CDL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£24M
-27.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£72M
-3.6% vs 2024
Employees
599
+1.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
-17.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £59,537,994 | £64,515,240 | £66,761,365 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £11,736,279 | £11,448,379 | £9,476,835 | -17.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £12,757,750 | £12,482,466 | £10,256,563 | -17.8% | |
| Net profit | £10,920,406 | £10,431,830 | £10,008,984 | £9,372,073 | £7,313,007 | -22% | |
| Cash | £28,037,720 | £31,875,485 | £30,456,409 | £33,177,622 | £24,187,282 | -27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,176,314 | £55,608,144 | £71,684,252 | £76,454,707 | £74,132,539 | -3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £68,383,773 | £74,844,246 | £72,157,236 | -3.6% | |
| Equity | £45,176,314 | £55,608,144 | £68,383,773 | £74,844,246 | £72,157,236 | -3.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 565 | 574 | 591 | 599 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £29,744,296 | £31,752,323 | £33,372,176 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £692,232 | £814,019 | £818,193 | +0.5% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 19.7% | 17.7% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.8% | 14.5% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 16.4% | 15.0% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 15.3% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.55x | 3.89x | 3.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 28.83x | 37.80x |
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
- CDL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2000-09-26 → present
- ALTCOM 263 LIMITED 2000-08-11 → 2000-09-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CDL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Cheshire Datasystems Limited 100%
- CDL Internet Services Limited 100%
- CDI Production Services Limited 100%
- CDL Vehicle Information Services Limited 100%
- Lawbase Legal Systems Limited 100%
- CDL Manchester Limited 100%
- InsuranceUK Services Limited 100%
- Insureforless Limited 100%
- CDL Fintech (Europe) Limited 100%
- Vehicle Information Publishing Limited 100%
- Cheshire Datasystems Insurance Marketing Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRED, Steven | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| ALDRED, Steven | Director | 2020-12-01 | May 1965 | British |
| JOHNSON, Gary Arthur | Director | 2013-01-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Nigel Christopher | Director | 2020-12-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona | Secretary | 2000-11-28 | 2020-10-01 |
| DOWNS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-11 | 2000-11-28 |
| HOGG, Jessica | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2005-12-14 |
| HOGG, Thomas Harland | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2020-12-01 |
| JOHNSON, Melissa Fiona | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2020-12-01 |
| REGENT ROAD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-08-11 | 2000-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melissa Fiona Johnson | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2023-01-11 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Harland Hogg | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-12-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2020-12-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-12-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.