CENTRESOFT LIMITED
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Cash
£20M
+266.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
+27.6% vs 2024
Employees
121
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.6M
-65.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £477,042,000 | £403,762,000 | £438,494,000 | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit | £10,753,000 | £24,680,000 | £8,880,000 | -64% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,007,000 | £25,082,000 | £8,604,000 | -65.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,640,000 | £19,177,000 | £9,137,000 | -52.4% | |
| Cash | £44,322,000 | £5,349,000 | £19,592,000 | +266.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,734,000 | £34,521,000 | £43,022,000 | +24.6% | |
| Net assets | £60,330,000 | £33,136,000 | £42,273,000 | +27.6% | |
| Equity | £60,330,000 | £33,136,000 | £42,273,000 | +27.6% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 130 | 121 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £7,020,000 | £5,765,000 | £5,896,000 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £424,000 | £459,000 | £596,000 | +29.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 6.1% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.4% | 71.5% | 20.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.8% | 75.1% | 72.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 1.32x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | 40.73x | 43.37x | 5.19x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CENTRESOFT LIMITED 1983-04-28 → present
- BAMVILLE LIMITED 1982-10-26 → 1983-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- CENTRESOFT LIMITED · parent
- PD Q Distribution Limited 100%
- Advantage Entertainment Distribution Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 March 2026, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Exertis Ztorm AB. Exertis Ztorm AB is incorporated and registered in Sweden and operates as a digital licence key distribution service provider connecting game and software publishers with a global network of retailers. The transaction was completed and the consideration of £16.2 million was settled in full on 31 March 2026”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SULLIVAN, Damian | Secretary | 2013-01-28 | — | — |
| MADHANI, Sunil Jayantilal | Director | 2024-07-31 | Sep 1966 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Damian | Director | 2013-01-28 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SHERRY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-05-16 | May 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Norman Cecil | Secretary | — | 2003-04-01 |
| VARNISH, Steven Graham | Secretary | 2011-03-22 | 2013-01-28 |
| WATERHOUSE, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2011-03-22 |
| BROWN, Geoffrey William | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| BROWN, Norman Cecil | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2003-04-30 |
| DEWAR, Robert John | Director | 1997-11-23 | 2000-08-16 |
| DOORNINK, Ronald | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Anne Veronica | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| GOLDBERG, Lawrence | Director | 1997-11-23 | 2003-12-10 |
| HAWKINS, Gary Christopher | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2007-03-30 |
| KELLY, Brian | Director | 1997-11-23 | 2011-10-25 |
| KOMAS, Jay | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| KOTICK, Robert | Director | 1997-11-23 | 2016-09-20 |
| MATTINGLY, Ian Dennis | Director | 2010-04-02 | 2016-09-20 |
| NEAL, David | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2025-10-21 |
| PEARSON, Margaret Ann | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2025-10-21 |
| ROSE, George | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2010-04-30 |
| SAVAGE, Martyn Godfrey | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| SHERRY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2009-09-14 |
| STEELE, Richard Andrew | Director | — | 2008-04-30 |
| SWINDELLS, Roger Graham | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| VARNISH, Steven Graham | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2013-01-28 |
| WALTHER, Christopher Brian | Director | 2010-04-02 | 2014-06-17 |
| WATERHOUSE, Andrew Richard | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2011-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Distribution Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.