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DIGITAL SCIENCE UK LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 08343637
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2012-12-31
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Due to the structure of the entity there is reliance on intercompany financing for the day to day operations via a central treasury function, the entity also has intercompany loan balances that are repayable on demand. As such the directors have obtained a letter of support from a parent company GvH Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft XXXIII mbh. Based on enquiries performed the directors are confident that the ultimate parent can provide such support for the period to 31 July 2026 which is the formal going concern period assessed by the Directors. On this basis they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Subsidiaries
- Scribtex Limited · 100% held
Significant events
- “The acquisition of Scribtex Limited in 2017 and the integration of the platforms proved to be a great success both in terms of user feedback and revenue generation.”
- “In 2024 we continued investment in our main products and infrastructure to enable quicker scaling in years to come.”
- “Future developments of Digital Science's Overleaf product are expected to enhance academic writing through AI innovations, building on its recent introduction of Writefull and TeXGPT technologies.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOK, Daniel William | Director | 2024-04-30 | Sep 1977 | British |
| LEES-MILLER, John, Dr | Director | 2012-12-31 | Mar 1985 | Canadian |
| SCOTT, Steven David | Director | 2015-08-18 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | 2024-03-28 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2024-03-28 | 2026-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2020-02-06 | 2021-11-30 |
| HAMMERSLEY, John, Dr | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2024-04-30 |
| HANNAY, Robert Timo | Director | 2014-07-11 | 2015-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Science & Research Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-05-08 | Active |
| Mrs Christiane Schoeller | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-01-11 | Ceased 2019-07-19 |
| Mr Stefan Von Holtzbrinck | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-17 | Ceased 2019-07-19 |
| Holtzbrinck Science & Technology Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-12-09 | Ceased 2019-05-08 |
| Dr John Christopher Hammersley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Dr John David Lees-Miller | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-03-31 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-12 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-16 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-04-16 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-21 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-14 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
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Activity Score
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