TECHBUYER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£609K
-28.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
177
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+63.9% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TECHBUYER LIMITED 2017-03-09 → present
- PINNACLE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 2005-04-27 → 2017-03-09
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £55,217,448 | — | £46,567,703 | £42,993,662 | |
| Operating profit | £1,221,605 | — | £1,202,505 | £1,965,878 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,185,809 | — | £1,175,200 | £1,925,784 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,118,925 | £1,389,624 | |
| Cash | £441,386 | — | £855,384 | £609,386 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,920,303 | — | £10,411,912 | £11,861,819 | |
| Net assets | £10,895,277 | — | £10,368,221 | £11,757,845 | |
| Equity | £10,895,277 | £10,449,296 | £10,368,221 | £11,757,845 | |
| Average employees | 197 | — | 188 | 177 | |
| Wages | £7,527,472 | — | £8,170,599 | £6,906,150 |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | — | 2.6% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.4% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | — | 11.5% | 16.6% | |
| Interest cover | 34.13x | — | 44.04x | 46.56x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- TECHBUYER LIMITED · parent
- Techbuyer Holdings Canada Limited
- Frank Ascendancy Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HECKELS, Paul John | Director | 2021-09-20 | Apr 1972 | English |
| KIDD, Joshua | Director | 2022-10-11 | May 1990 | British |
| REID, Thomas | Director | 2022-10-11 | Dec 1988 | British |
| RICE, Daniel | Director | 2022-10-11 | Dec 1987 | British |
| SEXTON, Steven | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jan 1971 | British |
| SHORROCK, Emily | Director | 2022-10-11 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TOWERS, Anna | Director | 2022-11-03 | Oct 1977 | British |
| TOWERS, Kevin Kendal | Director | 2005-04-27 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Andrew Geoffrey | Secretary | 2017-10-18 | 2021-09-21 |
| TOWERS, Anna | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2017-10-18 |
| TOWERS, Christopher Daniel | Secretary | 2005-04-27 | 2008-08-31 |
| TOWERS, Kevin Kendal | Secretary | 2005-04-27 | 2005-04-27 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-04-27 | 2005-04-27 |
| FORSTER, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2019-08-26 | 2021-09-21 |
| KENNY, Richard Carlton Ross | Director | 2022-10-11 | 2023-10-31 |
| PAYNE, Michael | Director | 2019-08-26 | 2023-02-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Tim Andrew | Director | 2005-04-27 | 2006-05-31 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-04-27 | 2005-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Techbuyer Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-30 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Kendal Towers | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-7.7%
£46,567,703 £42,993,662
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-28.8%
£855,384 £609,386
-
Net assets
+13.4%
£10,368,221 £11,757,845
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-5.9%
188 177
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+63.5%
£1,202,505 £1,965,878
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+63.9%
£1,175,200 £1,925,784
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-15.5%
£8,170,599 £6,906,150
lowest in 3 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