CORPORATE DOCUMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
+104.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+11.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
330
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+62.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £56,238,000 | £56,619,000 | £53,690,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£632,000 | £1,110,000 | £1,714,000 | +54.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£728,000 | £1,031,000 | £1,672,000 | +62.2% | |
| Net profit | -£525,000 | £829,000 | £1,387,000 | +67.3% | |
| Cash | £3,217,000 | £1,891,000 | £3,868,000 | +104.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,853,000 | £14,467,000 | £15,628,000 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £12,464,000 | £13,688,000 | £15,303,000 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £12,464,000 | £13,688,000 | £15,303,000 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 335 | 325 | 330 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £17,686,000 | £17,024,000 | £16,990,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £575,000 | £643,000 | £323,000 | -49.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £69,000 | £71,000 | £32,000 | -54.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £169,000 | £169,000 | £158,000 | -6.5% |
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 | -1.1% | 2.0% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | 7.7% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.0% | 46.0% | 48.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 2.24x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | -6.58x | 14.05x | 39.86x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CORPORATE DOCUMENT SERVICES LIMITED 1998-05-01 → present
- B A PUBLISHING SERVICES LIMITED 1994-07-21 → 1998-05-01
- BROOMCO (776) LIMITED 1994-05-04 → 1994-07-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, therefore, believe that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CORPORATE DOCUMENT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- CDS Support Limited 100%
- CDS Print Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILIE, Fergus Robert Edward | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| COATES, Alexander Richard | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| EBLETT, Kieran | Director | 2024-01-08 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEENEY, Philip | Secretary | 1999-05-10 | 2000-12-14 |
| KNIGHT, Jorja-Leigh | Secretary | 2024-01-08 | 2025-01-31 |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Secretary | 2000-12-14 | 2006-08-31 |
| VAN LOPIK, Guy Adrian | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | 2019-12-30 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Secretary | 2020-01-29 | 2024-01-08 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-04 | 1999-05-10 |
| AINSLIE, Matthew | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| AUSTIN, Brendan James | Director | 1997-11-24 | 1999-11-30 |
| BAILIE, Robert Ernest | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2025-03-07 |
| BRADLEY, Richard Henry | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BURTON, David Trevor | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2017-11-02 |
| COLLIER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2018-03-22 |
| GAIR, Mark Lee | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2025-05-01 |
| GAY, Charles Leslie | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2000-12-14 |
| GEENEY, Philip | Director | 1994-07-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| GLEDHILL, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2017-12-01 |
| MAWSON, Anthony | Director | 2004-02-11 | 2012-04-23 |
| ODDS, Adrian Peter | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| SOUTHALL, Ian Arthur | Director | 1994-07-08 | 2010-12-31 |
| SUMNALL, Frank | Director | 1994-07-08 | 1998-09-30 |
| VAN LOPIK, Guy Adrian | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-03-22 |
| WALTER, Philip Graham | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2024-04-05 |
| WORDSWORTH, Victoria | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2024-01-08 |
| YATES, Peter | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2006-03-31 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-04 | 1994-06-01 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-04 | 1994-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Plates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Bailie Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.