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WEST COUNTRY BUSINESS SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Cash
£147
+24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2M
-47.7% vs 2024
Employees
44
-24.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£646K
+54.7% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 03387976
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1997-06-17
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £3,506,845 | £3,442,817 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,421,894 | -£641,193 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,425,549 | -£646,056 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,425,549 | -£537,005 | |
| Cash | — | £118 | £147 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,351,056 | £727,997 | |
| Net assets | — | -£1,125,028 | -£1,662,033 | |
| Equity | £300,521 | -£1,125,028 | -£1,662,033 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | £2,528,843 | £2,127,565 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate and identified no material uncertainties casting significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from authorisation date.”
Subsidiaries
- Abattia Group Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- West Country Business Systems Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- WCBS International Limited · 100% held · Hong Kong · Supply and support of computer systems
- KSM Online Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
Significant events
- “During the year the group implemented a cost reduction programme which on a full year basis will reduce the cost base by more than £1.5m.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Neil | Director | 2024-10-29 | May 1974 | British |
| CLARKE, Charles Giles | Director | 2005-09-16 | May 1953 | British |
| HARRISON, John Nicholas | Director | 2005-09-16 | Feb 1959 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Timothy Charles | Secretary | 2010-06-18 | 2014-10-01 |
| JAMES, William Brian | Secretary | 2016-10-20 | 2025-04-22 |
| JEWELL, Deborah | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| RACE, Christopher | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 2010-06-18 |
| STAUNTON, Robin Mark | Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-17 | 1998-02-27 |
| BERRY, Timothy Charles | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2016-10-14 |
| BILBOE, Stephen Paul | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2024-10-29 |
| CHILD, Anthony James | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2013-06-25 |
| GOODWIN, Emma Louise | Director | 2017-01-04 | 2021-10-01 |
| HEGINBOTHAM, Peter | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2014-09-01 |
| HUNTER, Ian Lawrence | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2018-08-10 |
| JOHNSON, Colin David | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2010-05-11 |
| PYPER, Timothy Edward | Nominee Director | 1997-06-17 | 1998-02-27 |
| RACE, Christopher | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2016-01-31 |
| SANTAMARIA, Isidro | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2015-07-29 |
| STAUNTON, Robin Mark | Nominee Director | 1997-06-17 | 1998-02-27 |
| WALLING, Richard | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2014-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westleigh Investments Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
| Wcbs Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type medium |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-22 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-11-28 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-20 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-10-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-08-31
-0.69
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.102 × 6.56 = +0.67
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.157 × 6.72 = -1.05
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.289 × 1.05 = -0.30
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory