EFRONT LTD
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Cash
£3.8m
-56.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
30
-18.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-26.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-20.
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 | £28,632,000 | £28,652,000 | £28,440,000 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,945,000 | £1,723,000 | £1,331,000 | -22.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,989,000 | £1,798,000 | £1,328,000 | -26.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,871,000 | £1,693,000 | £1,250,000 | -26.2% | |
| Cash | £6,231,000 | £8,589,000 | £3,767,000 | -56.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,327,000 | £11,446,000 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,768,000 | £10,327,000 | £11,446,000 | +10.8% | |
| Equity | £8,768,000 | £10,327,000 | £11,446,000 | +10.8% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 37 | 30 | -18.9% | |
| Wages | £7,365,000 | £6,564,000 | £6,584,000 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £514,000 | £385,000 | £416,000 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,000 | £6,000 | £5,000 | -16.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £356,000 | £227,000 | £299,000 | +31.7% |
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 | 10.3% | 6.0% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 5.9% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.7% | 11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.8% | 52.5% | 44.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.25x | 1.41x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- EFRONT LTD 2000-04-27 → present
- IPAQ LIMITED 1998-10-15 → 2000-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- EFRONT LTD · parent
- eFront (Jersey) Limited 100%
- eFront Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Beijing eFront Software Company Limited 100%
- eFront FZ LLC 100%
- eFront Singapore Pte Limited 100%
- eFront KK 100%
Significant events
- “On 10 February 2026, the Company received the final proceeds of £130k from eFront KK and subsequently eFront KK has been liquidated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOUMAN, Tarek | Director | 2018-06-06 | Oct 1971 | French |
| RANDALL, Sean | Director | 2026-05-01 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGLEY, Matthews Thomas | Secretary | 2014-07-27 | 2019-10-31 |
| BELL, Timothy David | Secretary | 2005-10-07 | 2007-06-21 |
| BILGER, Alexander Albert Joseph | Secretary | 1998-10-15 | 2005-10-07 |
| PLESSIS, Mathieu | Secretary | 2007-07-01 | 2014-07-27 |
| THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 |
| BAGLEY, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2014-07-27 | 2019-10-31 |
| BELL, Timothy David | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2005-10-07 |
| DELLENBACH, Oliver Pierre | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2018-06-06 |
| FERRAZ, Melissa Anne | Director | 2022-04-05 | 2026-01-05 |
| KEELER, Stuart | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2013-03-23 |
| PLESSIS, Mathieu, Director | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-07-27 |
| VANEK, Kathryn White | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2022-03-31 |
| WHEELER, Paul Michael | Director | 2014-01-13 | 2015-02-28 |
| THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Uk Holdco 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.