SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
Company number 01428210 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Specialist Computer Centres PLC stands as a resilient leader in the UK IT infrastructure and consultancy sector, leveraging over four decades of market presence and the robust financial backing of its parent holding company to navigate a highly competitive landscape. While its scale, PLC governance, and deep public sector roots provide a formidable competitive moat, the company must aggressively transition its revenue mix toward cloud and cybersecurity consultancy to protect its margins against the dual threats of hardware commoditization and hyperscaler competition. Recent board transitions present short-term execution risks that will require careful management as the broader industry continues its shift from CapEx to OpEx consumption models.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1979-06-12
- Registered office
- James House, Warwick Road, Birmingham, B11 2LE
- Postcode
- B11 2LE
- Capital
- 1,158,671 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 62020 Information technology consultancy activities
- 62090 Other information technology service activities
- 95110 Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Officers 8 current · 32 resigned
Group structure 8 subsidiaries
Controlled by SCC UK HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 677
£4,148,063,756 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 677.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2026-03-31) — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6095615 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
10%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SPECIALIST COMPUTER EDUCATION LIMITED | 1982-09-23 |
| SWANFIN LIMITED | 1979-12-31 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 2,614 similar companies in B, trading since 1979
The class of 1979
49%
of the 8,388 companies incorporated in 1979 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 14 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 12
- Most recent registration
- 2023-08-21
- Price paid, where recorded
- £10,878,452
- Where
- West Midlands (7), Greater London (2), West Yorkshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY185125 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2023-08-21 | — |
| MM183786 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2023-05-02 | — |
| BK525627 | Bracknell Forest | Leasehold | 2022-12-21 | — |
| MM194027 | West Midlands | Freehold | 2022-10-13 | — |
| AGL563722 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-04-26 | — |
| AGL552882 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-12-20 | — |
| MAN297661 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2019-10-16 | — |
| MM82125 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2017-01-20 | — |
| MM82127 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2017-01-20 | — |
| WM370145 | West Midlands | Freehold | 2015-04-21 | £10,878,452 |
| BK455193 | Slough | Leasehold | 2013-05-22 | — |
| TY508714 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2013-03-05 | — |
| WM724173 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2010-09-02 | — |
| WM724175 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2010-09-02 | — |
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