SWORD SOFT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£56K
+116.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£69M
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
+150.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £38,701 | £12,579,197 | £3,127,459 | £94,539,909 | -£179,948 | £1,109,867 | |
| Profit before tax | £70,134 | £12,819,717 | £3,312,685 | £94,744,365 | £467,406 | £1,169,544 | |
| Net profit | £30,143 | £12,907,302 | £3,181,668 | £94,841,790 | £371,840 | £986,890 | |
| Cash | £2,881,869 | £92,284 | £239,268 | £145,415 | £25,789 | £55,854 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £40,310,925 | £41,213,652 | £44,395,320 | £67,699,043 | £68,070,883 | £69,057,773 | |
| Equity | £40,310,925 | £41,213,652 | £44,395,320 | £67,699,043 | £68,070,883 | £69,057,773 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest cover | — | 43983.21x | 738.48x | 6825.49x | -1.13x | 1.46x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, having made enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SWORD SOFT LIMITED · parent
- AAA Group Limited 100%
- Sword Charteris Limited 97%
- Sword Middle East FZ-LLC 76%
- Sword Technology Solutions Limited 100%
- Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited 100%
- DataCo Netherlands B.V. 97%
- IACS Consulting Limited 97%
- Infinity Resources International Limited 97%
- Onsite Information Management PTY Ltd 97%
- Phusion IM Limited 97%
- Ping Network Solutions Limited 97%
- Sword Global (India) Private Limited 100%
- Sword IT Arabia Ltd 97%
- Sword ITS LLC 97%
- Sword IT Solutions Limited 99.5%
Significant events
- “The company performed well during periods of economic uncertainty due to external geo political and environmental factors, the business has been robust and the financial performance of the underlying assets held by the company has remained strong.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCHE, Philippe Roger Paul | Director | 2025-07-06 | May 1974 | Belgian |
| MOTTARD, Jacques Francois | Director | 2007-04-13 | Apr 1952 | French |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2012-09-30 |
| TALL, Richard Edward | Secretary | 2008-03-28 | 2008-04-08 |
| TLT SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-22 | 2007-04-13 |
| ALLEN, Stuart Antony | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-10-18 |
| DAVIES, Heath John | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2010-12-31 |
| FILLOT, Francoise Marie | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2013-02-28 |
| GOOSSE, Frederic | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2025-07-06 |
| HOLLAND, Tony | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-07-10 |
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2012-09-30 |
| TLT DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-02-22 | 2007-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword Group Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-06-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-20 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+116.6%
£25,789 £55,854
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£68,070,883 £69,057,773
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+716.8%
-£179,948 £1,109,867
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+150.2%
£467,406 £1,169,544
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