OPENCFD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
Cash
£258K
+20.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£226K
-57.9% first positive since 2022
Employees
6
-25% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£239K
-686.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors do not believe that the Company is a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,082,587 | — | £873,551 | — | £944,540 | — | £402,013 | — | £1,049,838 | £638,833 | |
| Operating profit | -£304,851 | — | -£279,263 | — | -£59,505 | — | -£521,158 | — | £83,660 | -£246,595 | |
| Profit before tax | -£301,810 | — | -£279,263 | — | -£59,505 | — | -£537,949 | — | £40,784 | -£239,109 | |
| Net profit | -£250,502 | — | -£280,195 | — | £8,389 | — | -£489,953 | — | £72,315 | -£309,824 | |
| Cash | £108,836 | — | £143,072 | — | £84,898 | — | £103,039 | — | £213,843 | £257,838 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£425,079 | — | -£705,274 | — | -£696,884 | — | -£1,186,837 | — | £535,478 | £225,654 | |
| Net assets | -£425,079 | — | -£705,274 | — | -£696,884 | — | -£1,186,837 | — | £535,478 | £225,654 | |
| Equity | -£425,079 | -£425,079 | -£705,274 | -£705,273 | -£696,884 | -£696,884 | -£1,186,837 | -£1,186,837 | £535,478 | £225,654 | |
| Average employees | 6 | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | |
| Wages | £567,838 | — | £606,929 | — | £396,292 | — | £383,112 | — | £303,150 | £514,241 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -28.2% | — | -32.0% | — | -6.3% | — | -129.6% | — | 8.0% | -38.6% | |
| Net margin | -23.1% | — | -32.1% | — | 0.9% | — | -121.9% | — | 6.9% | -48.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 71.7% | — | 39.6% | — | 8.5% | — | 43.9% | — | 15.6% | -109.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | -31.04x | — | 1.95x | -11.85x |
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
- Richardsons
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors do not believe that the Company is a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 31st October 2024 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to another Keysight Group company so these business activities are now no longer continuing.”
- “Following the transfer of the trade and assets of the Company to another Keysight Group company the Directors intend to liquidate the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROY, Paul Ian | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jul 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Gareth Brinley | Director | 2025-09-24 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINGS, Jenya | Secretary | 2012-11-07 | 2014-06-30 |
| COLLINGS, Jenya-Lee | Secretary | 2011-05-17 | 2011-08-08 |
| GREENSHIELDS, Christopher John, Dr | Secretary | 2004-11-03 | 2011-05-17 |
| MENDONCA, Frederick | Secretary | 2015-05-28 | 2024-10-31 |
| WHEAT, James Davidson | Secretary | 2011-08-08 | 2012-05-31 |
| CHAILLOU, Vincent Jacques Marie | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2021-04-01 |
| DE ROUVRAY, Alain | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2021-04-01 |
| EVANS, Roderick Clifford | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2012-09-11 |
| GREENSHIELDS, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2011-08-08 |
| GREMAUD, Marco | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2018-02-01 |
| MANDAL, Praveen Kumar | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2012-09-11 |
| RÉGNIER, Corinne-Romefort | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-09-24 |
| SALARI, Mohammad | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2021-04-01 |
| WAMS, Nanne Willem Cornelis | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2013-07-29 |
| WELLER, Henry George | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2011-08-08 |
| WHEAT JR, James Davidson | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2012-05-31 |
| ZORGATI, Olfa | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-02-09 |
| ESI UK LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE SAS | Corporate Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alain Loriot De Rouvray | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
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Turnover
-39.1%
£1,049,838 £638,833
-
Cash
+20.6%
£213,843 £257,838
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-57.9%
£535,478 £225,654
first positive since 2022
-
Employees
-25%
8 6
-
Operating profit
-394.8%
£83,660 -£246,595
-
Profit before tax
-686.3%
£40,784 -£239,109
-
Wages
+69.6%
£303,150 £514,241
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