SQUARED UP LTD
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Cash
£2.2M
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.1M
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
70
-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£376K
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,933,117 | £8,820,670 | £8,308,275 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£760,295 | £332,054 | £373,351 | +12.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£760,295 | £348,625 | £376,189 | +7.9% | |
| Net profit | -£552,064 | £408,454 | £321,789 | -21.2% | |
| Cash | £2,267,802 | £2,313,407 | £2,201,253 | -4.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,839,954 | -£1,431,500 | -£1,109,711 | +22.5% | |
| Net assets | -£1,839,954 | -£1,431,500 | -£1,109,711 | +22.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,839,954 | -£1,431,500 | -£1,109,711 | +22.5% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 74 | 70 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £5,710,761 | £5,231,733 | £5,034,338 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £652,786 | £624,507 | £708,555 | +13.5% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.5% | 3.8% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | -6.2% | 4.6% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 123.2% | 118.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.75x | 0.79x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has net liabilities of £1,109,711. Due to the subscription basis of the business, with deferred revenue of £6,455,807 at the year end, combined with a strong pipeline, the Directors believe that the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SQUARED UP LTD · parent
- Squared Up Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENWELL, Catherine Emily Linton | Director | 2011-11-03 | Aug 1978 | British |
| BENWELL, Richard Guy William | Director | 2011-11-03 | May 1979 | British |
| CRITCHLEY, Timothy | Director | 2019-09-11 | Nov 1972 | British |
| NORMAN, Peter James | Director | 2018-12-01 | Mar 1958 | British,Irish |
| SHAW, John Edward Tyrone | Director | 2019-09-11 | Jun 1967 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squared Up Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-08 | Active |
| Mr Richard Guy William Benwell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-11-08 |
| Mrs Catherine Emily Linton Benwell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-11-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.