NASDAQ LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
-7.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+1.4% vs 2023
Employees
170
+10.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-95.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-26.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,018,268 | £29,675,787 | £44,737,236 | £39,118,806 | -12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £7,714,775 | £13,109,124 | £15,382,977 | £2,669,000 | -82.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,712,429 | £50,658,717 | £26,607,238 | £1,182,725 | -95.6% | |
| Net profit | £6,492,224 | £49,318,361 | £22,757,217 | £537,746 | -97.6% | |
| Cash | £726,138 | £1,890,205 | £2,005,167 | £1,855,217 | -7.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,833,361 | £59,371,933 | £39,161,636 | £39,307,821 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,605,919 | £58,941,424 | £38,756,517 | £39,294,263 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £9,605,919 | £58,941,424 | £38,756,517 | £39,294,263 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 69 | 154 | 170 | +10.4% | |
| Wages | £10,861,498 | £11,401,166 | £21,630,282 | £25,912,482 | +19.8% | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.1% | 44.2% | 34.4% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 27.0% | 166.2% | 50.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 78.5% | 22.1% | 39.3% | 6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 20.6% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.52x | 1.78x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-04
- NASDAQ LIMITED 2025-03-04 → present
- ADENZA LIMITED 2023-01-19 → 2025-03-04
- CALYPSO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2000-06-12 → 2023-01-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company was profit making in 2024 and has sufficient capital and liquidity at the balance sheet date. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 July 2026. The ultimate parent company (NASDAQ Inc.) has provided a letter of support to meet all liabilities up to £45m for the period to 31 July 2026.”
Group structure
- NASDAQ LIMITED · parent
- Nasdaq Germany GmbH 100%
- Adenza Brasil Ltda 100%
- AxiomSL Holdings B.V. 100%
- Adenza Ireland Limited 100%
- Adenza Colombia S.A.S. 100%
- TOV AxiomSL 100%
- Adenza Portugal S.A. 100%
- Adenza Technology (DIFC) Ltd. 100%
- Adenza Singapore Pte. Ltd 100%
- Adenza Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Adenza Netherlands B.V. 100%
- Adenza Japan KK 100%
- Adenza Korea LLC 100%
- Adenza Spain S.L. 100%
- Adenza Poland SOO Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzial Noscia 100%
- Adenza Georgia LLC 100%
- Adenza France SARL 100%
- Adenza Israel, Ltd. 100%
- Calypso Software (Beijing) Co Ltd 100%
- Xicheng Branch 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Nasdaq/Adenza corporate group underwent restructuring. The Company purchased business and assets from INDXIS Limited (£169,139), Nasdaq International Limited (£8,368,354), and Nasdaq OMX Europe Limited (£10,515,415) on 1 April 2025 to simplify subsidiaries' balance sheets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Erika Jade | Director | 2024-01-19 | Jun 1977 | American |
| SAMUEL, Marc | Director | 2025-10-10 | Sep 1983 | American |
| SINGH, Shalinder | Director | 2024-01-19 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOPARDIKAR, Kishore | Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2016-06-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2000-06-12 |
| BOPARDIKAR, Kishore | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2016-06-07 |
| BRANNON-AHN, Kelyn | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2008-04-18 |
| COHEN, Tal | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2025-10-09 |
| COLL, Andrew | Director | 2017-08-03 | 2019-03-27 |
| GELLER, Joshua Samuel | Director | 2021-08-30 | 2024-01-19 |
| HOFFMAN, Brenda Lee | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2025-10-13 |
| JACQUEMIN, Laurent Georges Omer | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2025-10-13 |
| JENNINGS, Theresa Hess | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2017-08-03 |
| KOUTSOUDAKIS, Helene | Director | 2019-07-30 | 2024-01-19 |
| MARSTON, Charles | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2016-06-07 |
| WALSH, Jonathan Doty | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2021-08-31 |
| XATART, Pascal Raoul Robert | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2017-08-03 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-12 | 2000-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-01 | Active |
| Calypso Group Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-28 | Ceased 2021-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-02-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.