WORKFRONT, LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+182.1% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+124.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
29
-23.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
+73.8% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The director intends to close the company and therefore does not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WORKFRONT, LTD. 2015-02-25 → present
- ATTASK, LTD. 2008-03-18 → 2015-02-25
- BLAKEDEW 718 LIMITED 2008-01-08 → 2008-03-18
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,067,504 | — | £19,288,229 | — | £19,765,688 | — | £19,156,161 | £16,733,931 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,554,083 | — | £2,560,428 | — | £1,683,887 | — | £5,856,278 | £10,179,815 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,553,923 | — | £2,560,187 | — | £1,683,887 | — | £5,856,278 | £10,179,815 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,553,923 | — | £2,560,187 | — | £1,472,140 | — | £4,206,953 | £7,840,613 | |
| Cash | £555,963 | £754,427 | £754,427 | £3,444,521 | £3,444,521 | £2,137,444 | £2,070,334 | £2,283,685 | £6,441,991 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£3,528,826 | — | -£322,747 | — | £1,984,211 | — | £6,569,890 | £14,724,134 | |
| Net assets | — | -£3,546,883 | — | -£322,747 | — | £1,984,211 | — | £6,569,890 | £14,724,134 | |
| Equity | -£405,159 | -£3,546,883 | -£3,546,883 | -£322,747 | -£322,747 | £1,984,211 | £1,984,211 | £6,569,890 | £14,724,134 | |
| Average employees | — | 84 | — | 73 | — | 59 | — | 38 | 29 | |
| Wages | — | £13,870,857 | — | £7,653,596 | — | £6,715,739 | — | £4,135,040 | £3,721,665 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -7.4% | — | 13.3% | — | 8.5% | — | 30.6% | 60.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -7.4% | — | 13.3% | — | 7.4% | — | 22.0% | 46.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 44.0% | — | -793.3% | — | 84.9% | — | 89.1% | 69.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10624.18x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The director intends to close the company and therefore does not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “As part of the integration, the Company agreed to transfer the customer-related intangible assets and the remaining customer contracts associated with Workfront products, valued at £5,811,665 to Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited.”
- “The Company has sold its intellectual property assets and it is planned that here will be an orderly wind down of activities during 2025 to 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Mark | Director | 2021-07-19 | Nov 1973 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNELL, Abraham | Secretary | 2008-03-13 | 2009-02-10 |
| OLSON, Michael, Mr. | Secretary | 2009-02-11 | 2015-07-15 |
| BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-08 | 2008-05-14 |
| ALLEN, Brian, Mr. | Director | 2016-11-15 | 2018-04-30 |
| BOHRER, Daniel | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2021-07-19 |
| CHILDS, Peter | Director | 2016-11-15 | 2018-04-30 |
| ENGH, Amy Nichole | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2016-11-15 |
| HOLSTEN, Steve | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2021-03-09 |
| JOHNSON, Scott, Mr. | Director | 2008-03-13 | 2012-01-05 |
| MILLER, Austin | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2016-11-15 |
| OLSON, Michael, Mr. | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2015-07-15 |
| OSTLER, Ryan | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-08-21 |
| SAILSBERY, Eric Franklin, Corporate Controller | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2018-04-30 |
| SHARP, Curtis Pratt | Director | 2017-06-04 | 2021-07-19 |
| BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-01-08 | 2008-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-07 | Active |
| Workfront, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-02-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
-12.6%
£19,156,161 £16,733,931
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+182.1%
£2,283,685 £6,441,991
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+124.1%
£6,569,890 £14,724,134
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-23.7%
38 29
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+73.8%
£5,856,278 £10,179,815
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+73.8%
£5,856,278 £10,179,815
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-10%
£4,135,040 £3,721,665
lowest in 5 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