MOTOR DESIGN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+19.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-76.8% vs 2023
Employees
30
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
-65% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+19.1%
£2,762,976 £3,289,826
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
30 30
-
Profit before tax
-65%
£27,178,269 £9,521,164
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