VERISK SPECIALTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£25M
-23.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1M
-22% vs 2024
Employees
659
+4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.6M
+15.6% vs 2024
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 | £73,686,840 | £83,562,933 | £97,969,462 | +17.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,689,311 | £665,807 | £3,234,769 | +385.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,086,629 | £3,567,346 | +15.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,047,030 | -£1,186,056 | -213.3% | |
| Cash | — | £32,864,810 | £25,105,458 | -23.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,069,613 | £11,863,182 | +17.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £5,203,475 | £4,059,735 | -22% | |
| Equity | — | £5,203,475 | £4,059,735 | -22% | |
| Average employees | — | 633 | 659 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | — | £42,883,746 | £46,687,359 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £759,966 | £1,018,585 | £1,049,048 | +3% |
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 | -3.6% | 0.8% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.3% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.6% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.77x | 0.81x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- VERISK SPECIALTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2022-02-25 → present
- SEQUEL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1993-03-19 → 2022-02-25
- BEKEN COMPUTERS LIMITED 1992-09-07 → 1993-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company will have adequate resources available to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months, and accordingly have prepared the financial statements on a basis of going concern.”
Group structure
- VERISK SPECIALTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Sequel Rulebook Limited 100%
- Whitespace Software Limited 100%
- Datarise Limited 100%
- Ignite Software System Limited 100%
- Arturo Software Systems Pvt Ltd 100%
- Morning Data Limited 100%
- Datum Point Consulting Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2026 the directors of Whitespace Software Limited authorised and declared an interim dividend to their sole shareholder, Verisk Specialty Business Solutions Limited of £17,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANTON, Helen | Director | 2018-01-19 | Feb 1967 | British |
| RAYNER, Timothy George | Director | 2022-09-13 | Nov 1977 | British |
| WONG, Thomas C | Director | 2021-04-07 | Nov 1977 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEROD, Nicholas Julian | Secretary | 2005-12-19 | 2012-06-22 |
| O'CONNOR, Troy David | Secretary | 1993-02-18 | 2005-12-19 |
| SEMKEN LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-07 | 1993-02-17 |
| AGULAR, Mario Jesus Garcia | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2018-01-19 |
| BANTON, Helen | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2017-08-23 |
| BARRIE, William Euan | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| BOUCHER, Thomas Greer | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2018-01-19 |
| BOUCHER, Thomas Greer | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2017-08-23 |
| CAREY, Mark | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2011-01-04 |
| DROUSSIOTIS, Peter George | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| GARCIA AGUIAR, Mario Jesus | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| GRAHAM, Michael Anthony | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2014-12-31 |
| HOMER, Andrew Charles | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| JUST, Richard Charles | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2017-02-10 |
| MCALLISTER, Andrew Murray | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| MCNICHOLAS, Stephen James | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2005-07-28 |
| O'CONNOR, Troy David | Director | 1993-02-18 | 2005-12-19 |
| RALPH, Michael Graham | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| RYDER, Steven Karl | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| SMITH, David Kristian | Director | 1993-02-18 | 2014-07-11 |
| STAVROU, Robert John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| SUMMERS, Ian Charles | Director | 2018-01-19 | 2022-09-13 |
| SUMMERS, Ian Charles | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-23 |
| THOMPSON, Kenneth Edward | Director | 2017-08-23 | 2021-04-07 |
| LUFMER LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-07 | 1993-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequel Business Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.