Software Circle PLC

Active03983312 Public limited company
Incorporated
28 April 2000 (26 years)
Previously known as
Grafenia PLC (until 16 October 2023)
Printing.Com PLC (until 19 July 2013)
Hallco 442 PLC (until 4 July 2000)
Industry
Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
Directors
Günter Frank Fischer
Marc Kay Maurer
Owned by
Günter Frank Fischer
Julia Edeltraut Fischer
Accounts type
Group
Region
North West
Address
C/o Gateley Legal
Ship Canal House
98 King Street
Manchester
M2 4WU

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
12 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 April 2026

Charges

Total
7
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
5

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Fischer, Günter Frank
Director · Appointed 2 September 2026
German
Born March 1964 (62)
Maurer, Marc Kay
Director · Appointed 18 September 2024
Swiss
Born May 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 18 September 2024
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 31 October 2022
German
Born May 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 9 January 2020
British
Born March 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 25 June 2018
British
Born February 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 23 January 2018
British
Born September 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 23 January 2018
British
Born March 1972 (54)
Lightfoot, Richard Alan
Secretary · Appointed 6 October 2015
Officer history (15 former)
2 September 2026
Appointed Fischer, Günter Frank as Director
18 September 2024
Resigned Mohr, Jan-Hendrik Markus as Director
18 September 2024
Appointed Maurer, Marc Kay as Director
18 September 2024
Appointed Ormsby, Bradley Leonard as Director
18 September 2024
Resigned Bona, Conrad Christian as Director
31 October 2022
Appointed Riechert, Matthias Siegfried as Director
18 May 2022
Resigned Gunning, Peter Robert as Director
9 January 2020
Appointed Brown, Iain Stewart as Director
26 June 2018
Resigned Roberts, Alan Quine as Director
25 June 2018
Appointed Barrell, Simon Gregory as Director
23 January 2018
Appointed Lightfoot, Richard Alan as Director
23 January 2018
Appointed Cockerill, Gavin Graham as Director
28 July 2017
Resigned Begun, Pavel as Director
15 August 2016
Resigned Wheatley, Leslie Alan as Director
15 March 2016
Appointed Mohr, Jan-Hendrik Markus as Director
6 October 2015
Appointed Lightfoot, Richard Alan as Secretary
6 October 2015
Appointed Bona, Conrad Christian as Director
6 October 2015
Resigned Rafferty, Anthony as Director
6 October 2015
Resigned Roberts, Alan Quine as Secretary
19 July 2013
Resigned Deckart, Christian Helmut, Dr as Director
26 November 2012
Appointed Begun, Pavel as Director
10 August 2012
Resigned Scheffer, Hans as Director
20 July 2012
Resigned Hardie, Reginald George as Director
22 June 2012
Appointed Deckart, Christian Helmut, Dr as Director
5 November 2010
Appointed Scheffer, Hans as Director
18 May 2004
Appointed Roberts, Alan Quine as Secretary
18 May 2004
Resigned Hl Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
6 June 2001
Appointed Gunning, Peter Robert as Director
19 March 2001
Resigned Clark, Peter Fergusson as Secretary
19 March 2001
Appointed Hl Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
5 September 2000
Appointed Wheatley, Leslie Alan as Director
7 July 2000
Appointed Hardie, Reginald George as Director
3 July 2000
Appointed Clark, Peter Fergusson as Secretary
3 July 2000
Appointed Roberts, Alan Quine as Director
3 July 2000
Appointed Rafferty, Anthony as Director
3 July 2000
Resigned Halliwells Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
3 July 2000
Resigned Halliwells Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
28 April 2000
Appointed Halliwells Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
28 April 2000
Appointed Halliwells Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Günter Frank Fischer
Individual · Notified 20 August 2019
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
German
Born March 1964 (62)
Julia Edeltraut Fischer
Individual · Notified 20 August 2019
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
German
Born August 1966 (60)

Other holdings 1

Companies where Software Circle PLC is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Group structure 17 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Software Circle PLC This company
Arc Technology Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Be the Brand Experience Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Care Management Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Gintech Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Avebury Computing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grafenia Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grafenia Technology Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Link Maker Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nettl Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nettl UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Printing.Com (UK Franchise) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Software Circle Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Templatecloud Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Total Drive Software Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Vertical Plus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W3P Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

What Software Circle say about themselves

“Software Circle is a UK based serial acquirer of software businesses. Our aim is to help founders find the right exit strategy, without fuss.”

— from softwarecircle.co.uk

Filings 229

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
13 October 2026Certificate of cancellation of share premium account
13 October 2026Share capital filing
13 October 2026Statement of capital
10 September 2026Resolutions
3 September 2026Appointment of a director
Show all 229 filings

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