I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+16.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+21.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
155
+7.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+2.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,624,361 | £14,863,892 | £17,603,101 | £18,110,974 | £22,421,379 | £21,801,436 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £550,938 | £1,048,097 | £381,906 | £1,232,810 | £1,360,539 | £1,492,150 | +9.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £462,722 | £960,955 | £363,448 | £1,249,192 | £1,391,651 | £1,424,414 | +2.4% | |
| Net profit | £329,779 | £764,134 | £297,393 | £1,039,014 | £1,166,590 | £1,128,209 | -3.3% | |
| Cash | £3,121,902 | £2,843,626 | £2,520,894 | £2,794,601 | £2,884,210 | £3,361,533 | +16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,033,456 | £2,675,654 | £2,637,510 | £3,139,812 | £3,886,131 | £5,603,360 | +44.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,875,556 | £2,339,690 | £2,637,083 | £3,139,812 | £3,859,558 | £4,678,485 | +21.2% | |
| Equity | £1,875,556 | £2,339,690 | £2,637,083 | £3,139,812 | £3,859,558 | £4,678,485 | +21.2% | |
| Average employees | 270 | 309 | 405 | 127 | 144 | 155 | +7.6% | |
| Wages | £5,775,413 | £5,617,512 | £6,425,328 | £7,121,197 | £8,421,079 | £8,423,574 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £566,961 | £565,693 | £222,407 | £1,280 | £21,405 | £14,740 | -31.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 39.2% | 14.5% | 39.3% | 35.0% | 26.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.7% | 63.6% | 59.0% | 58.0% | 54.5% | 52.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.63x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | 4.65x | 11.96x | 16.09x | — | — | 14.43x |
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
- I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- INDUSTRIAL FACTS & FORECASTING LIMITED 1965-05-25 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In the current year, the FRS 102 Periodic Review 2024 was applied by the company for the first time and affects the financial statements as follows.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR, Louise | Secretary | 2021-05-13 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Lorna Kay | Director | 2003-04-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| SHURY, Jan Emille | Director | 2000-04-03 | Jun 1968 | British |
| VIVIAN, David | Director | 2006-10-02 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAY, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1992-04-27 | 1993-09-22 |
| MORROW, Timothy Edward | Secretary | 2019-11-26 | 2021-05-13 |
| SHURY, Jan | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2019-11-26 |
| STIMPSON, Tara Michelle | Secretary | 2007-03-30 | 2019-10-01 |
| WEBB, Colin | Secretary | 1993-09-22 | 2007-03-30 |
| BEATON, David Christopher | Director | 1997-01-16 | 1998-10-30 |
| BLACK, Jean Anne | Director | 1998-03-02 | 1998-10-02 |
| BRITTON, Tim John | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2007-11-12 |
| BUNT, Karen | Director | — | 2007-06-30 |
| DUTT, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2003-11-28 |
| FINLAY, Patricia Ann | Director | 1992-04-27 | 1993-09-22 |
| FISHER, Colin William | Director | — | 1998-09-09 |
| HALL, Julia Helen | Director | 1991-05-21 | 1997-12-19 |
| LOMAX, Steve | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2011-09-09 |
| MCINTOSH, Andrew Robert, Lord Mcintosh Of Haringey | Director | 1993-07-23 | 1997-05-19 |
| MCINTOSH, Andrew Robert, Lord Mcintosh Of Haringey | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| MORRELL, Judy | Director | — | 1996-10-17 |
| SMITH, Edwin Michael | Director | — | 1997-01-21 |
| SPEED, Herbert Mark Jeffrey | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2016-10-31 |
| SPILSBURY, David Mark | Director | — | 2005-04-08 |
| STIMPSON, Tara Michelle | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2019-10-01 |
| TUNNA, Simon Nicholas Raymond | Director | 2008-02-11 | 2010-03-31 |
| WALLIS, Peter Richard | Director | — | 1992-04-27 |
| WEBB, Colin | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2007-03-30 |
| WINTERBOTHAM, Mark Christopher Arnold | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2022-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalaj Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-08-18 | Active |
| Mr Jan Emile Shury | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-12-20 | Ceased 2022-08-18 |
| Ms Lorna Kay Adams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-12-20 | Ceased 2022-08-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.