S&P GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£590k
-171.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
-16.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
+36.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £14,311,000 | £19,637,000 | £11,339,000 | -42.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£8,055,000 | £104,000 | -£2,721,000 | -2,716.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,721,000 | -£2,975,000 | -£1,884,000 | +36.7% | |
| Net profit | -£6,657,000 | -£2,450,000 | -£1,410,000 | +42.4% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,560,000 | £63,362,000 | £48,502,000 | -23.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,472,000 | £826,000 | -£590,000 | -171.4% | |
| Equity | £2,472,000 | £826,000 | -£590,000 | -171.4% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 74 | 62 | -16.2% | |
| Wages | £6,522,000 | £5,374,000 | £5,016,000 | -6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £316,000 | £342,000 | £54,000 | -84.2% |
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 | -56.3% | 0.5% | -24.0% | |
| Net margin | -46.5% | -12.5% | -12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.0% | 0.2% | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.6% | 99.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.17x | 3.62x | — |
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
- S&P GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED 2023-05-31 → present
- S&P GLOBAL LIMITED 2016-07-16 → 2023-05-31
- THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, LIMITED 2001-01-05 → 2016-07-16
- MICROPAL LIMITED 1988-11-04 → 2001-01-05
- OPAL STATISTICS LIMITED 1985-07-26 → 1988-11-04
- WAGONCREST LIMITED 1985-05-23 → 1985-07-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position and of the enquiries made of and letter of support received from S&P Global Inc., the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-05-31 | — | — |
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2022-10-17 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2023-08-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN, Robert | Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 2016-05-31 |
| MONTAGUE, Antony Bernard Theodore | Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 2024-01-16 |
| PHILLIPS, Jeffrey John | Secretary | — | 1997-11-12 |
| ADORIAN, Mark | Director | — | 2001-08-06 |
| ALEXANDER, Peter Stephen | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2018-03-05 |
| BENNETT, Scott Lawrence, Mr. | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2011-02-25 |
| BRAGG, Sanford Burnell | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2004-12-07 |
| CLARKE, Stephen | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1995-04-27 |
| DOUSE, James Alexander | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2022-10-17 |
| FLINT WOOD, Philip John | Director | 1995-03-31 | 2003-06-13 |
| HARAN, Edward | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2016-10-27 |
| HAWKSWORTH, Geoffrey David | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2007-03-16 |
| HUNTER, Robert | Director | 1997-11-12 | 1999-04-26 |
| JENKINSON, Paul | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2004-12-07 |
| JOSEPH, Derek | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2010-09-14 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2013-09-17 |
| MANNING, Adrian John | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1997-11-12 |
| MARJOLIN, Robert Jacques | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1994-02-11 |
| MCGRAW, Harold Whittlesey | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2000-12-22 |
| MOSS, Jeremy Michael Edward | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2002-07-19 |
| O'MELIA, Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2016-06-01 |
| OWEN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-08-16 |
| PEARCE, David Robert | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2016-10-27 |
| PENGLASE, Frank Dennis | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2004-10-25 |
| PETTIT, Andrew | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1997-11-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Jeffrey John | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| POLL, Carolyn Ann | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| POLL, Christopher George | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| RHIND, Elaine | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2025-01-24 |
| RICHARDSON, John | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2016-10-27 |
| SCHESCHUK, Peter August | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2016-10-27 |
| STILLWELL, Simon Richard | Director | 1994-04-05 | 1997-11-12 |
| WEISENSEEL, John Charles | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2008-12-17 |
| WIDDICOMBE, Leslie Bowden | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2007-03-23 |
| WISE, Kevin | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2022-07-29 |
| ZWINGLI, John | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2000-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-01-11 | Active |
| S&P Global Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.