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SERIF GROUP LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 05041038
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-02-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have evaluated all relevant conditions, events and information concluding that the company will be able to fulfil all obligations as and when they fall due to the foreseeable future.”
Subsidiaries
- Serif (Europe) Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
Significant events
- “In March 2024 the group was acquired by Canva.”
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
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Todd Christopher | Secretary | 2024-03-20 | — | — |
| CARPENTER, Todd Christopher | Director | 2024-03-20 | Jan 1973 | American |
| CLARK, Duncan Antony Ernest | Director | 2024-03-20 | May 1977 | British |
| HEWSON, Ashley Thomas | Director | 2009-12-10 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WATKINS, Claire Louise Blanche | Director | 2023-08-08 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Adele | Secretary | 2016-03-10 | 2024-03-20 |
| BATES, Gary John | Secretary | 2004-05-28 | 2016-03-10 |
| BRYCE, Claire | Secretary | 2016-03-10 | 2024-03-20 |
| COX, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 2004-02-11 | 2004-04-21 |
| DOWNS, Kevin | Secretary | 2004-04-21 | 2004-05-28 |
| BATES, Gary John | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2024-03-20 |
| BRYCE, James Douglas Maxwell | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2024-03-20 |
| DOWNS, Kevin | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2004-05-31 |
| EVANS, Malcolm John | Director | 2005-09-19 | 2013-03-21 |
| HARVEY INGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-02-11 | 2004-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garjoba Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2018-03-12 | Ceased 2024-03-20 |
| Mr Gary John Bates | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-20 |
| Mr James Douglas Maxwell Bryce | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-07-05 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-06-05 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-04-03 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-03-26 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-03-26 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control statement |
| 2024-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-26 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-26 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Credit score
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