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Distributed Management Systems

Distributed Management Systems is a business software developer based in Midlothian, incorporated in Scotland in 1978 (SC064155).

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Distributed Management Systems is a business software developer based in Midlothian. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 24 Feb 1978 as company SC064155. (Companies House)

It's named in 1 public grant record, from Innovate UK. (Grants, Innovate UK)

Companies House lists 4 active officers, among them Gillian Elizabeth Philipsz (director, since Oct 1990), Richard George West (director, since Oct 2018) and Basil Eliseus Philipsz (director). (Companies House, profile card) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2025, show 2 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Grants

Awarded a £32k Innovate UK grant for "Trusted Authentication at the Application Level"

1 Dec 2010 · Innovate UK

Financials

Net liabilities
£709k (31 Mar 2025), up from £700k a year earlier
Cash at bank and in hand
£862 (31 Mar 2025), down 29% on £1,222 a year earlier
Employees
2 on average (31 Mar 2025), unchanged on a year earlier (2)

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 31 Dec 2026.

From the accounts made up to 31 Mar 2025, small-company accounts, as tagged in the filing. Small companies file a balance sheet and often no turnover or profit. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year endNet assetsCashStaff
31 Mar 2025-£709k£8622
31 Mar 2024-£700k£1,2222

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

  1. 31 Mar 2025accountsAccounts year end
  2. 31 Mar 2024accountsAccounts year end
  3. 30 Oct 2018directorRichard George West appointed Director
  4. 15 Oct 1990directorGillian Elizabeth Philipsz appointed Director
  5. 24 Feb 1978incorporatedDistributed Management Systems incorporated as SC064155

Register facts, funding, grants and the latest news, each linked or sourced. The data file holds the register facts, funding and grants only.

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Record completeness 56 of 100; not yet held: website, logo, three years of accounts, turnover.

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How it compares

  • Net liabilities £709k: 4,195th of 4,216 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £862: 1,178th of 1,605 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 2 on average: joint 728th of 4,480 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 24 Feb 1978: 6th of 8,995 software firms, oldest first.
  • Net liabilities £709k: 53rd of 53 midlothian software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £862: 12th of 16 midlothian software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 2 on average: joint 6th of 54 midlothian software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 24 Feb 1978: 1st of 93 midlothian software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-09. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

On the record

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 March 2025

18 Dec 2025 · Companies House

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 March 2024

16 Dec 2024 · Companies House

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 March 2023

21 Aug 2023 · Companies House

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 March 2022

16 Sep 2022 · Companies House

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 March 2021

22 Dec 2021 · Companies House

Total exemption full accounts filed for the year to 31 December 2019

24 Dec 2020 · Companies House

Incorporated at Companies House

24 Feb 1978 · Companies House

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