CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£4.7m
+23.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
137
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.6m
-32.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,234,000 | £60,931,000 | £37,730,000 | -38.1% | |
| Operating profit | £7,534,000 | £11,097,000 | £7,520,000 | -32.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,537,000 | £11,193,000 | £7,576,000 | -32.3% | |
| Net profit | £5,830,000 | £8,478,000 | £5,679,000 | -33% | |
| Cash | £3,124,000 | £3,786,000 | £4,659,000 | +23.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,943,000 | £35,777,000 | £41,451,000 | +15.9% | |
| Net assets | £26,943,000 | £35,421,000 | £41,100,000 | +16% | |
| Equity | £26,943,000 | £35,421,000 | £41,100,000 | +16% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 137 | 137 | 0% | |
| Wages | £6,974,000 | £7,621,000 | £6,855,000 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £526,000 | £594,000 | £846,000 | +42.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.3% | 18.2% | 19.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 13.9% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.0% | 31.0% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.4% | 26.9% | 18.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.20x | 3.52x | 5.06x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED 2020-02-06 → present
- ELECTORAL REFORM SERVICES LIMITED 2003-12-17 → 2020-02-06
- ELECTORAL REFORM (BALLOT SERVICES) LIMITED 1989-01-05 → 2003-12-17
- BALLOT SERVICES (ERS) LIMITED 1988-05-27 → 1989-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Group structure
- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Shaw & Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company has entered into cross guarantee arrangements with certain of its parent companies and other group subsidiaries to guarantee the bank facilities of the group headed by RLLMJ23 Topco Limited. At the balance sheet date, the total outstanding in relation to these arrangements amounted to £880,208,000 (2024: £819,215,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STODDARD, Michael | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | — | — |
| GOEMANS, Robert Paul | Director | 2018-11-30 | May 1965 | British |
| O'REILLY, Gerald Eric | Director | 2025-06-24 | Sep 1970 | Canadian |
| PERKINS, Lee John | Director | 2022-11-25 | Apr 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, Sian Eleri, The Honourable | Director | 2000-09-12 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | 2002-02-13 | 2018-11-30 |
| SYDDIQUE, Eric Mahmood | Secretary | — | 2002-02-13 |
| BRADLEY, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| BURDETT, Michael Robert | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| BURKILL, Philip John | Director | 2000-10-21 | 2009-08-12 |
| CLARKE, Simon John William | Director | 1992-07-25 | 1996-06-21 |
| CRISELL, Peter Russell | Director | — | 1992-07-25 |
| CRUMP, Nicholas Roland | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2018-11-30 |
| FRANKS, Martin David | Director | 2022-01-18 | 2025-06-30 |
| FRYER, Jean | Director | 1995-11-14 | 2003-09-30 |
| GOODMAN, Nick | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Sidney Matthew | Director | 2017-07-07 | 2018-11-30 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Sidney Matthew | Director | 2001-12-04 | 2009-04-01 |
| HEARN, Simon Anthony | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2018-11-30 |
| HUHNE, Christopher Murray Paul | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| LEIGH, Gavin | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2024-07-26 |
| LORD, Russell Graham | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| MARTIN-JENKINS, David Dennis | Director | 2000-10-21 | 2006-06-30 |
| MCCUSKER, Angela Ethel Mary | Director | 2009-06-10 | 2018-11-30 |
| PARRY, Michael Dennis | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2015-02-09 |
| PINTO, Cynthia Marie, Dr | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2012-05-17 |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| ROSE, Margaret | Director | — | 2001-12-04 |
| ROWLAND, Phillip David | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2022-02-28 |
| STONE, Michael Anthony | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-09-15 |
| STORY, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2022-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Owen | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| WADSWORTH, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2018-11-29 |
| WATSON, Michael Stanton | Director | — | 2001-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civica Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.