BUSINESS DATA PARTNERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
-5.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.9M
+8.4% vs 2023
Employees
183
-13.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£738K
-22.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,377,660 | £17,797,700 | -8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £656,199 | £444,429 | -32.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £956,384 | £738,113 | -22.8% | |
| Net profit | £716,991 | £531,124 | -25.9% | |
| Cash | £2,212,741 | £2,085,869 | -5.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,878,062 | £7,457,183 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,349,488 | £6,880,612 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £6,349,488 | £6,880,612 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 212 | 183 | -13.7% | |
| Wages | £13,325,256 | £12,415,115 | -6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £250,219 | £232,644 | -7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.76x | 2.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | 30.72x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BUSINESS DATA PARTNERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2017-06-23 → present
- BUSINESS & DECISION HOLDINGS LIMITED 2017-04-10 → 2017-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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
- BUSINESS DATA PARTNERS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Business Data Partners Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2024 BDP rebranded to Talan after five years since the original acquisition by the Talan Group. The rebrand to Talan bolsters the offering and positioning in the UK and across the Talan network, enabling a far greater range of services and synergies with global and UK entities to provide greater value for clients along with and outside the data and analytics offerings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSOULAT, Philippe | Director | 2019-10-07 | Feb 1964 | French |
| HOEY, Jacqueline | Director | 2017-04-10 | Nov 1972 | British |
| HOUAS, Mehdi | Director | 2019-10-07 | Nov 1959 | French |
| THEPAUT, Mikael Francois Marie | Director | 2019-10-07 | Jun 1976 | French |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUCKLE, Ian James | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2021-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talan Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-10-07 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Talan Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-10-07 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Hoey | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-08-10 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Mr Ian James Huckle | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-10 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Hoey | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-10 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Mr Ian James Huckle | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-10 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.