STORM SOFTWARE PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-11 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£29M
-5.3% vs 2021
Net assets
£3M
-22.5% vs 2021
Employees
1,145
+2.4% vs 2021
Profit before tax
-£736K
-124.4% vs 2021
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2022-08-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-08-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2022-08-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £188,180,218 | £199,470,691 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,019,283 | -£735,668 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,019,283 | -£735,668 | |
| Cash | — | — | £30,367,727 | £28,763,856 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,268,202 | £2,532,534 | |
| Equity | £1,549,463 | -£1,751,081 | £3,268,202 | £2,532,534 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 1,118 | 1,145 | |
| 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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 1.6% | -0.4% |
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
- J Chen (Zhou-ASG)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The management has determined that the actions taken by the Company are sufficient to mitigate any uncertainty and has therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- STORM SOFTWARE PLC · parent
- Storm Financial Services 0%
Significant events
- “Turnover increased by 45.20% in 2025 to £55,089,174. Playback Monitoring System (PMS) turnover grew by 65.20% to £349,526,650, and Health Monitoring System (HMS) turnover grew by 75.68% to £18,303,295. R&D investment was £68,502,291, leading to a net loss for the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YANG, Rose, Dr | Secretary | 2020-08-27 | — | — |
| CHEN, Ho | Director | 2020-08-27 | Dec 1980 | Chinese |
| WANG, Ho | Director | 2020-08-27 | Nov 1989 | Chinese |
| XU, Jun, Dr | Director | 2020-08-27 | Sep 1967 | Chinese |
| YANG, Rose, Dr | Director | 2020-08-27 | Feb 1969 | Chinese |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERDOWN, Julie | Secretary | 2015-03-25 | 2020-10-29 |
| ALLEN, James Anthony | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2017-08-31 |
| ALLEN, Peter | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2020-08-27 |
| CHAPMAN, Fleur | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2019-08-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Fleur | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2016-11-30 |
| CLUCAS-TOMLINSON, Sam | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2020-08-27 |
| DEASY, Kevin | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| DEASY, Kevin Denis | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2016-07-01 |
| SWANTON, Elliot James Russell | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2020-08-27 |
| WINTER, Stacey Louise | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2019-04-11 |
| ZHU, Fai, Dr | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2025-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lok Tao | Individual | Appoints directors | 2020-08-27 | Active |
| Mr Elliot James Russel Swanton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-27 |
| Mr James Allen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2021 → FY2022 · period ending 2022-08-31 vs 2021-08-31
-
Turnover
+6%
£188,180,218 £199,470,691
-
Cash
-5.3%
£30,367,727 £28,763,856
-
Net assets
-22.5%
£3,268,202 £2,532,534
-
Employees
+2.4%
1,118 1,145
-
Profit before tax
-124.4%
£3,019,283 -£735,668
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