INTELLECT DESIGN ARENA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+131.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32M
+15.4% vs 2024
Employees
144
-3.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- INTELLECT DESIGN ARENA LIMITED 2014-10-28 → present
- POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB LIMITED 1998-06-03 → 2014-10-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £52,981,887 | £59,835,535 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,415,745 | £5,041,830 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,890,668 | £5,756,357 | £5,693,951 | |
| Net profit | £5,573,419 | £4,458,567 | £4,216,599 | |
| Cash | £377,858 | £958,180 | £2,218,381 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £27,376,010 | £31,615,081 | |
| Net assets | — | £27,322,843 | £31,539,442 | |
| Equity | £22,864,276 | £27,322,843 | £31,539,442 | |
| Average employees | 145 | 149 | 144 | |
| Wages | — | £14,033,837 | £12,555,384 |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.2% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.8% | 15.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 53.1% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.19x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | 775.89x | 176.70x |
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
- Morgan Berkeley Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements of Intellect Design Arena Limited (the Company) have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors have concluded that the Company will continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due at least for the 12 months to 30 June 2026. The Company has net current assets of £11.48m as at 31 March 2025. The Company does not have any bank debt or other external borrowings or facilities.”
Group structure
- INTELLECT DESIGN ARENA LIMITED · parent
- Intellect Design Arena Chile Limitada 90%
- Intellect Design Arena Inc 100%
Significant events
- “From 15th May to 17th May 2024, Intellect hosted its 10th Jubilee edition of Intellect Oxford School of Wholesale Banking, marking a significant milestone, continuing its tradition of fostering thought leadership and operational excellence in transaction banking.”
- “A UK-based global bank partnered with Intellect to accelerate its international wholesale banking expansion with eMACH.ai, enabling a seamless, future-ready corporate banking experience.”
- “Intellect participated in Sibos 2024, the premier global financial services event, in Beijing, China, from October 21 to 24. At this event, we showcased how eMACH.ai solutions can empower customers to stay ahead in a rapidly changing industry.”
- “National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), a UAE-based award-winning full-service Corporate Bank, partnered with Intellect to enhance its digital capabilities; Intellect also won an extended mandate with NBK to accomplish a full digital transformation by modernising existing channels and providing new digital capabilities in transaction banking.”
- “Launched eMACH.ai Cloud for Wholesale Banking, which is designed to empower wholesale banks with a comprehensive suite of integrated services, tailored to meet the complex needs of corporate clients across diverse industries, while enabling banks to modernise and scale their operations efficiently.”
- “Jordan Kuwait Bank's (JKB) successfully implemented Intellect's eMACH.ai Digital Transaction Banking (DTB).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLAND, Andrew Ralph | Director | 2015-01-21 | Jul 1957 | British |
| GUPTE, Abhay Anant | Director | 2024-06-26 | May 1961 | Indian |
| MAAKAN, Manish | Director | 2007-04-25 | Jun 1967 | British |
| SANKARAN, Ravichandran | Director | 2024-04-05 | May 1975 | Indian |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHARDWAJ, Ashok | Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-03 | 1998-06-03 |
| CHINTOPANTH, Amar | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2001-11-28 |
| IYER, Kothandraman Sanjay | Secretary | 2015-09-04 | 2017-10-31 |
| KALI LAKSHMINARASIMHAN, Veeraraghavan, Mr. | Secretary | 2008-01-15 | 2010-10-21 |
| MAHALINGAM, Raman | Secretary | 2006-11-10 | 2008-01-15 |
| RAJESH, Giopal | Secretary | 1998-09-24 | 2000-07-10 |
| SINGHANIA, Rakesh | Secretary | 2001-11-28 | 2006-10-03 |
| SUBRAMANIAN, Sridhar | Secretary | 2010-10-21 | 2015-09-04 |
| THARUVAI RAMACHANDRAN, Ravichandran | Secretary | 1998-06-03 | 1998-09-24 |
| ARAN, Arun Shekar | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-06-26 |
| DEVALEKAR, Ashish | Director | 2010-10-21 | 2013-03-02 |
| IYENGAR, Venkatesh Srinivasan, Mr. | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2010-03-26 |
| JAIN, Arun | Director | 1998-06-03 | 2009-03-30 |
| KASHINATH, Aruna | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2009-03-23 |
| KAUSHIK, Kartik | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2010-07-15 |
| MATHUR, Bikash Krishan | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2014-05-06 |
| MATHUR, Gopal Narain | Director | 1998-06-03 | 2007-10-18 |
| NATESAN, Vaidyanathan | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2005-08-30 |
| PRASAD, Pawan Kumar | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2004-11-30 |
| RAJAGOPALAN, Srikanth, Mr. | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2012-01-02 |
| SINGHAL, Govind | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2022-08-02 |
| SINHA, Thakur Vikas | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2025-09-11 |
| UDIYAVAR, Kedarnath Harishankar, Mr. | Director | 2008-04-10 | 2015-06-16 |
| VAN DEN BRANDE, Koenraad Floris | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2006-08-01 |
| BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-03 | 1998-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intellect Design Arena Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.9%
£52,981,887 £59,835,535
-
Cash
+131.5%
£958,180 £2,218,381
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.4%
£27,322,843 £31,539,442
-
Employees
-3.4%
149 144
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-6.9%
£5,415,745 £5,041,830
-
Profit before tax
-1.1%
£5,756,357 £5,693,951
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-10.5%
£14,033,837 £12,555,384
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