COMPLIANCE ONLINE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
-32.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.3m
+23.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
81
+12.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-31.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | £7,793,812 | £10,878,743 | £12,045,931 | £13,090,064 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,060,042 | £1,012,630 | £1,928,403 | £1,272,853 | -34% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,080,801 | £1,012,630 | £1,970,060 | £1,340,670 | -31.9% | |
| Net profit | £659,027 | £1,022,088 | £1,026,548 | £1,893,951 | £1,589,327 | -16.1% | |
| Cash | £696,852 | £1,210,322 | £768,823 | £2,666,161 | £1,788,113 | -32.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,306,533 | £4,937,506 | £6,907,566 | £8,377,730 | +21.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £2,189,362 | £4,807,553 | £6,701,504 | £8,290,831 | +23.7% | |
| Equity | £1,167,274 | £2,189,362 | £4,807,553 | £6,701,504 | £8,290,831 | +23.7% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £2,401,036 | £2,763,670 | £3,554,426 | £3,966,588 | £5,057,314 | +27.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £363,439 | £380,309 | £516,985 | £458,657 | £577,029 | +25.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £16,249 | £19,745 | £20,681 | +4.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £271,541 | £249,490 | £215,542 | -13.6% |
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 | — | 13.6% | 9.3% | 16.0% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.1% | 9.4% | 15.7% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 46.0% | 20.5% | 27.9% | 15.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.6% | 60.1% | 54.2% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.59x | 1.75x | 1.70x |
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
- COMPLIANCE ONLINE LIMITED 2014-11-04 → present
- GAMBLING COMPLIANCE LTD 2006-07-27 → 2014-11-04
- ENERGY RISK AND REGULATIONS LIMITED 2006-02-13 → 2006-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the future cash flows of the company and, on the basis of sources of funding available, have concluded that the company is in a position to meet its debts as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- COMPLIANCE ONLINE LIMITED · parent
- Gambling Compliance Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERLANDSON, Christian Carroll | Director | 2026-05-21 | Jun 1968 | British |
| GRAY, Richard Peter | Director | 2026-03-26 | Sep 1975 | British |
| WOOLFREY, Michael James Douglas | Director | 2019-08-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, David | Secretary | 2017-09-15 | 2019-08-01 |
| MORGAN, Georgina Caroline Natasha | Secretary | 2006-11-04 | 2007-01-17 |
| MORGAN, Georgina Caroline Natasha | Secretary | 2006-02-15 | 2006-11-02 |
| PATON, Daryl Marc | Secretary | 2013-04-22 | 2017-09-15 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-13 | 2006-02-15 |
| DIRECT CONTROL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-05-23 | 2013-04-22 |
| DIRECT CONTROL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-12 | 2009-03-31 |
| LEADING WAYS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| BROCKLEBANK, Quentin Mark | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2023-10-30 |
| GILBERTSON, David Stuart | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2013-08-30 |
| KILMINSTER, Greg John Edward | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| KILSBY, Richard | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2019-08-01 |
| MORGAN, David Owen | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2019-08-01 |
| MORGAN, David Owen | Director | 2006-11-04 | 2011-02-01 |
| MORGAN, Georgina Caroline Natasha | Director | 2006-02-15 | 2006-11-03 |
| YEATES, Nicholas Daniel Spencer | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2026-04-03 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-13 | 2006-02-15 |
| NEWMEDIA SPARK DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-01-12 | 2015-05-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cava Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-01 | Active |
| Mr David Owen Morgan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.