PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£50M
+1.6% vs 2023
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£785K
-95.4% 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 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £759,780 | £370,195 | -51.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £17,211,293 | £784,877 | -95.4% | |
| Net profit | £17,211,293 | £784,877 | -95.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £48,940,730 | £49,725,607 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 0.7% |
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
- PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD 2001-09-25 → present
- BELL & HOWELL U.K. HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-09-07 → 2001-09-25
- BELL & HOWELL A-V LIMITED 1968-06-21 → 1999-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They have received confirmation through a letter of support from their intermediate parent Camelot UK Bidco Limited, that it intends to support the Company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- PROQUEST UK HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- ProQuest Information and Learning Limited 100%
- ProQuest Pension Trustee Company Limited 100%
- ProQuest Latam, S de RL de CV 100%
Significant events
- “On August 5, 2025, the Group entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement, which provided for a $75 million increase to the revolving credit facility. Following the amendment, the total aggregate amount of the revolving credit facility outstanding is $775 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Director | 2007-01-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| AVNER TRAINOR, Larisa | Secretary | 2007-02-26 | 2022-04-01 |
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2007-02-09 |
| JONES, Colin Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-11-15 |
| REEVES, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Louise Michele | Secretary | 1998-11-15 | 2000-09-30 |
| ALDWORTH, Alan W | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2007-04-16 |
| AUSTIN, Richard Stirling | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| AVNER TRAINOR, Larisa | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2022-04-01 |
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Director | 2001-04-18 | 2007-02-09 |
| DAVEY, Christopher Nelson | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-11-29 |
| EVANS, Philip | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2013-04-15 |
| JAKOBOWSKI, Michael | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2009-10-01 |
| JONES, Colin Paul | Director | 1992-10-30 | 1998-11-15 |
| MULLER, Michael Philip | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2001-06-04 |
| RONALDSON, Christopher Adrian | Director | 1998-11-13 | 2004-12-31 |
| SNYDER, Andrew Miles | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2011-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proquest European Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.