SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£18k
+80% vs 2024
Net assets
£22m
+166.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
129
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-50% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £8,907,000 | £8,630,000 | £9,861,000 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,500,000 | £2,271,000 | £1,155,000 | -49.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,484,000 | £2,249,000 | £1,124,000 | -50% | |
| Net profit | £1,484,000 | £2,249,000 | £13,815,000 | +514.3% | |
| Cash | £28,000 | £10,000 | £18,000 | +80% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,572,000 | £8,888,000 | £22,709,000 | +155.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,055,000 | £8,304,000 | £22,119,000 | +166.4% | |
| Equity | £6,055,000 | £8,304,000 | £22,119,000 | +166.4% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 122 | 129 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | £2,860,000 | £2,138,000 | £3,512,000 | +64.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 16.8% | 26.3% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 26.1% | 140.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.8% | 25.6% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.1% | 28.8% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.29x | 3.72x | — | |
| Interest cover | 93.75x | — | 37.26x |
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
- SPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 2023-08-08 → present
- HOSPEDIA LIMITED 2008-10-07 → 2023-08-08
- PATIENTLINE UK LIMITED 2001-03-09 → 2008-10-07
- PATIENTLINE LIMITED 1993-07-30 → 2001-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared and reviewed forecasts for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end the company undertook significant restructuring. The total cost of the restructuring was £214,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Craig Ross | Director | 2024-05-02 | Apr 1983 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Jane | Director | 2026-01-16 | May 1971 | British |
| TURNER, Robert James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Aug 1989 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Michael Graham | Secretary | 2006-09-30 | 2009-06-25 |
| ALTON, Colin Mark | Secretary | 1993-07-30 | 1994-04-05 |
| DHOOT, Kulwarn Singh | Secretary | 2009-06-26 | 2010-12-03 |
| FIRMSTON WILLIAMS, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 1994-04-05 | 2001-11-08 |
| PAUL, Julyan | Secretary | 2003-05-23 | 2006-09-30 |
| RALPH, Charles Philip | Secretary | 2011-01-27 | 2015-07-06 |
| SHERWOOD, Timothy Robin | Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2008-09-29 |
| TAYLOR, Edward John | Secretary | 2001-11-08 | 2003-05-23 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 |
| ALTON, Colin Mark | Director | 1993-07-30 | 1998-12-31 |
| ANDERSON, Mark Russell | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2007-04-01 |
| BABB, Colin | Director | 2006-02-12 | 2006-08-18 |
| BEATTIE, Brian | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-05-02 |
| BROWN, Charlotte Helen | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2006-06-13 |
| BURKE, Stephen | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| BURKE, Stephen | Director | 1999-02-17 | 2003-01-06 |
| CHRISTIAN, Max Richard Graeme | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2003-01-06 |
| COLERIDGE, Peter Bernard | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2004-09-01 |
| CRAWLEY, Jacqueline | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2007-05-21 |
| CROSBY, Helen Margaret | Director | 1999-09-22 | 2006-04-21 |
| DENNIS, Philip Andrew | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-04-10 |
| DHOOT, Kulwarn Singh | Director | 2009-05-21 | 2010-12-03 |
| DHOOT, Kulwarn Singh | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2007-05-21 |
| DUNN, Warick John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| FARRELL, Brian Duncan | Director | 1999-02-17 | 2003-01-06 |
| FIRMSTON WILLIAMS, Andrew Simon | Director | 1994-04-05 | 2001-11-08 |
| FLYNN, Thomas Desmond | Director | 1993-07-30 | 1995-09-28 |
| GLOVER, William James, Dr | Director | 2001-05-29 | 2004-12-31 |
| GRACE, David Allen | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2009-12-17 |
| JOHNSON, Steve | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2018-03-05 |
| JONSSON, Per Anders | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2006-02-12 |
| KAISER, Nick | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2021-07-01 |
| LEWIS, Derek Compton | Director | 1998-10-27 | 2003-01-06 |
| MANN, Lindsay | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2005-09-30 |
| MANSELL, Angela Mary | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| MARSHALL, Brent Austin | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2008-07-25 |
| MCMORRAN, Shawn Allister | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2019-03-29 |
| MILLER, Mark Robert | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-05-02 |
| MUSCAT, Jerome Peter | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2006-07-12 |
| MUSKER, Jonny | Director | 2020-04-21 | 2021-07-01 |
| O'CONNOR, Jo | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2006-05-03 |
| O'DONOVAN, Matthew Gerard John | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| OREILLY, John Andrew | Director | 1999-02-17 | 2003-01-06 |
| RALPH, Charles Philip | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2015-07-06 |
| RUSHBY, Philip | Director | 1994-04-05 | 2006-04-21 |
| SHERWOOD, Timothy Robin | Director | 2008-07-25 | 2010-08-19 |
| SUTTON, Julie Anne | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-04-18 |
| THORP, David | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1999-05-07 |
| VON BISMARCK, Konstantin | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2020-04-21 |
| WARWICK, Robb Curtis | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2019-03-29 |
| WATTS, David Peter | Director | 2000-12-02 | 2003-01-06 |
| WEIL, Timothy Paul | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2014-09-19 |
| WINKS, Nicholas Paul David | Director | 2006-08-18 | 2008-07-25 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-01 | Active |
| Hospedia Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-08 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.