INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD
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Cash
£324k
+1,805.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£41m
+18.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,132
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.2m
-42% vs 2024
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 | £499,670,000 | £483,417,000 | £436,508,000 | -9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,018,000 | £15,712,000 | £11,299,000 | -28.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £355,000 | £12,452,000 | £7,226,000 | -42% | |
| Net profit | -£83,000 | £9,527,000 | £6,397,000 | -32.9% | |
| Cash | £1,583,000 | £17,000 | £324,000 | +1,805.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,290,000 | £41,509,000 | £45,575,000 | +9.8% | |
| Net assets | £25,195,000 | £34,722,000 | £41,119,000 | +18.4% | |
| Equity | £25,195,000 | £34,722,000 | £41,119,000 | +18.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,155 | 1,187 | 1,132 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £48,239,000 | £46,001,000 | £45,900,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £682,000 | £706,000 | £616,000 | -12.7% |
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 | 0.4% | 3.3% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | 2.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 37.9% | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.8% | 95.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.76x | 0.90x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 0.89x | 2.74x | 1.57x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD 1998-04-27 → present
- CHOICE PERIPHERALS LIMITED 1996-02-15 → 1998-04-27
- EXPRESS MICRO LIMITED 1993-08-26 → 1996-02-15
- COVER PLUS LIMITED 1991-11-07 → 1993-08-26
- FIRST BENEFICIAL LIMITED 1991-02-05 → 1991-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD · parent
- Insight Direct (Services) Limited 100%
- Software Spectrum (UK) Limited 100%
- Software Spectrum Holdings Limited 100%
- Insight Networking Solutions Limited 100%
- Minx Limited 100%
- Amdaris Group Limited 100%
- New World Tech Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLIA, Jetinder | Secretary | 2004-05-26 | — | British |
| LEIGHTON, Russell Eric | Director | 2008-09-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
| MORGADO, James | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1972 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSACK, Vickie Lorraine | Secretary | — | 1994-06-09 |
| DOLMAN, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1994-06-09 | 1998-11-12 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Timothy James | Secretary | 1998-11-13 | 1999-12-23 |
| MAKANJI, Ashok | Secretary | 1999-12-23 | 2004-05-26 |
| YEATES, Martin James | Secretary | — | 1993-02-05 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-05 | 1991-02-05 |
| BRYAN, Glynis Ann | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| CROWN, Eric J | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2001-11-06 |
| CROWN, Timothy | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2008-09-22 |
| CUSACK, Paul Michael | Director | 1991-03-04 | 2000-06-26 |
| CUSACK, Vickie Lorraine | Director | — | 1994-06-09 |
| DOLMAN, Patricia Ann | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1998-11-12 |
| FENNESSY, Richard | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2009-09-08 |
| FENTON, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2013-08-28 |
| GUMBERT, Michael | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2001-07-23 |
| KENT, Paul | Director | 2002-08-07 | 2002-10-14 |
| KENT, Paul Anthony | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| LAYBOURNE, Stanley | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2008-09-22 |
| LAYBOURNE, Stanley | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2001-07-23 |
| MOYA, Robert | Director | 2003-09-22 | 2005-06-06 |
| MYERS, Kirby | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-10-08 |
| NAYLOR, Michael | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-04-03 |
| PALK, David Brian | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2002-07-17 |
| YEATES, Martin James | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-05 | 1991-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Enterprises Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-10-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.