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CRITICAL SOFTWARE LTD
Cash
£4M
-25.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-23% vs 2023
Employees
30
-9.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+101.3% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05256049
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-10-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,098,417 | £4,224,875 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,592,173 | £3,174,886 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,467,342 | £4,062,756 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,569,485 | £5,065,020 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,557,788 | £5,052,674 | |
| Equity | — | — | £5,475,288 | £5,100,606 | £5,336,005 | £6,557,788 | £5,052,674 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,965,758 | £1,730,358 |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
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 · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUADROS, Manuel Goncalo L De Almeida, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | Nov 1962 | Portuguese |
| VIEGAS CARREIRA, Joao Fernando | Director | 2014-09-05 | Aug 1968 | Portuguese |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERRAM, David Peter | Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2010-01-31 |
| LUFF, Brian Edward | Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| LUFF, Vivienne Mary | Secretary | 2004-10-12 | 2007-12-01 |
| HJS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2018-12-30 |
| ALMEIDA, Nuno Luis | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| CARREIRA, Joao Fernando Viegas, Dr | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2007-03-31 |
| CORDEIRO, Rui Manuel Marques | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2014-09-05 |
| COSTA, Diamantino Jose Goncalves | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-12-31 |
| COSTA, Marco Aurelio Ribeiro | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2014-09-05 |
| KAMPA, Simon Robert | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2014-09-05 |
| LUFF, Brian Edward | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2019-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Software Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-12-15 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-12-15 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-07-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2020-06-19 | RP04CS01 | miscellaneous | legacy |
| 2020-05-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement |
| 2020-02-17 | SH06 | capital | capital cancellation shares |
| 2020-02-17 | SH06 | capital | capital cancellation shares |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
9.41
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.626 × 6.56 = +4.11
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.520 × 6.72 = +3.49
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.724 × 1.05 = +1.81
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory