IDEMIA UK LIMITED
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Cash
£237k
+451.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£49m
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
284
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.2m
+28% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £72,977,000 | £70,604,000 | £76,546,000 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,321,000 | £2,183,000 | £3,798,000 | +74% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,147,000 | £4,857,000 | £6,217,000 | +28% | |
| Net profit | £4,161,000 | £5,132,000 | £5,354,000 | +4.3% | |
| Cash | £312,000 | £43,000 | £237,000 | +451.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £41,226,000 | £46,393,000 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £43,228,000 | £42,600,000 | £48,629,000 | +14.2% | |
| Equity | £43,228,000 | £42,600,000 | £48,629,000 | +14.2% | |
| Average employees | 315 | 304 | 284 | -6.6% | |
| Wages | £14,884,000 | £15,131,000 | £14,441,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £114,000 | £138,000 | £144,000 | +4.3% |
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 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 7.3% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.3% | 8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.8% | 34.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.84x | 2.31x | 3.20x | |
| Interest cover | 3.55x | 2.86x | 4.57x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- IDEMIA UK LIMITED 2018-04-13 → present
- OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 2008-12-10 → 2018-04-13
- OBERTHUR CARD SYSTEMS LIMITED 1999-10-04 → 2008-12-10
- OBERTHUR SMART CARDS NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED 1999-07-23 → 1999-10-04
- MURDECK LIMITED 1999-06-08 → 1999-07-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the underlying business remains strong and will generate positive cash flows for the foreseeable future and conclude that the Company will continue in operational existence, adopting the going concern basis. They have no reason to believe a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the IDEMIA group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- IDEMIA UK LIMITED · parent
- IDEMIA UK Pension Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company made the decision to close the defined benefit pension Plan to future accrual with effect from 30 June 2023.”
- “In July 2024, the UK High Court ruled in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees that certain pension scheme amendments were invalid due to non-compliance with section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, which could lead to higher pension liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSEY, Laura Jayne | Director | 2019-06-28 | Sep 1983 | British |
| MALLET, Hugues Ghislain | Director | 2019-06-13 | Mar 1974 | French |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2012-06-06 |
| CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-06-08 | 1999-07-23 |
| DEWEY & LEBOEUF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-07-23 | 2008-06-30 |
| HARRISON CLARK RICKERBYS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2015-03-06 |
| RICKERBYS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| AIME, Michel | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2003-01-02 |
| BARBERIS, Pierre | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2006-11-30 |
| DRILHON, Xavier Yves Paul Pierre Marie | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2013-04-19 |
| DUFOREST, Eric Albert Andre | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2019-06-13 |
| GEYRES, Philippe Louis Marie | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2008-11-30 |
| QUINLAN, Eric Robert | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2019-06-28 |
| ROBSON, Ian Digby | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2006-04-09 |
| SAVARE, Jean-Pierre | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2008-09-01 |
| SAVARE, Thomas Charles Toussaint | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| SAVARE, Thomas Charles Toussaint | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2003-01-02 |
| CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-06-08 | 1999-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idemia Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.