DOCUWARE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-03
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£764K
+51.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£337K
+59.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
9
+28.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£364K
+4,487% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-03.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£192,898 | -£114,396 | -£8,301 | £364,161 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£192,898 | -£114,396 | -£8,301 | £491,728 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £649,949 | £914,790 | £502,966 | £763,622 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£705,975 | -£820,371 | £802,122 | £1,292,152 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£828,672 | -£336,944 | |
| Equity | -£706,072 | -£685,091 | -£513,077 | -£705,975 | -£820,371 | -£828,672 | -£336,944 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £665,567 | £618,200 | £667,862 | £781,932 |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In addition, group support is available from the Ricoh Europe group should the company require in order to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHÄFER, Hermann | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1980 | German |
| WIENKE, Martina Silke | Director | 2005-03-20 | Apr 1969 | German |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Gary George | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2020-09-04 |
| LINNEY, Shelley Marie | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| WELCH, Paul David | Secretary | 2005-03-20 | 2013-11-01 |
| CHILTERN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-09-04 | 2025-06-18 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-20 | 2005-03-20 |
| ERTL, Max | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| SCHINDLER, Stefan | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| SCHNECK, Thomas Herbert | Director | 2005-03-20 | 2019-08-05 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-20 | 2005-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docuware Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-06 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-09-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+51.8%
£502,966 £763,622
-
Net assets
+59.3%
-£828,672 -£336,944
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Employees
+28.6%
7 9
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+4,487%
-£8,301 £364,161
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+17.1%
£667,862 £781,932
highest in 4 filed years
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