INGENTA PLC
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Cash
£4.7M
+29.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.2M
+12% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
61
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+1.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £10,825,000 | £10,199,000 | £10,270,000 | +0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,049,000 | £1,827,000 | £1,809,000 | -1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,032,000 | £1,825,000 | £1,859,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,299,000 | £1,279,000 | £1,740,000 | +36% | |
| Cash | £2,676,000 | £3,619,000 | £4,694,000 | +29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,661,000 | £6,427,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,661,000 | £6,425,000 | £7,193,000 | +12% | |
| Equity | £5,661,000 | £6,425,000 | £7,193,000 | +12% | |
| Average employees | 67 | 65 | 61 | -6.2% | |
| Wages | £4,245,000 | £4,274,000 | £4,216,000 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £630,000 | £424,000 | £479,000 | +13% |
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 | 18.9% | 17.9% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | 21.2% | 12.5% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.2% | 28.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.7% | 32.9% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 4.90x | 4.89x |
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
- INGENTA PLC 2016-05-12 → present
- PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY PLC 2007-02-27 → 2016-05-12
- INGENTA PLC 2000-05-26 → 2007-02-27
- DELYN GROUP PLC 1991-03-28 → 2000-05-26
- DELYN PACKAGING PLC 1981-12-08 → 1991-03-28
- DELYN LIMITED 1965-02-10 → 1981-12-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group continues to demonstrate a resilient financial profile, supported by profitable operations, strong cash balances, and an absence of external debt. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts, including sensitivity analysis, extending to June 2027. Based on these assessments, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- INGENTA PLC · parent
- Catchword Limited 100%
- Ingenta Holdings Limited 100%
- Ingenta US Holdings Inc. 100%
- Publishers Communication Group Inc. 100%
- Ingenta UK Limited 100%
- Ingenta Inc 100%
- Vista Computer Services Limited 100%
- Vista Holdings Limited 100%
- Vista International Limited 100%
- Vista North America Holdings Limited 100%
- 5 Fifteen Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Sales and marketing expenditure increased to £1.2m (2024: £0.8m), in line with the Group's previously announced strategic initiatives to strengthen the sales pipeline and support a gradual rebalancing towards next-generation products.”
- “The Group commenced consultancy services for an Australian subsidiary of an existing customer, with recurring revenues expected to be contracted from 2026.”
- “successful onboarding of a new Belgian customer, representing a total contract value of €450k over a five-year term.”
- “revenue declined to £2.8m (2024: £3.2m), reflecting a slowdown in new sales conversions and the exit of two customers during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEFFIELD, Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 2016-12-30 | — | — |
| KIRTON, Neil William | Director | 2015-06-18 | May 1963 | British |
| ROSE, Martyn Craig | Director | 2000-05-25 | May 1948 | British |
| ROWSE, Mark Alexander | Director | 2000-05-25 | Jun 1960 | British |
| SHEFFIELD, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2017-05-31 | Sep 1976 | British |
| WINNER, Scott | Director | 2018-10-31 | Nov 1967 | American |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAUN, Malcolm | Secretary | — | 2000-05-25 |
| CALLCOTT, David William | Secretary | 2000-05-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| FINLAY, William David | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| MOUG, Alan Boyd | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2016-12-30 |
| ROWSE, Mark Alexander | Secretary | 2003-06-20 | 2007-02-28 |
| BRAUN, Malcolm | Director | — | 2000-05-25 |
| CAIRNS, Michael Philip | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-22 |
| CALLCOTT, David William | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| DESSAIN, Simon James Francis | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-05-03 |
| EMBLETON, David Thomas | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2005-05-19 |
| FINLAY, William David | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| FOOKS, John Anthony | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1997-01-31 |
| HOCKINGS, Timothy John | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| HOLMSTROM, Bo Henrik | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| KEYHANI, Andrea | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2002-09-13 |
| KLIMT, Peter Richard | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| LAZARD, Peter Charles | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| LOSSIUS, George | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2014-03-31 |
| LOWTHE, Derek William | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| MONTGOMERY, David Robert | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-08-22 |
| MOUG, Alan Boyd | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2016-12-30 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 1998-01-22 | 1998-03-23 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 1998-01-22 | 2000-05-25 |
| NORMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-23 |
| NORRIS, Thomas John, Dr | Director | — | 2000-05-25 |
| ROYDE, Matthew Max Edward | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| SHAW, Ward | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2011-05-31 |
| TURNER, Graham | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1998-02-06 |
| WHITE, Sebastian Jake Golder | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2024-07-18 |
| Mr Martyn Rose | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-01 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-07-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.