EXEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PLC
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Cash
£3.3M
-34.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£3.3M
+3.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
100
+3.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-7.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,129,706 | — | £9,782,598 | £10,601,017 | £11,008,660 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,289,660 | — | £1,300,579 | £1,136,796 | £1,044,701 | -8.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,290,528 | £1,496,056 | £1,366,355 | £1,272,416 | £1,173,299 | -7.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,251,533 | £1,468,342 | £1,270,396 | £1,239,764 | £1,121,666 | -9.5% | |
| Cash | £1,687,205 | £1,947,590 | £3,292,916 | £5,009,720 | £3,295,995 | -34.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,212,584 | £2,671,821 | £2,973,987 | £3,227,354 | £3,340,390 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,180,736 | £2,649,078 | £2,919,474 | £3,159,238 | £3,280,904 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £2,180,736 | £2,649,078 | £2,919,474 | £3,159,238 | £3,280,904 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 89 | 90 | 92 | 97 | 100 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £4,765,704 | £5,050,489 | £5,339,011 | £5,798,635 | £6,102,776 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £414,732 | £420,180 | £398,476 | £577,837 | £642,990 | +11.3% |
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 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | — | 13.3% | 10.7% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.7% | — | 13.0% | 11.7% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.3% | — | 43.7% | 35.2% | 31.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 67.7% | 66.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.30x | 1.36x | 1.36x |
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
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- EXEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PLC · parent
- EFACS Software.com Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Thomas William | Secretary | 2021-09-22 | — | — |
| DILHE, Rue | Director | 2008-04-14 | Apr 1969 | British |
| ELLIS, Mary | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| ELLIS, Thomas William | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| HARRIS, Adrian Paul | Director | 2024-03-05 | May 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Elizabeth Pauline | Secretary | — | 2018-04-07 |
| ELLIS, John Merfyn, Dr | Secretary | 2018-04-07 | 2021-09-22 |
| BRUNDELL, Paul James | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| ELLIS, Elizabeth Pauline | Director | — | 2018-04-07 |
| ELLIS, John Merfyn, Dr | Director | — | 2021-09-22 |
| ISAAC, Judith | Director | — | 1993-09-21 |
| JONES, Martin Lee | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2005-04-19 |
| THORNE, Stanley George | Director | — | 1993-09-21 |
| WOODWARD, David Anthony | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1998-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas William Ellis | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2021-09-22 | Active |
| Dr John Merfyn Ellis | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-30 | 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
- 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.