M.D.F. Database Solutions Ltd
Registered name: M.D.F. DATABASE SOLUTIONS LTD
Part of Constellation Software UK Holdco Ltd groupM.D.F. Database Solutions Ltd made £1.2m revenue and £20.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
M.D.F. Database Solutions Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £20.6k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Sandwich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sandwich, South East
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £2.1m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £252k | £229k | £222k |
| Gross profit | — | £1.9m | £1.1m | £1m |
| Operating profit | — | £62.2k | £18.6k | −£374 |
| Profit before tax | — | −£867k | £51k | −£374 |
| Profit after tax | — | −£770k | £147k | £20.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£770k | £147k | £20.6k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.3m | £859k | £820k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −36.6% | 11.2% | 1.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 88% | 82.6% | 82.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £210k | £164k | £178k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£77k | £18.4k | £2.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼5.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼86% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £85.5k | £19.6k | £88.3k | £56k |
| Net assets | £1.6m | −£5.4k | £1.1k | £21.7k |
| Fixed assets | — | £2k | £1.2k | — |
| Current assets | — | £184k | £394k | £322k |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £164k | £105k | £113k |
| Deferred income | — | £64.6k | £31.5k | £37.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 82.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £178k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲1877%
- Now £21.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▼37%
- Now £56k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▲21%
- Now £37.9k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Constellation Software UK Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Vela UK Holdco Ltd75–100%
- Vela Apac UK Holdco Ltd75–100%
- M.D.F. Database Solutions Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Figtree Systems Europe LimitedRev. £2.4m · Profit £73.2k
- Vital Software LimitedRev. £1.8m · Profit £131k
- Aura Corporation (UK) LimitedRev. £527k · Profit −£57.5k
- Ek Maternity Software LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Island Pacific (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tambla International LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £20.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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