BBD SOFTWARE LTD
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Cash
£301k
-24.4% vs 2025
Net assets
-£547k
-74% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
16
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£232k
-225.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As at 28 February 2026, the company had net liabilities of £546,536 (2025: £314,089). The validity of the going concern concept is dependent upon continued financial support from the parent company, which the directors believe will continue, and therefore these accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,117,039 | £3,991,132 | £3,213,217 | -19.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £190,883 | -£72,124 | -£236,012 | -227.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £191,001 | -£71,368 | -£232,447 | -225.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £191,001 | -£71,368 | -£232,447 | -225.7% | |
| Cash | £135,428 | £171,267 | £405,147 | £764,576 | £398,186 | £301,067 | -24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£178,903 | -£372,822 | -£433,722 | -£242,721 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£242,721 | -£314,089 | -£546,536 | -74% | |
| Equity | -£178,903 | -£372,822 | -£433,722 | -£242,721 | -£314,089 | -£546,536 | -74% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | -1.8% | -7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | -1.8% | -7.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.86x | 0.74x | 0.62x |
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
- Affinia
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As at 28 February 2026, the company had net liabilities of £546,536 (2025: £314,089). The validity of the going concern concept is dependent upon continued financial support from the parent company, which the directors believe will continue, and therefore these accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Matthew James | Director | 2019-04-11 | Mar 1970 | British |
| DE WITT, Andre | Director | 2020-03-01 | Oct 1971 | South African |
| PINTO, Ricardo Daniel Das Neves | Director | 2019-04-11 | Jul 1983 | Portuguese |
| PRINGLE, Angus Malcolm John | Director | 2019-04-11 | Jul 1972 | South African |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTON, Sylvie | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2021-05-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Staples | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-07-27 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Quinton Searle | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-04-10 | Ceased 2022-07-27 |
| Mr Ricardo Daniel Das Neves Pinto | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-24 | Ceased 2020-04-10 |
| Bbd Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-24 | Ceased 2020-04-10 |
| Mr Matthew James Barnard | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-24 | Ceased 2020-04-10 |
| Mr Angus Malcolm John Pringle | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-24 | Active |
| Mrs Sylvie Cotton | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-11 | Ceased 2020-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-06-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.