PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48m
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.8m
-328.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £759,780 | £370,195 | -£1,727,418 | -566.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £17,211,293 | £784,877 | -£1,791,160 | -328.2% | |
| Net profit | £17,211,293 | £784,877 | -£1,791,160 | -328.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | £47,934,447 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | £47,934,447 | -3.6% | |
| Equity | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | £47,934,447 | -3.6% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 0.7% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD 2001-09-25 → present
- BELL & HOWELL U.K. HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-09-07 → 2001-09-25
- BELL & HOWELL A-V LIMITED 1968-06-21 → 1999-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have also received a letter of support from the Company's intermediate parent, Camelot UK Bidco Limited, confirming its intention to support the Company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed.”
Group structure
- PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- ProQuest Information and Learning Limited 100%
- ProQuest Pension Trustee Company Limited 100%
- ProQuest Latam, S de RL de CV 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Director | 2007-01-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| AVNER TRAINOR, Larisa | Secretary | 2007-02-26 | 2022-04-01 |
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2007-02-09 |
| JONES, Colin Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-11-15 |
| REEVES, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Louise Michele | Secretary | 1998-11-15 | 2000-09-30 |
| ALDWORTH, Alan W | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2007-04-16 |
| AUSTIN, Richard Stirling | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| AVNER TRAINOR, Larisa | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2022-04-01 |
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Director | 2001-04-18 | 2007-02-09 |
| DAVEY, Christopher Nelson | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-11-29 |
| EVANS, Philip | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2013-04-15 |
| JAKOBOWSKI, Michael | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2009-10-01 |
| JONES, Colin Paul | Director | 1992-10-30 | 1998-11-15 |
| MULLER, Michael Philip | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2001-06-04 |
| RONALDSON, Christopher Adrian | Director | 1998-11-13 | 2004-12-31 |
| SNYDER, Andrew Miles | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2011-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proquest European Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.