Vertical Plus Limited

Active04187838 Private limited company
Incorporated
27 March 2001 (25 years)
Previously known as
Ico3 Limited (until 7 April 2016)
Industry
Business and domestic software development (62012)
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
North West
Address
C/o Gateley Legal
Ship Canal House
98 King Street
Manchester
M2 4WU

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
10 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
26 April 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Smith, Justin
Director · Appointed 1 December 2023
British
Born December 1978 (47)
Lightfoot, Richard Alan
Secretary · Appointed 1 October 2022
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
British
Born March 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
British
Born September 1978 (48)
Officer history (15 former)
1 December 2023
Appointed Smith, Justin as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Lightfoot, Richard Alan as Secretary
1 October 2022
Appointed Brown, Iain Stewart as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Cockerill, Gavin Graham as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Smith, Justin as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Bonning, Nicola Jill as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Gadd, David Mark as Secretary
1 October 2022
Resigned Stone, Mark Arthur Howey as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Gadd, David Mark as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Witt, Neil Anthony James as Director
6 October 2016
Appointed Smith, Justin as Director
1 September 2015
Resigned Beer, Julian as Director
9 September 2014
Resigned Burnitt, Caroline as Secretary
9 September 2014
Appointed Gadd, David Mark as Secretary
6 July 2012
Resigned Baggott, Robert Zebulon as Director
6 July 2012
Appointed Beer, Julian as Director
7 August 2009
Resigned Stone, Mark Arthur Howey as Secretary
7 August 2009
Appointed Burnitt, Caroline as Secretary
5 August 2009
Appointed Bonning, Nicola Jill as Director
8 May 2007
Appointed Baggott, Robert Zebulon as Director
1 June 2003
Appointed Stone, Mark Arthur Howey as Secretary
1 June 2003
Resigned Giles, Paul as Secretary
1 March 2002
Appointed Giles, Paul as Secretary
28 February 2002
Resigned Craddock, Geoffrey Derrick as Secretary
31 January 2002
Resigned Craddock, Geoffrey Derrick as Director
27 March 2001
Appointed Craddock, Geoffrey Derrick as Director
27 March 2001
Appointed Craddock, Geoffrey Derrick as Secretary
27 March 2001
Resigned Flower, Christopher Anthony as Secretary
27 March 2001
Appointed Gadd, David Mark as Director
27 March 2001
Appointed Flower, Christopher Anthony as Secretary
27 March 2001
Appointed Stone, Mark Arthur Howey as Director
27 March 2001
Resigned Wilkins, Graham David as Director
27 March 2001
Appointed Witt, Neil Anthony James as Director
27 March 2001
Appointed Wilkins, Graham David as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 1 October 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Public Limited Company
Reg. no. 03983312
Former controllers (4)
1 October 2022
Ceased David Mark Gadd — Owns 25–50% of shares
1 May 2018
Ceased David Mark Gadd — Owns 25–50% of shares
1 May 2018
Ceased Nicola Jill Bonning — Owns 25–50% of shares
1 May 2018
Ceased Nicola Jill Bonning — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Group structure 17 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

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 This company Owns 75–100% of shares
W3P Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£1,152,418
up £493,050 (75%)
Cash
£1,037,788
up £556,730 (116%)
Employees
27
up 1 (4%)
Debt Ratio
23%
Current Ratio
4.3x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M 2020 2021 £659,368 £1,152,418
Balance sheet detail
20212020
Fixed Assets£20,465£19,613
Current Assets£1,482,779£855,897
Debtors£444,991£374,839
Cash£1,037,788£481,058
Creditors (< 1 year)£346,938£212,416
Net Current Assets£1,135,841£643,481
Net Assets£1,152,418£659,368
Shareholder Funds£1,152,418£659,368

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
29 October 2026Other filing
29 October 2026Other filing
29 October 2026Audit exemption subsidiary accounts31 March 2026
29 October 2026Accounts filing
10 July 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
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