5,839,000
-
Profit before tax
+11.9%
£5,974,000 £6,683,000
-
Wages
+6.9%
£3,641,000 £3,894,000
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