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MOTOR DESIGN LIMITED
Cash
£3M
+19.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-76.8% vs 2023
Employees
30
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
-65% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 03840137
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-09-13
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £27,178,269 | £9,521,164 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £20,726,321 | £7,502,616 | |
| Cash | £2,129,100 | £1,759,200 | £2,799,421 | — | £2,762,976 | £3,289,826 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,995,821 | £2,283,777 | £1,811,552 | — | £25,568,797 | £5,939,100 | |
| Net assets | £1,936,829 | £2,227,081 | £1,774,639 | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,936,829 | £2,227,081 | £1,774,639 | — | £25,568,797 | £5,939,100 | |
| Average employees | 28 | 30 | 32 | — | 30 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dyke Yaxley Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 17 July 2025, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking, Ansys, Inc., was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. The transaction completed following the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of all closing conditions.”
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
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-19 | — | — |
| MURPHY, Orla Anne | Director | 2025-11-26 | Jan 1970 | Irish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOWETT-STATON, Sarah Ann | Secretary | 1999-09-13 | 2022-05-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-13 | 1999-09-13 |
| BELCHER, Richard Alan | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2026-03-30 |
| GOSS, James, Dr | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2022-05-03 |
| JOWETT-STATON, Sarah Ann | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2022-05-03 |
| STATON, David Alan, Dr | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2022-05-03 |
| VOGEL, Florian | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Acquisition Sub Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-05-03 | Active |
| Motor Design Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-23 | Ceased 2022-05-03 |
| Dr David Alan Staton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-23 |
| Mrs Sarah Ann Jowett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-20 | CH04 | officers | change corporate secretary company with change date |
| 2026-01-26 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-22 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-12-12 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-11-23 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-11-23 | AP04 | officers | appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-09-01 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
Credit score
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Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory