SIDE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£162k
-90.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+19.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
+19.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-39.9% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 Consumer Discretionary 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 | £14,649,070 | £18,615,936 | £22,708,732 | +22% | |
| Operating profit | -£46,139 | £2,721,154 | £1,307,036 | -52% | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,126 | £2,712,334 | £1,630,393 | -39.9% | |
| Net profit | -£305,485 | £2,747,514 | £1,626,684 | -40.8% | |
| Cash | £781,970 | £1,707,596 | £161,504 | -90.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,669,324 | £8,418,270 | £10,048,663 | +19.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,669,324 | £8,416,838 | £10,043,522 | +19.3% | |
| Equity | £5,669,324 | £8,416,838 | £10,043,522 | +19.3% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 47 | 56 | +19.1% | |
| Wages | £1,778,653 | £2,013,557 | £2,415,065 | +19.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £165,000 | £171,500 | £255,450 | +49% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £5,145 | £7,664 | +49% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £176,645 | £263,114 | +49% |
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 | -0.3% | 14.6% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | 14.8% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.8% | 32.3% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.7% | 47.0% | 54.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.47x | 2.11x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 34.61x | — |
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
- SIDE UK LIMITED 2002-05-31 → present
- THE VOCAL SUITE LTD 1996-08-30 → 2002-05-31
- TOMBEN LTD 1995-12-05 → 1996-08-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed, based on current projections, that the Company has adequate resources to meet the ongoing costs of the business for a minimum of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SIDE UK LIMITED · parent
- Side France 100%
Significant events
- “Side UK Limited acquired the trade, assets and liabilities of Side International UK Limited, a fellow subsidiary on 1 April 2026. The assets and liabilities of Side International UK Limited were transferred to Side UK Limited at their carrying value as at 1 April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESLANDES, Olivier Daniel | Director | 2018-09-01 | Aug 1969 | French |
| DORANS, David | Director | 2025-01-23 | Dec 1965 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Nicholas | Director | 2025-12-19 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Norah | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 2001-06-12 |
| EVANS, Philip George | Secretary | 2001-06-12 | 2017-12-01 |
| HARADA, Masaru | Secretary | 2017-11-10 | 2018-09-01 |
| MOSELEY, Stephen | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-06 |
| YOUNGER, Miriam | Nominee Secretary | 1995-12-05 | 1995-12-06 |
| COUGHLIN, Peter F | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2005-09-18 |
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Norah | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-05 |
| EMERY, Andrew Simon | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2022-02-28 |
| EVANS, Philip George | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HARADA, Masaru | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2026-07-20 |
| JOSE, Sijo | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2025-12-19 |
| KIRKHAM, Deborah Lynn | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| LAMB, Lilian Joyce | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-05 |
| MARTIN, David Craig | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2005-09-18 |
| MOSELEY, Stephen Russell | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-06 |
| PARKER, Stephen Richard | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2018-06-30 |
| RANGANATHAN, Kasturi Rangan | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-01-23 |
| SPENCER, Elsie May | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1996-08-15 |
| SPENCER, Norman George | Director | 1996-08-05 | 2005-09-18 |
| TACHIBANA, Teppei | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| YOUNGER, Norman | Nominee Director | 1995-12-05 | 1995-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Reynolds | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2025-12-19 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
| Pole To Win International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.