CERTN (UK) LTD.
Company details
- Registered name
- CERTN (UK) LTD.
- Company number
- 02998939
- Registered office
- 5 NEW STREET SQUARE, LONDON, EC4A 3TW, UNITED KINGDOM · 858 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 7 December 1994
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 31 years
- Previous names
- CREDENCE BACKGROUND SCREENING LIMITED (to 21 Aug 2024) · AIM SCREENING LTD (to 21 Aug 2024) · ALTERNATIVE INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED (to 21 Aug 2024)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
- Accounts — next due
- 30 Sept 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 21 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement — last
- 07 Dec 2025
What the register says
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- 1 of 3 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- Has traded under 4 names: CREDENCE BACKGROUND SCREENING LIMITED, AIM SCREENING LTD, ALTERNATIVE INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
- 523 companies are registered at this address — commonly a formation agent or an accountant rather than an office.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
People with significant control
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Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/2024 | Registered name changed | ALTERNATIVE INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED | AIM SCREENING LTD |
| 21/08/2024 | Registered name changed | AIM SCREENING LTD | CREDENCE BACKGROUND SCREENING LIMITED |
| 21/08/2024 | Registered name changed | CREDENCE BACKGROUND SCREENING LIMITED | CERTN (UK) LTD. |
| 19/01/2022 | Person with significant control ceased | Mr Hedley Stuart Clark | — |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr Hedley Stuart Clark |
Financial highlights
Parsed from the filed statutory accounts (£ thousands, except employees)
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11,110 ▲ 11.1% | 9,996 | — |
| Profit / (loss) before tax | -2,107 | -2,820 | — |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -519 ▼ 150.4% | 1,031 ▼ 48.1% | 1,987 |
| Net assets | -1,834 ▼ 8036.2% | 23 ▼ 98.8% | 1,987 |
| Employees (avg) | 157 ▼ 10.8% | 176 ▲ 38.6% | 127 |
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About CERTN (UK) LTD. (02998939)
CERTN (UK) LTD. is a private limited company incorporated on 7 December 1994 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 02998939. Its registered office is at 5 NEW STREET SQUARE, LONDON, EC4A 3TW, UNITED KINGDOM. The recorded nature of business is human resources provision and management of human resources functions (SIC 78300). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 December 2024. , and the person with significant control is Mr Hedley Stuart Clark. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 2 September 2026.
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