APTEM LTD
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Cash
£2.4M
+26.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+6.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
83
+3.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£469K
+226.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,977,949 | £6,955,878 | £9,113,348 | +31% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£557,125 | -£56,672 | £947,733 | +1,772.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£854,638 | -£371,603 | £468,678 | +226.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,245,685 | -£424,008 | £508,455 | +219.9% | |
| Cash | £1,297,160 | £670,288 | £1,129,491 | £1,682,693 | £1,902,500 | £2,412,242 | +26.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,172,178 | £2,279,610 | £7,326,446 | £10,325,650 | £11,650,514 | £13,066,312 | +12.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,522,064 | £683,848 | £5,635,883 | £7,708,006 | £8,455,724 | £8,975,856 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £7,708,006 | £8,455,724 | £8,975,856 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 33 | 49 | 65 | 80 | 83 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,703,829 | £3,947,238 | £4,480,554 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £211,542 | £208,738 | £238,340 | +14.2% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -9.3% | -0.8% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -20.8% | -6.1% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -5.4% | -0.5% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 38.3% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.69x | 2.14x | 2.49x | — | 1.88x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -1.87x | -0.18x | 1.94x |
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
- APTEM LTD 2022-10-27 → present
- MWS TECHNOLOGY LTD 2016-01-04 → 2022-10-27
- MYWORKSEARCH LIMITED 2009-02-19 → 2016-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The Company won a significant number of new customers and continued to receive highly positive market feedback on its investment in Al capability. Adoption of the Enterprise subscription (which includes Aptem's Al functionality) increased, while customer churn remained low. Staff retention also remained high.”
- “Core apprenticeship subscription revenue grew by 38.9% compared with the prior year, reinforcing Aptem's position as a market leader. Over the past three years, this revenue stream has delivered an average annual growth rate of 33.7%.”
- “Over the past three years, the Aptem team has made substantial advances in Al capability and delivered embedded solutions that are now generating measurable impact across the customer base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERG, Richard Daniel | Director | 2009-02-19 | Feb 1965 | British |
| BELL, Christopher David Gairdner | Director | 2021-09-08 | May 1973 | British |
| GALLWEY, Dayrell Shane, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-03 | Aug 1972 | Irish |
| JACKSON, Michael Edward Wilson | Director | 2018-05-14 | Mar 1950 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERG, Richard Daniel | Secretary | 2009-04-24 | 2018-12-13 |
| OWENS, Sarah Ruth | Secretary | 2018-12-13 | 2022-06-01 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-06-01 | 2024-04-17 |
| ALBERG, Julie Lynn | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2023-10-11 |
| BRIGHTWELL, John Robert | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2019-01-25 |
| GAGIE, David Ronald | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2020-01-22 |
| HOLLAND, Elke Louise | Director | 2009-03-09 | 2010-01-29 |
| MULLINS, Paul Palmer | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2021-03-04 |
| OWENS, Sarah Ruth, Dr | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2022-06-01 |
| PICKSTONE, Julian Charles | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-01-24 |
| SALT, John | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2018-04-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Sean Thomas | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2017-08-14 |
| WILSON, Michael Edward | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Lynn Alberg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-19 |
| Richard Daniel Alberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-03-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.