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Espial Limited

02822565

active
ltd
england wales
Companies House
Health Score
68 / 100

Some Concerns

30/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
38/40
Risk
  • Current liabilities exceed current assets (-10)
  • Going concern doubt noted in accounts (-10)
  • 1 outstanding charge (-2)

Details

Imperium, Imperial Way, Reading, RG2 0TD
Incorporated 28/05/1993

Previously known as

Ant Software Limited · until 15/02/2013
Ant Ltd. · until 07/03/2005

Compliance

Last accounts

31/10/2025

small

Next accounts due

31/07/2027

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 16/05/2026

Due 30/05/2027

On track

Industry

62012
Business and domestic software development

Officers

Ian Richard Cornes

secretary · Since 15/03/2022

Robert Medved

director · Since 15/03/2022

DIRECTOR

CANADIAN · CANADA · Age 57

Also on 17 other boards

Ian Richard Cornes

secretary · Since 15/03/2022

Robert Medved

director · Since 15/03/2022

Canadian · Canada · Age 57

Former

Chettleburgh International Limited

corporate nominee secretary · Resigned 28/05/1993

Nicholas Benedict Van Someren

secretary · Resigned 28/11/1997

Nicholas Benedict Van Someren

director · Resigned 01/04/1999

Martin Seymour Coulson

director · Resigned 01/04/1999

David Arthur Fell

secretary · Resigned 05/08/1999

Alexander Rupert Van Someren

director · Resigned 23/11/2000

Jonathan Graham Thackray

director · Resigned 23/11/2000

John George Cherry

director · Resigned 20/10/2001

Alexandra Katherine Pitt

secretary · Resigned 10/09/2002

David Anthony Jonathan Hoskin

director · Resigned 30/09/2002

David Nigel Mackay

director · Resigned 23/06/2003

Simon Andrew Woodward

secretary · Resigned 23/06/2003

Rhys Grossman

director · Resigned 27/06/2003

Charles Edward Chadwyck Healey

director · Resigned 30/04/2004

Richard Bruce Farleigh

director · Resigned 25/06/2004

John Frederick Hartz

director · Resigned 13/01/2005

Matthew Peter Taylor

director · Resigned 08/03/2005

Stephen Michael Reeder

director · Resigned 20/04/2006

Paul Martin Rendell Dodd

secretary · Resigned 20/06/2006

Charles Andrew Maltby

director · Resigned 31/12/2006

Anthony Lindsay Caplin

director · Resigned 05/03/2007

Colin Shave

director · Resigned 05/03/2007

Paul Martin Rendell Dodd

director · Resigned 29/05/2007

Saleha Williams

director · Resigned 01/11/2007

James Stewart Crosbie Palmer

director · Resigned 28/10/2008

Bruce Kirkpatrick Anderson

director · Resigned 21/05/2009

Richard James Baker

director · Resigned 31/01/2010

John Trevor Gooch

director · Resigned 24/11/2011

Wayne Barker

director · Resigned 21/03/2012

Simon Andrew Woodward

director · Resigned 08/08/2012

Pauline Janice Ingram

director · Resigned 30/09/2012

David Kynaston

director · Resigned 05/02/2013

William Tudor Brown

director · Resigned 05/02/2013

Royston Hoggarth

director · Resigned 05/02/2013

Stuart Darling

director · Resigned 05/02/2013

David Arthur Fell

director · Resigned 07/02/2013

Matthew Joseph Edwin Lobo

secretary · Resigned 18/02/2013

Matthew Joseph Edwin Lobo

director · Resigned 18/02/2013

George Alexander Ralph

director · Resigned 02/05/2013

Carl Gilbert Smith

director · Resigned 02/07/2019

Jaison Dolvane

director · Resigned 02/07/2019

Carl Gilbert Smith

secretary · Resigned 02/07/2019

Douglas Craig Bryson

secretary · Resigned 15/03/2022

Stephen Sadler

director · Resigned 15/03/2022

Persons with Significant Control

Enghouse Networks (Uk) Limited

75–100% shares
75–100% votes
Appoint directors

Imperium, Imperial Way, Reading, RG2 0TD

Reg: 03544792 · Companies House · Limited Company

Notified 03/05/2022

Former PSCs

Espial (Uk) Limited

Ceased 02/07/2019

Enghouse Systems Limited

Ceased 03/05/2022

Charges1 outstanding

charge
outstanding

AUTONOMY CORPORATION PLC

Created 16/06/2008Registered 20/06/2008

Change History

statusactive
2026-08-05

Active

typeltd
2026-08-05

Private Limited Company

address line1Imperium
2026-08-05

IMPERIUM

post townReading
2026-08-05

READING

officer appointedCORNES, Ian Richard
2026-08-05
officer appointedMEDVED, Robert
2026-08-05

CompanyRankvs 2320+ SIC 62012 peers
61

Financial strength99th percentile among SIC peers · 25/25
Employees43th percentile among SIC peers · 6/15
LiquidityCurrent ratio 8.53× · 20/20
Longevity15 years trading (max 15) · 15/15
Filing complianceAll filings up to date · 15/15
Going concern doubt -10Outstanding charges -10
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How is this score calculated?
Financial strength25/25 pts

Net worth compared to all companies in the same SIC code with published accounts. Top quartile earns the full 25 points.

Employees6/15 pts

Workforce size relative to sector peers from the most recent accounts. A larger team generally signals commercial scale.

Liquidity20/20 pts

Current assets ÷ current liabilities. A ratio above 2× earns full marks; between 1–2× scores partially; below 0.5× scores minimal points.

Longevity15/15 pts

One point per year of operation since incorporation, capped at 15. Older companies have a proven track record.

Filing compliance15/15 pts

Full 15 points when both annual accounts and confirmation statement are filed on time. Points are deducted for each overdue filing.

Risk deductions

Going concern doubt: -10 pts

Outstanding charges: -10 pts

Maximum score is 100. Deductions apply for insolvency history, outstanding charges, going concern doubt, or disqualified officers.

Going Concern Doubt

is able to provide the financial support required for this period. Accordingly, the directors do not consider there to be any material uncertainty relating to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. 2.3 Foreign currency translation Functional and presentation currency The company 's functional and presentational curr

Key FinancialsYear ending 31/10/2025

Net Worth

£5.3M

Balance sheet strength

Cash

£3.3M

Cash in the bank

Net Current Assets

£5.0M

Working capital

Current Assets

£5.6M

Current Liabilities

£658k

Fixed Assets

£341k

Debtors

£1.2M

1avg. employees

Tax at Year End(2024)

Corp tax£173k

Balance Sheet

Intangible assets£341k
Assets less current liabilities£5.3M
Prepared with Caseware UK (AP4) 2025.0.111

EstimatesDerived

YearCurrent RatioImplied Profit
20258.53+£2.0M
20243.66+£1.5M
202312.14

Derived from filed accounts. Not audited figures.