THE CAMBRIDGE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE
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Cash
£2.9M
+77.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+22.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
-11.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+552.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £9,024,345 | £9,879,753 | £10,505,277 | +6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,904,557 | -£920,731 | £1,068,759 | +216.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,904,557 | -£434,845 | £1,969,357 | +552.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,904,557 | -£444,807 | £1,960,505 | +540.8% | |
| Cash | £2,631,111 | £1,637,244 | £2,911,072 | +77.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,405,685 | £9,488,339 | £11,509,549 | +21.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,257,937 | £8,813,076 | £10,773,581 | +22.2% | |
| Equity | £9,257,937 | £8,813,076 | £10,773,581 | +22.2% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 109 | 96 | -11.9% | |
| Wages | £6,134,456 | £6,663,402 | £5,992,154 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 21.1% | -9.3% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 21.1% | -4.5% | 18.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.2% | -9.7% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.4% | 41.7% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 0.96x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 19.75x | — | — |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reviewed the Centre's financial forecasts, cash flow projections and risk assessments. Having considered these, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the CCDC has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE CAMBRIDGE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE · parent
- CCDC Services Limited 100%
- CCDC Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Organisational changes made during 2025, together with the appointment of a new Executive Director, provide a clearer structure for the next phase of the CCDC's work. The updated vision introduced during the year will guide priorities across data, software and community activity.”
- “In 2025 the CCDC marked the 60th anniversary of the CSD. The celebrations included a series of online panel webinars on frontiers in structural science featuring members of the community”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-05-16 | — | — |
| BOURNE, Susan Ann, Professor | Director | 2020-05-18 | Dec 1965 | South African |
| DE WAARD, Anita | Director | 2024-09-26 | Dec 1963 | Dutch |
| ENGKVIST, Per Ola Karl, Dr | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jan 1967 | Swedish |
| GOODMAN, Jonathan Michael, Prof | Director | 2019-05-21 | Nov 1964 | British |
| LI, Ye, Dr | Director | 2022-05-20 | Aug 1978 | American |
| MARTIN, Jennifer Louise, Professor | Director | 2023-08-10 | Jul 1961 | Australian |
| PITCHFORD, Nigel, Dr | Director | 2020-05-18 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEWITSON, Charles Robert Barker | Secretary | 1996-05-17 | 2016-05-16 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Harrington | Secretary | 2016-05-16 | 2020-02-28 |
| KORNBLUTH, Philip Stanley | Secretary | — | 1996-05-17 |
| AAKEROY, Christer Bjorn, Professor | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2017-05-16 |
| BACCHI, Alessia, Professor | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2026-05-29 |
| BROCK, Carolyn Pratt, Professor | Director | 2001-06-05 | 2009-05-12 |
| CURRANO, Judith Nancy | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2022-05-20 |
| DAVEY, Roger James, Professor | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2008-05-13 |
| DUNITZ, Jack David | Director | — | 1999-05-11 |
| GILLET, Valerie Jane, Professor | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| GLEN, Robert Charles, Professor | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2016-05-16 |
| GLUSKER, Jenny Pickworth, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-06-05 |
| HOWARD, Judith Ann Kathleen, Professor | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2006-12-11 |
| ISAACS, Neil William | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2012-05-15 |
| JOHNSON, Louise, Professor Dame | Director | 1996-03-08 | 2003-05-14 |
| JONES, Richard Crispin Morgan | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2014-11-18 |
| JONES, William, Dr | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2011-11-14 |
| KING, David Anthony, Professor | Director | 1994-01-28 | 2000-11-02 |
| KLEBE, Gerhard, Professor Dr | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2007-05-22 |
| KURODA, Reiko, Professor | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2014-05-13 |
| LEACH, Andrew Richard, Dr | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2015-07-01 |
| LEWIS OF NEWNHAM, Jack, Lord | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
| LORD PHILLIPS OF ELLESMERE, Lord | Director | — | 1996-03-01 |
| LOWTHER, Deborah | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2002-11-19 |
| MARTINSEN, David, Dr | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2024-05-17 |
| MILNE, James Stanley, Dr | Director | 2011-05-15 | 2013-05-14 |
| ORPEN, Anthony Guy, Professor | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2014-11-18 |
| OVERINGTON, John, Dr | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2023-05-05 |
| PYLE, John Adrian, Prof | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2018-09-30 |
| RABIN, Mortimer | Director | — | 1998-05-04 |
| RAITHBY, Paul Robert, Prof | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2019-05-21 |
| SANDERS, Jeremy Keith Morris, Professor | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2006-11-14 |
| STAHL, Christoph Martin, Dr | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-05-18 |
| THRUSH, Brian Arthur | Director | — | 1993-05-04 |
| TOWN, William Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 2002-11-20 | 2011-05-15 |
| TRUTER, Mary Rosaleen, Lady Cox | Director | — | 2000-05-09 |
| WILLETT, Peter, Prof | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2005-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ye Li | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-05-20 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Dr Per Ola Karl Engkvist | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-05-13 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Dr Nigel Pitchford | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-05-18 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Professor Susan Bourne | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-05-18 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Prof Jonathan Michael Goodman | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-21 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Alessia Bacchi | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-05-14 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Dr David Martinsen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-16 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Prof John Adrian Pyle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-16 | Ceased 2018-09-30 |
| Dr John Overington | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Ms Judith Currano | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-20 |
| Dr Martin Stahl | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-18 |
| Prof Paul Robert Raithby | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
| Prof Christer Björn Aakeröy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.