CISION GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+272.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£139M
+16.7% vs 2023
Employees
291
-8.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£20M
+40% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £87,429,450 | £81,574,330 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £13,290,431 | £18,724,985 | +40.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,214,004 | £19,893,411 | +40% | |
| Net profit | £15,764,454 | £19,963,435 | +26.6% | |
| Cash | £408,349 | £1,520,636 | +272.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £119,482,972 | £139,446,406 | +16.7% | |
| Net assets | £119,482,972 | £139,446,406 | +16.7% | |
| Equity | £119,482,972 | £139,446,406 | +16.7% | |
| Average employees | 317 | 291 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £20,503,512 | £18,956,733 | -7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £376,896 | £671,210 | +78.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 23.0% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 24.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.2% | 25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.47x | 3.48x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- CISION GROUP LIMITED 2018-09-10 → present
- GORKANA GROUP LIMITED 2012-10-12 → 2018-09-10
- DURRANTS LIMITED 2006-10-17 → 2012-10-12
- DURRANTS PRESS CUTTINGS LIMITED 1995-04-19 → 2006-10-17
- DURRANTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1992-02-12 → 1995-04-19
- DURRANT'S PRESS CUTTINGS LIMITED 1966-03-22 → 1992-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors remain confident in the Company's ability to continue operating as a going concern for the foreseeable future. In prior year, due to Group funding arrangements and insufficient liquidity at the Group level, there was doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, on 28 April 2025, the Group completed a series of financing transactions and received funding of new money of $250 million from existing lenders. The new funding reduced the principal amount outstanding and extended debt maturities. The financing transactions provided the Group with more liquidity and a reduced level of constraint from the debt covenant.”
Group structure
- CISION GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Factmata Limited 100%
- Content Score Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 July 2023, Cision Group Limited was the first company in the Group to launch its new customer platform, CisionOne. CisionOne is powered by artificial intelligence models and gives PR and comms professionals the real-time media insights they need to make faster, more accurate decisions. During 2024, the Company continued to successfully migrate more customers onto CisionOne.”
- “As of December 31, 2024, the impact of interest rate increases, inflation, exchange rate fluctuation, and national and international political instability continues to create significant uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, there have been no material events in the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYES, Stephen Edward | Director | 2020-12-20 | May 1970 | British |
| CUMMINS, Jordana Marie | Director | 2025-07-09 | Mar 1987 | Irish |
| ROBARGE, Matthew David | Director | 2025-04-30 | Aug 1983 | American |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROGHAN, Mark Arnold | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2007-10-30 |
| JENKINS, Kerry | Secretary | 2007-10-30 | 2013-02-18 |
| JOHNSON, Myles | Secretary | 2013-02-18 | 2015-08-20 |
| KENNEDY, Alexander Morrison | Secretary | — | 1995-02-28 |
| LAW, Anthony John | Secretary | 1995-02-28 | 2001-01-03 |
| AKEROYD, Kevin | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-02-06 |
| CASEY, Michael Christopher | Director | 1996-05-09 | 1998-06-17 |
| CROGHAN, Mark Arnold | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2007-10-30 |
| FATHERS, Simon Paul | Director | 2002-08-21 | 2014-12-19 |
| FINN, John Michael | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2000-04-19 |
| GOLD, Nicholas Simon James | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2007-05-06 |
| GONDIPALLI, Prasant Reddy | Director | 2020-11-15 | 2025-04-30 |
| GRANAT, Peter Wruble | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2016-08-01 |
| HILLIARD, Charles Stephen | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2002-08-31 |
| JENKINS, Kerry | Director | 2007-10-30 | 2013-02-18 |
| JOHNSON, Myles | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2015-08-20 |
| JORDAN, Ciara Mary | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2015-08-20 |
| KENNEDY, Alexander Morrison | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| LAW, Ann Marie | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2000-04-19 |
| LAW, Anthony John | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2002-04-19 |
| LORENZEN, Theodor Waldemar | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| MAYER, Charles | Director | 2007-10-30 | 2008-01-29 |
| MCKAY, Barrie Clifford | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2003-09-30 |
| PEARLSTEIN, Jacob | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| SHEPHERD, Jonathan Paul | Director | 1996-05-09 | 2002-09-30 |
| SMITH, Abraham | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2019-01-15 |
| SOLOMON, Stephen Frederick | Director | 2020-06-20 | 2020-11-14 |
| STONE, Lucie Hannah | Director | 2024-04-18 | 2025-07-09 |
| SWIDECKI, Brendon Leon | Director | 1995-03-09 | 1998-04-14 |
| THOMPSON, Jeremy Charles Arthur | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2017-10-24 |
| WHITE, Stephen Charles | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2007-10-30 |
| WICKS, Stephen James | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2010-01-19 |
| WITHINGTON, Gary | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-12-04 |
| YOUNG, Gordon James | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2013-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Top Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-01-01 | Active |
| Cision Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Gorkana Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Gtcr Canyon Uk Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.