ID BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£4m
-52.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
-11.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
190
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£295k
-96.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £37,330,656 | £36,396,810 | £37,149,652 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,623,710 | -£2,652,081 | -£1,042,546 | +60.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,945,404 | £7,950,503 | £294,917 | -96.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,795,626 | £7,958,220 | £72,106 | -99.1% | |
| Cash | £35,767,041 | £8,326,256 | £3,966,171 | -52.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £236,606,389 | £18,478,225 | £16,408,197 | -11.2% | |
| Equity | £236,606,389 | £18,478,225 | £16,408,197 | -11.2% | |
| Average employees | 203 | 194 | 190 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £17,743,355 | £16,669,296 | £16,312,759 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £268,048 | £730,979 | £722,623 | -1.1% |
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 | -9.7% | -7.3% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | 20.9% | 21.9% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 58.9% | 61.0% | |
| Current ratio | 11.50x | 1.74x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | -26.06x | -15.19x | -5.55x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries with the access to funds, potential downside scenarios resulting from global macroeconomic pressures, cross guarantees with fellow members of the group cash pool and strength of the ultimate parent undertaking, Danaher Corporation, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation during the assessment period to 31 December 2027. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORGIONE, Pietro | Director | 2023-10-06 | Jul 1981 | British |
| THOMPSON, Anne Rosemary | Director | 2021-01-15 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Robert William | Secretary | 1993-12-17 | 1998-09-04 |
| GOULD, Darren | Secretary | 2017-10-27 | 2019-02-01 |
| KIPLING, Julia Ann | Secretary | — | 1994-01-01 |
| MORGAN, David Edward | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 2017-10-27 |
| TOFTEROO, Wayne Bernard | Secretary | 1992-08-26 | 1993-12-17 |
| BONDTURBO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-10 | 2017-10-27 |
| BEAUMONT, Roger Stanley | Director | 1994-04-25 | 1995-03-30 |
| ELLIS, Robert William | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1998-10-08 |
| ILLIANO, Tara Lynn | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2023-10-06 |
| KIPLING, Neil James | Director | — | 2017-10-27 |
| MILOSEVICH, Greg Marvin | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2019-07-22 |
| MORGAN, David Edward | Director | 1998-09-04 | 2017-10-27 |
| MURPHY, Susan Wauthier | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2023-05-15 |
| TOFTEROO, Wayne Bernard | Director | — | 1993-12-17 |
| WARD, Keith Graham | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2021-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchchange Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-10-27 | Active |
| Mr Neil James Kipling | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-27 SH03 Legacy
- 2024-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-09-27 | SH03 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-06-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.