CAPITAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£206
-92.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£16k
+12.5% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£18,078 | -£15,826 | +12.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,974 | -£18,078 | -£15,826 | +12.5% | |
| Net profit | -£13,974 | -£18,078 | -£58,351 | -222.8% | |
| Cash | £2,860 | £2,841 | £206 | -92.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,937,367 | £15,919,289 | £15,860,938 | -0.4% | |
| Net assets | £15,937,367 | £15,919,289 | £15,860,938 | -0.4% | |
| Equity | £15,937,367 | £15,919,289 | £15,860,938 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| 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 | — | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.2% | 76.3% | 76.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.00x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group's forecasts, projections and considering reasonable downside sensitivities, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence by meeting debts as they fall due and satisfying covenant tests for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CAPITAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- Capital Economics Limited 100%
- Capital Economics (USA) Inc 100%
- Capital Economics (N.A.) Limited 100%
- Capital Economics (Asia) Pte. Ltd 100%
- Capital Economics (Australia) Pty. Ltd 100%
- Capital Economics (HK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTLE, Roger Paul | Director | 2014-09-30 | Jun 1952 | British |
| DAVIES, Heath John | Director | 2025-06-22 | Mar 1966 | British |
| LEGGE, Craig John | Director | 2025-04-29 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SHEARING, Neil Christopher | Director | 2020-07-21 | Dec 1980 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Mark Smeeth | Secretary | 2014-10-03 | 2019-06-27 |
| BUTTER, Sebastian | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2024-08-02 |
| DOWSON, Robert Arthur | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2020-10-30 |
| ELY, Dominic Robert Nile | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2020-07-31 |
| GAULT, Marcus John Hamilton | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2021-05-07 |
| HARRIS, Mark Smeeth | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2019-06-27 |
| HARRIS-SPEID, Troy Gareth | Director | 2017-03-15 | 2018-03-26 |
| HURLEY, Chris | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2016-09-20 |
| JESSOP, Julian Hudson | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2016-11-24 |
| LOYNES, Jonathan Adam David | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2018-07-20 |
| NEALE, Chris | Director | 2014-10-24 | 2017-03-05 |
| RIGBY, Peter Stephen | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2018-03-26 |
| SELLERS, Patrick Elborough | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2018-03-26 |
| STEELE, Joseph Anthony | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2025-06-22 |
| STILLWELL, Kevin Edward | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2025-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ce Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-26 | Active |
| Mr Roger Paul Bootle | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.