DATASCOPE SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£691K
-21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
115
+11.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£216K
-132.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DATASCOPE SYSTEMS LIMITED 2013-05-15 → present
- LATEST TECHNOLOGY LTD 2011-03-08 → 2013-05-15
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,152,994 | £7,330,742 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £566,616 | £983,475 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £524,452 | £954,422 | £1,634,008 | £866,592 | £658,137 | -£215,623 | |
| Net profit | — | £626,879 | £970,480 | £925,010 | £614,451 | £565,933 | -£71,743 | |
| Cash | — | £721,448 | £1,998,971 | £839,237 | £265,436 | £877,140 | £690,524 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,070,669 | £6,580,515 | £7,910,740 | £9,055,712 | £9,110,855 | £8,862,584 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,514,733 | £3,395,213 | £4,230,223 | £4,754,674 | £4,495,248 | £4,401,005 | |
| Equity | £1,977,854 | £2,514,733 | £3,395,213 | £4,230,223 | £4,754,674 | £4,495,248 | £4,401,005 | |
| Average employees | — | 74 | 71 | 81 | 93 | 103 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | £2,405,096 | £2,480,092 | £2,806,072 | £3,677,867 | £4,276,639 | £5,083,104 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.2% | 13.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 10.2% | 13.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.2% | 14.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 13.36x | 33.20x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DSG Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. No material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that 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.”
Significant events
- “On 15 August 2024 the Company secured investment from BGF, one of the largest growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland. The investment was made through a new holding company and as part of the investment Datascope (Holdings) Limited, the ultimate parent company of Datascope Systems Limited, was acquired by Datascope Topco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Samuel Wyndham | Secretary | 2019-11-09 | — | — |
| BUTT, Adrian Charles | Director | 2017-01-20 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HINDS, Robert | Director | 2019-03-20 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLATER, Trevor Gordon | Secretary | 2013-11-27 | 2019-11-07 |
| BIBBY, Peter John | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2018-03-28 |
| BOTTING, Richard Anthony | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2012-03-14 |
| BUTT, Colin Charles | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2020-01-22 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2011-04-27 |
| SLATER, Trevor Gordon | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2019-11-07 |
| WOODGER, John | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2016-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datascope (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-20 | Active |
| Mr Adrian Charles Butt | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-21.3%
£877,140 £690,524
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£4,495,248 £4,401,005
-
Employees
+11.7%
103 115
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-132.8%
£658,137 -£215,623
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+18.9%
£4,276,639 £5,083,104
highest 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