SWORD TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£656K
+79.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-10.3% first positive since 2019
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£244K
-116.9% lowest in 6 filed years
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 | £2,385,682 | £2,117,030 | £1,588,926 | £2,621,587 | £2,281,835 | £2,426,611 | |
| Operating profit | £315,528 | £617,025 | -£85,226 | -£38,665 | £88,377 | -£239,293 | |
| Profit before tax | £317,400 | £616,559 | -£86,732 | £21,106 | £1,442,345 | -£244,306 | |
| Net profit | £312,639 | £505,344 | -£96,032 | £58,172 | £1,432,751 | -£182,975 | |
| Cash | £317,633 | £551,389 | £177,957 | £465,326 | £366,118 | £655,968 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £598,327 | £839,637 | £645,810 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£127,767 | £377,577 | £281,545 | £339,717 | £1,772,468 | £1,589,493 | |
| Equity | -£127,767 | £377,577 | £281,545 | £339,717 | £1,772,468 | £1,589,493 | |
| Average employees | 14 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wages | £1,025,005 | £718,174 | £511,641 | £1,295,316 | £115,791 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 29.1% | -5.4% | -1.5% | 3.9% | -9.9% | |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 23.9% | -6.0% | 2.2% | 62.8% | -7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.7% | 73.5% | -13.2% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 2206.49x | 1324.09x | -56.59x | -1.87x | 1.14x | -5.61x |
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
“Sword Group will continue to support the financing requirements of Sword Technology Solutions Limited in order to fulfil its role in the group and as such, having made enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Also, the company has an overseas profitable trading company and periodically will receive dividends from this subsidiary company investment. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SWORD TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Sword Global (India) Private Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCHE, Philippe Roger Paul | Director | 2025-07-06 | May 1974 | Belgian |
| MORETON, Kevin | Director | 2024-06-10 | Feb 1977 | British |
| MOTTARD, Jacques Francois | Director | 2011-01-13 | Apr 1952 | French |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Secretary | 2011-01-13 | 2012-09-30 |
| ALLEN, Stuart Antony | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-10-18 |
| FILLOT, Francoise Marie | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2013-02-28 |
| GOOSSE, Frederic | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2025-07-06 |
| NORGATE, Phil | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2024-06-30 |
| NORGATE, Philip Neil | Director | 2011-01-13 | 2012-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword Soft Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-02-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | RPCH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+6.3%
£2,281,835 £2,426,611
-
Cash
+79.2%
£366,118 £655,968
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.3%
£1,772,468 £1,589,493
first positive since 2019
-
Employees
-100%
2 0
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-370.8%
£88,377 -£239,293
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-116.9%
£1,442,345 -£244,306
lowest in 6 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