IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC
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Cash
£43m
+45.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£238m
-11.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
438
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£32m
-99.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £228,631,000 | £240,862,000 | £251,661,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £40,218,000 | £13,561,000 | £5,182,000 | -61.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,179,000 | -£16,114,000 | -£32,132,000 | -99.4% | |
| Net profit | £20,276,000 | -£13,814,000 | -£30,590,000 | -121.4% | |
| Cash | £22,566,000 | £29,290,000 | £42,563,000 | +45.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £914,403,000 | £604,888,000 | £566,573,000 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £281,913,000 | £268,099,000 | £237,509,000 | -11.4% | |
| Equity | £281,913,000 | £268,099,000 | £237,509,000 | -11.4% | |
| Average employees | 253 | 452 | 438 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £15,956,000 | £17,797,000 | £21,609,000 | +21.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £485,000 | £629,000 | £453,000 | -28% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 5.6% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | -5.7% | -12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.4% | 2.2% | 0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 79.2% | 73.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.13x | 0.29x | 0.12x |
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
- IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC 2017-10-30 → present
- IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) LIMITED 2000-06-27 → 2017-10-30
- BRITISH DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1997-07-21 → 2000-06-27
- BRITANNIA DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1988-07-21 → 1997-07-21
- TELE-LINK ARCHIVES PLC 1985-01-02 → 1988-07-21
- HUNTERS LIMITED 1980-02-11 → 1985-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC · parent
- Iron Mountain Poland Holdings Limited 100%
- Saracen Datastore Limited 100%
- Crozier Fine Arts Ltd 100%
- DBJ Limited 100%
- Haworth Group Holdings (UK) Limited 100%
- F.T.S. (Freight Forwarders) Limited 100%
- Bonded Services Acquisition Limited 100%
- Bonded Services Limited 100%
- Iron Mountain MDM Limited 100%
- Recall Limited 100%
- CAS Health Limited 100%
- Iron Mountain Polska Sp z.o.o. 100%
- Iron Mountain Polska Services Sp Z.O.O. 100%
- Disaster Recovery Services Limite 100%
- Global Logistics Worldwide Limited 100%
- Bonded Services Group Limited 100%
- Novo Group Limited 100%
- Novo Holdings Limited 100%
- Novo Overseas Limited 100%
- F.T.S. (Great Britain) Limited 100%
- Bonded Services International BV 100%
Significant events
- “No material post balance sheet date events have been identified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGO, John Michael | Secretary | 2020-05-18 | — | — |
| FORD, Nicholas Ben | Director | 2021-01-08 | May 1983 | British |
| MACKIE, Graeme Robert | Director | 2024-06-14 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRYSDALE, Clive Douglas | Secretary | 1996-10-08 | 2004-03-06 |
| FORDHAM, Andrew | Secretary | 2005-11-30 | 2008-03-31 |
| HODGSON, Richard | Secretary | 2004-03-06 | 2005-04-30 |
| LYON, Joseph | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2009-02-02 |
| MORRIS, Ronald Michael | Secretary | 1995-05-09 | 1996-10-08 |
| MOYNIHAN, Simon Patrick | Secretary | 2014-01-14 | 2020-05-18 |
| PETERS, John Fabian | Secretary | — | 1993-05-26 |
| RADTKE, Kenneth | Secretary | 2005-04-30 | 2005-11-30 |
| THOMAS, Christopher David George | Secretary | 2009-02-02 | 2014-01-14 |
| VARAH, David John Raphael | Secretary | 1993-05-26 | 1995-05-09 |
| BENNISON, Ronald Peter | Director | 1994-01-28 | 2003-02-03 |
| BENSON, Gary Edward | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2000-11-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Thomas Walter | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| CROWN, Stephen Maurice | Director | — | 1996-10-08 |
| DAY, Roderick | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2014-01-14 |
| DE METZ, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
| DEMPSEY, Terence Patrick | Director | 1994-09-13 | 1996-12-31 |
| DRYSDALE, Clive Douglas | Director | 1996-10-08 | 2004-03-06 |
| DUALE, Marc | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2009-10-19 |
| EDGE, Roderick Boris Clifford | Director | 1996-10-08 | 1997-09-30 |
| EGLINTON, Peter Damian | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2012-12-12 |
| GOLESWORTHY, Simon Paul | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2019-09-30 |
| HILTON, Richard John | Director | 1994-01-28 | 1996-09-23 |
| HODGSON, Richard | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2005-04-30 |
| KEDDY, Patrick John | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2021-01-08 |
| KEESHAN, Albert Luis | Director | 1995-11-27 | 1996-03-12 |
| KENNY JR, John Francis | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2003-01-31 |
| MACKIE, Graeme Robert | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2021-01-08 |
| MAIR, Denise Margaret | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-09-29 |
| MAKOWSKI, Richard | Director | 1997-02-10 | 2000-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, Charlotte Helen | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2019-11-30 |
| MCGUIGAN, Neil Simon | Director | — | 1996-10-08 |
| MORRIS, Ronald Michael | Director | 1992-01-13 | 1996-10-08 |
| PETERS, John Fabian | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| PEVY, Alan | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| PIRIE, Ian Watson | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1996-12-31 |
| PRICE, Phillip John | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2008-07-31 |
| PROWSE, John | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2007-03-09 |
| RADTKE, Kenneth | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2005-11-30 |
| RAPERPORT, Hugh Simon Anthony | Director | 1992-06-29 | 1992-09-30 |
| REESE, Charles Richard | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2003-01-31 |
| ROSS, John Stuart | Director | 1995-10-27 | 2002-03-04 |
| ROSS, John Stuart | Director | 1994-01-28 | 1994-09-13 |
| SHEPLEY, Philip Ernest | Director | 2021-01-08 | 2024-06-14 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Paul | Director | 1996-10-08 | 2004-07-29 |
| STEPHENSON, David | Director | 1994-01-28 | 1994-06-06 |
| THURMAN, John Lythall | Director | — | 1993-10-06 |
| VARAH, David John Raphael | Director | 1993-04-21 | 1995-05-09 |
| WILTON-STEER, Mark Julian | Director | — | 1994-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain Europe (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-04 | Active |
| Iron Mountain Europe Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-18 | Ceased 2017-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 322 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.