Certn (UK) Ltd.

Active02998939 Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1994 (31 years)
Previously known as
Credence Background Screening Limited (until 21 August 2024)
Aim Screening Ltd (until 15 March 2011)
Alternative Investigation Management Limited (until 15 January 2009)
Industry
Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (78300)
Directors
Shannon Davidson
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due
21 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
7 December 2025

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Davidson, Shannon
Director · Appointed 3 December 2025
Canadian
Born February 1988 (38)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 19 January 2022
Officer history (27 former)
17 December 2025
Resigned Coombs, Michael as Director
12 December 2025
Resigned Greene, Donal as Director
3 December 2025
Appointed Davidson, Shannon as Director
11 December 2024
Appointed Greene, Donal as Director
11 December 2024
Appointed Coombs, Michael as Director
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
Resigned Madrick, Owen as Director
8 August 2022
Resigned Chevallier, Gregoire as Director
8 August 2022
19 January 2022
Appointed Madrick, Owen as Director
19 January 2022
Resigned Clark, Hedley Stuart as Director
19 January 2022
Appointed Chevallier, Gregoire as Director
19 January 2022
Appointed Winston Taylor Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
19 January 2022
Resigned Clark, Elizabeth Ann as Director
19 January 2022
Resigned Clark, Hedley Stuart as Secretary
19 January 2022
Resigned Varga, Barnabas as Director
1 February 2011
Appointed Clark, Elizabeth Ann as Director
24 December 2010
Resigned Battah, Luke as Director
30 June 2010
Appointed Varga, Barnabas as Director
30 June 2010
Resigned Williamson, Deborah Karen as Director
30 June 2010
Resigned Williamson, Deborah Karen as Secretary
1 September 2009
Appointed Clark, Hedley Stuart as Secretary
1 September 2009
Appointed Clark, Hedley Stuart as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Chapman, Michael David as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Chapman, Michael David as Secretary
30 June 2009
Appointed Williamson, Deborah Karen as Secretary
20 June 2009
Resigned Hall, William Ian David as Director
10 June 2009
Appointed Williamson, Deborah Karen as Director
27 April 2009
Appointed Hall, William Ian David as Director
18 September 2008
Resigned Watters, Barry as Director
18 September 2008
Resigned Watters, Barry as Secretary
26 August 2008
Appointed Chapman, Michael David as Secretary
26 August 2008
Appointed Chapman, Michael David as Director
26 August 2008
Resigned Battah, Fiona Margaret as Director
30 July 2008
Resigned Shan, Shabnam as Director
30 July 2008
Resigned Lowe, David as Director
30 July 2008
Appointed Battah, Luke as Director
30 July 2008
Appointed Battah, Fiona Margaret as Director
30 June 2006
Resigned Crawshaw, Simon as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Giles, Neil Eric Kenneth as Director
1 June 2004
Appointed Lowe, David as Director
13 February 2004
Resigned Trevelyan, Robert as Director
1 September 2003
Appointed Giles, Neil Eric Kenneth as Director
1 April 2003
Resigned Jenner, Gary as Director
30 November 2002
Resigned Jackson, Paul as Director
1 July 2002
Appointed Shan, Shabnam as Director
1 February 2002
Appointed Trevelyan, Robert as Director
15 December 2000
Appointed Jackson, Paul as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Crawshaw, Simon as Director
27 March 1996
Appointed Watters, Barry as Director
31 October 1995
Resigned Watters, Barry as Director
7 December 1994
Appointed First Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
7 December 1994
Resigned First Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
7 December 1994
Appointed Watters, Barry as Director
7 December 1994
Appointed Jenner, Gary as Director
7 December 1994
Appointed Watters, Barry as Secretary

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (1)
19 January 2022
Ceased Hedley Stuart Clark — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 · full accounts

Net Assets
(£1,834,285)
Cash
£617,351
Turnover
£11,109,705
Profit Before Tax
(£2,107,490)
Employees
157
Debt Ratio
130%
Current Ratio
0.8x
Profit Margin
-19%

Trend

Net Assets
(£2.0M) £0 £2.0M £4.0M 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £1,463,655 £1,631,641 £2,361,664 £1,986,729 (£497,929) (£1,834,285)
Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£1,085,207£256,762£488,873£716,833£690,540£328,857
Current Assets£4,966,141£3,679,064£4,062,559£2,877,888£2,281,605£2,172,841
Debtors£4,348,790
Cash£617,351£142,628£1,093,886£1,018,807£1,271,219£954,214
Creditors (< 1 year)£6,570,814£4,433,755£2,564,703£1,172,081£1,269,051£1,021,793
Creditors (> 1 year)£885,652
Net Current Assets(£1,604,673)(£754,691)£1,497,856£1,705,807£1,012,554£1,151,048
Net Assets(£1,834,285)(£497,929)£1,986,729£2,361,664£1,631,641£1,463,655
Shareholder Funds(£1,834,285)(£497,929)£1,986,729£2,361,664£1,631,641£1,463,655

Turnover£11,109,705
Cost of Sales£7,081,210
Gross Profit£4,028,495
Admin Expenses£8,241,180
Staff Costs£7,575,930
Operating Profit(£2,037,673)
Profit Before Tax(£2,107,490)
Profit for Period(£2,107,490)(£488,806)£868,396

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