CYDEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-10 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£216K
-1.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£29M
+1.3% vs 2023
Employees
224
+5.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+221.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £73,708,118 | £77,432,074 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,155,783 | £5,980,953 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,695,692 | £5,457,559 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,751,221 | £4,934,726 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £220,154 | £216,455 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £30,557,427 | £29,743,365 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £28,669,015 | £29,039,672 | |
| Equity | £2,604,936 | £11,342,321 | £19,947,613 | £24,482,510 | £26,917,794 | £28,669,015 | £29,039,672 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 224 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,778,048 | £7,961,678 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1% | 20.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.69x | 11.43x |
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
- Bevan Buckland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the financial position of the Company and its forecast performance and are satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CYDEN LIMITED · parent
- MC500 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no events after the reporting period to the date the accounts were approved that are material for disclosure in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYKES, Jonathan Earl | Director | 2022-03-23 | Oct 1983 | British |
| JONES, Stuart Terry | Director | 2022-03-23 | Jun 1975 | British |
| VAN ROZEN, Robin | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jun 1974 | Dutch |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Giles | Secretary | 2011-03-10 | 2023-01-26 |
| LAZARUS, Heather Ann | Nominee Secretary | 2002-06-26 | 2002-06-26 |
| SMITH, Kevin Stephen | Secretary | 2002-06-26 | 2003-12-10 |
| WHEELER, Jane | Secretary | 2003-12-10 | 2008-04-14 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-03-03 | 2014-06-30 |
| AVIS, Alice Mary Cleoniki | Director | 2021-09-29 | 2022-01-08 |
| AVIS, Alice Mary Cleoniki | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2021-09-29 |
| BECKETT, Thomas Edward | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2015-08-04 |
| BJERRING, Peter | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2003-10-01 |
| CLEMENT, Robert Marc, Prof | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2022-01-08 |
| COLEMAN, Peter Brian | Director | 2010-06-02 | 2010-10-14 |
| COOMBS, John David Francis | Director | 2011-10-24 | 2012-01-27 |
| COTTON, William | Director | 2011-08-18 | 2012-09-07 |
| DAVIES, Giles Alexander | Director | 2011-08-18 | 2023-01-26 |
| FITZWILLIAM LAY, Edward Hugh | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2021-09-29 |
| KIERNAN, Michael Noel, Dr | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2007-11-28 |
| LANE, Andrew | Director | 2008-05-16 | 2011-10-24 |
| LAZARUS, Harry Pierre | Nominee Director | 2002-06-26 | 2002-06-26 |
| MUTH, Mark Philip | Director | 2011-10-24 | 2012-01-27 |
| OHLSSON, Anna Christina | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2011-10-24 |
| OUTRAM, Christopher David | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2017-09-30 |
| PETERSEN, Ronald John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| RUDD, Nigel Russell, Sir | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2017-07-24 |
| SIMONSEN, Jan Henning | Director | 2003-06-09 | 2007-11-28 |
| SIMONSEN, Jan Henning | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2003-04-10 |
| SMITH, Kevin Stephen | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2010-06-02 |
| SMITH, Kevin Stephen | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2004-08-23 |
| WOTHERSPOON, John Scott | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Koch | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ipulse Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.1%
£73,708,118 £77,432,074
-
Cash
-1.7%
£220,154 £216,455
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£28,669,015 £29,039,672
-
Employees
+5.2%
213 224
-
Operating profit
+177.4%
£2,155,783 £5,980,953
-
Profit before tax
+221.8%
£1,695,692 £5,457,559
-
Wages
+2.4%
£7,778,048 £7,961,678
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