CMC SPREADBET PLC
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Cash
£3m
-77.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.1m
-40.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-48.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,661,000 | £27,442,000 | £14,212,000 | -48.2% | |
| Operating profit | £261,000 | £2,801,000 | £1,445,000 | -48.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,104,000 | £2,801,000 | £1,443,000 | -48.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,104,000 | £2,801,000 | £1,443,000 | -48.5% | |
| Cash | £11,756,000 | £13,414,000 | £3,004,000 | -77.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,545,000 | £15,345,000 | £9,088,000 | -40.8% | |
| Net assets | £12,545,000 | £15,345,000 | £9,088,000 | -40.8% | |
| Equity | £12,545,000 | £15,345,000 | £9,088,000 | -40.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 18.3% | 15.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.4% | 39.1% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.87x | 2.55x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- CMC SPREADBET PLC 2001-05-02 → present
- EQUIBET.COM LIMITED 2000-12-29 → 2001-05-02
- CLIENT2CLIENT.COM LIMITED 2000-09-18 → 2000-12-29
- CMC FUTURES LIMITED 1992-06-15 → 2000-09-18
- TREASURY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1991-03-28 → 1992-06-15
- SPEED 1239 LIMITED 1991-03-07 → 1991-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have not 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
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOLEY, Roy Leslie | Secretary | 2023-07-03 | — | — |
| BENDALL, Jonathan David | Director | 2025-06-02 | Jan 1971 | British |
| BOOTH, Laurence Peter | Director | 2025-06-02 | Jan 1975 | British |
| CRUDDAS, Peter Andrew, Lord | Director | 1991-03-19 | Sep 1953 | British |
| FINEBERG, David John | Director | 2013-08-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAW, Jonathan | Secretary | 2012-05-01 | 2020-02-27 |
| CARMODY, Gary | Secretary | 1997-08-07 | 1997-10-16 |
| DAVIS, Patrick Wolfe | Secretary | 2020-02-28 | 2022-12-12 |
| FISH, Deborah Ann | Secretary | 2023-01-20 | 2023-07-03 |
| GREENWOOD, Thomas | Secretary | 1991-03-19 | 1997-08-07 |
| NAZARI, Farzim | Secretary | 2001-06-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| PABARI, Ajay | Secretary | 1997-10-16 | 2001-06-25 |
| SYMONDS, Graham Leslie | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2012-04-30 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-07 | 1991-03-19 |
| ADATIA, Asif Madatali | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2011-03-14 |
| BICKNELL, Barry Michael | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2007-07-27 |
| BRADBURY, John Richard | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2001-12-21 |
| ERSSER, John Frederick | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2008-09-09 |
| FOLEY, Grant Jeffrey | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2019-06-07 |
| GILES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2003-01-10 |
| GREENWOOD, Thomas | Director | — | 1997-08-07 |
| HYNES, Roger Niall Alan | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2008-09-05 |
| LANGHAM, Geoffrey John | Director | 2008-01-11 | 2008-09-15 |
| MACKLIN, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2018-07-25 |
| MARSHALL, Euan William | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2023-09-01 |
| MOSS, Nicholas James | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| NIEBANK, Greg Andrew | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2019-05-15 |
| PABARI, Ajay | Director | 1992-04-23 | 2004-04-07 |
| PETTIGREW, James Neilson | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2009-07-01 |
| REICHELT, Mark | Director | 1997-08-07 | 1997-10-17 |
| RICHARDS, Douglas John | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-03-27 |
| SOLEIMAN, Albert | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-02-25 |
| STARKEY, Torben | Director | 2012-10-19 | 2013-12-02 |
| TREW, David Laclan Meacle | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2008-11-28 |
| WORSFOLD, David Francis | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-07 | 1991-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmc Markets Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.