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Stephen Richards Consulting

Stephen Richards Consulting is a business software developer based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 1993 (SC144342).

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Stephen Richards Consulting is a business software developer based in Edinburgh. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 12 May 1993 as company SC144342. (Companies House)

Companies House lists 6 active officers, among them Stephen James, Dr Richards (director, since Jul 1993), Helena Buckmayer (director, since Mar 2005) and Ross Robert Ainslie (director, since May 2013). (Companies House, profile card) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2026, show 5 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Financials

Cash at bank and in hand
£410k (31 Mar 2026), down 19% on £509k a year earlier
Total equity
£109k (31 Mar 2026)
Employees
5 on average (31 Mar 2026), unchanged on a year earlier (5)

Cash at year ends 2025 to 2026

Next accounts due 31 Dec 2027.

From the accounts made up to 31 Mar 2026, 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 endCashStaff
31 Mar 2026£410k5
31 Mar 2025£509k5

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 2026accountsAccounts year end
  2. 31 Mar 2025accountsAccounts year end
  3. 7 Apr 2023directorRobert Kane Richards appointed Director
  4. 6 Apr 2023directorEleanor Elizabeth Richards appointed Director
  5. 12 May 2013directorRoss Robert Ainslie appointed Director
  6. 1 Mar 2005directorHelena Buckmayer appointed Director
  7. 8 Jul 1993directorStephen James, Dr Richards appointed Director
  8. 8 Jul 1993directorStephen James, Dr Richards appointed Secretary
  9. 12 May 1993incorporatedStephen Richards Consulting incorporated as SC144342

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How it compares

  • Cash £410k: 148th of 1,755 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 5 on average: joint 423rd of 4,779 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 12 May 1993: 112th of 11,935 software firms, oldest first.
  • Cash £410k: 46th of 395 edinburgh software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 5 on average: joint 110th of 1,070 edinburgh software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 12 May 1993: 28th of 2,895 edinburgh software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-05. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

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