CRITICAL SOFTWARE LTD
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Cash
£6.9m
+70.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.2m
+42.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
25
-16.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-32.2% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,684,000 | £13,452,275 | £13,742,152 | £14,851,889 | £12,611,044 | -15.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,087,556 | £1,718,908 | £2,065,772 | £4,150,665 | £2,798,198 | -32.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,090,937 | £1,707,738 | £2,098,417 | £4,224,875 | £2,862,861 | -32.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,876,156 | £1,295,318 | £1,592,173 | £3,174,886 | £2,134,019 | -32.8% | |
| Cash | £6,462,089 | £3,840,560 | £5,467,342 | £4,062,756 | £6,928,051 | +70.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,145,351 | £5,764,958 | £6,569,485 | £5,065,020 | £7,206,958 | +42.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,124,898 | £5,750,216 | £6,557,788 | £5,052,674 | £7,186,693 | +42.2% | |
| Equity | £6,124,898 | £5,750,216 | £6,557,788 | £5,052,674 | £7,186,693 | +42.2% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 25 | -16.7% | |
| Wages | £1,962,852 | £1,890,030 | £1,965,758 | £1,730,358 | £1,500,254 | -13.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £385,036 | £371,410 | £69,391 | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 27.9% | 22.2% | |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 21.4% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.2% | 29.8% | 31.4% | 81.9% | 38.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.4% | 28.5% | 35.4% | 36.7% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.82x | 2.71x | 3.66x |
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
- CRITICAL SOFTWARE LTD 2025-02-03 → present
- CRITICAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2004-10-12 → 2025-02-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUADROS, Manuel Goncalo L De Almeida, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | Nov 1962 | Portuguese |
| VIEGAS CARREIRA, Joao Fernando | Director | 2014-09-05 | Aug 1968 | Portuguese |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERRAM, David Peter | Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2010-01-31 |
| LUFF, Brian Edward | Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| LUFF, Vivienne Mary | Secretary | 2004-10-12 | 2007-12-01 |
| HJS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2018-12-30 |
| ALMEIDA, Nuno Luis | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| CARREIRA, Joao Fernando Viegas, Dr | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2007-03-31 |
| CORDEIRO, Rui Manuel Marques | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2014-09-05 |
| COSTA, Diamantino Jose Goncalves | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-12-31 |
| COSTA, Marco Aurelio Ribeiro | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2014-09-05 |
| KAMPA, Simon Robert | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2014-09-05 |
| LUFF, Brian Edward | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2019-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Software Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-19 | RP04CS01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2020-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2020-02-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.