CME OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
USD 14,184,000
+102% vs 2024
Net assets
£48m
USD 65,130,000
-3.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
370
+0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£77m
USD 103,926,000
-3.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £215,175,028 | £234,862,133 | £247,446,302 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £65,472,315 | £82,406,540 | £78,428,094 | -4.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £64,049,796 | £80,063,917 | £77,239,688 | -3.5% | |
| Net profit | £46,944,630 | £63,134,894 | £58,616,871 | -7.2% | |
| Cash | £19,335,563 | £5,218,878 | £10,541,806 | +102% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £151,303,605 | £124,903,753 | £123,895,949 | -0.8% | |
| Net assets | £66,398,365 | £50,049,052 | £48,405,797 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £66,398,365 | £50,049,052 | £48,405,797 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 345 | 369 | 370 | +0.3% | |
| Wages | £46,614,641 | £53,736,901 | £58,576,737 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,491,639 | £1,280,565 | £1,160,164 | -9.4% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 30.4% | 35.1% | 31.7% | |
| Net margin | 21.8% | 26.9% | 23.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.3% | 66.0% | 63.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.4% | 70.2% | 71.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 1.93x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | 22.11x | 24.70x | 26.18x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have performed a going concern assessment, including a review of the Company's financial position, future operations and cash flow forecasts for the period to 31 July 2027. The directors have concluded that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 July 2027 and continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CME OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- NEX Services Limited
Significant events
- “On 2 August 2025, the Company's direct subsidiary NEX Services Limited was dissolved.”
- “Other than the unpredictable risks and uncertainties as disclosed in the Going Concern disclosure in the Directors Report, there are no other post balance sheet events to disclose this year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFEN, Sarah | Secretary | 2023-02-09 | — | — |
| MUDDIMAN, David James | Secretary | 2023-02-09 | — | — |
| MARSTON, Serge Robitaille | Director | 2022-12-12 | Apr 1969 | British |
| SEAMAN, Adrienne Hilary | Director | 2010-07-06 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAMAN, Adrienne Hilary | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2023-02-09 |
| SLC REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-06 | 2012-07-16 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-07-16 | 2016-03-23 |
| BODNUM, Richard Joseph | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2025-12-31 |
| CRONIN, Kathleen Marie | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2021-10-11 |
| DYCUS, Danielle | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2012-05-30 |
| EVERAERT, Michel | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2024-04-03 |
| HARLEY, Jill | Director | 2012-08-07 | 2016-12-30 |
| KNOTTENBELT, William Frederick | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| PARISI, James | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2012-07-18 |
| PIEPER, James Vincent | Director | 2012-08-09 | 2014-06-06 |
| RAY, Robert Dennis | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2014-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cme Finance Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-10 | 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
- 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.