PROQUEST INFORMATION AND LEARNING LIMITED
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Cash
£298k
-16.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
-9.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£863k
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £19,388,908 | £16,935,057 | £18,582,614 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,186,477 | £888,108 | £954,849 | +7.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,153,499 | £1,021,347 | £862,991 | -15.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,145,724 | £837,869 | £853,278 | +1.8% | |
| Cash | £462,676 | £355,527 | £298,216 | -16.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,154,929 | £11,445,655 | £33,245,350 | +190.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,154,929 | £11,445,655 | £12,888,073 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £10,154,929 | £11,445,655 | £12,888,073 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 194 | 166 | 150 | -9.6% | |
| Wages | £12,738,106 | £9,968,913 | £9,463,477 | -5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £191,432 | £202,742 | £204,197 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £13,121 | £13,478 | £13,879 | +3% | |
| Highest paid director | £204,553 | £180,789 | £180,603 | -0.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 26.5% | 4.9% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.7% | 7.8% | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.5% | 37.6% | 66.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.55x | 2.55x | 7.56x | |
| Interest cover | 1.84x | — | 2.13x |
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
- PROQUEST INFORMATION AND LEARNING LIMITED 2001-09-05 → present
- CHADWYCK - HEALEY LIMITED 1973-02-05 → 2001-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking these factors into account, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have also received a letter of support from the Company's intermediate parent, Camelot UK Bidco Limited, confirming its intention to support the Company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed.”
Significant events
- “In March 2025 the Company announced the strategic decision to wind down the physical books operation within the business, this announcement confirmed the plan to close the Ringwood site by mid 2026.”
- “The Company expects to incur further exceptional restructuring costs of £457k in 2026 relating to the closure of the physical books business.”
- “The Company had unincorporated branches in France, Australia and Germany in the prior year. These branches were closed in the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2006-08-30 | — | British |
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Director | 2006-08-30 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1966 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2008-01-18 |
| CHADWYCK HEALEY, Charles Edward | Secretary | — | 1999-09-29 |
| CHRISTIE, Alasdair Bryce | Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2002-02-18 |
| MCEWAN, Ian, Dr | Secretary | 2002-03-11 | 2006-10-31 |
| REEVES, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Louise Michele | Secretary | 1999-10-07 | 2000-05-26 |
| ALDWORTH, Alan William | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2008-01-18 |
| BUCHARDT, Todd Willmer | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2008-01-18 |
| CARROLL DAVIS, Julie May | Director | 1998-10-20 | 1999-10-07 |
| CHADWYCK HEALEY, Charles Edward | Director | — | 1999-10-07 |
| CHADWYCK-HEALEY, Angela Mary, Lady | Director | — | 1999-10-07 |
| CHRISTIE, Alasdair Bryce | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2002-02-18 |
| EVANS, Philip | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2013-04-15 |
| EVERITT, Alastair Gordon | Director | — | 1994-07-15 |
| HALL, Steven Richard | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2004-09-17 |
| HALL, Steven Richard | Director | — | 1999-10-07 |
| HEALY, Michael Joseph | Director | 1995-03-27 | 1998-01-05 |
| INKELLIS, Barbara Carol | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2016-04-15 |
| JOHANSSON, Nils | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2001-09-19 |
| MCCRAE, Donald Murray | Director | — | 1999-10-07 |
| MCEWAN, Ian, Dr | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2006-10-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Joseph P | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2002-10-24 |
| RONALDSON, Christopher Adrian | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2004-12-17 |
| SIDAWAY, David Stephen | Director | 1997-10-06 | 1999-10-07 |
| TAYLOR, John | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2011-10-17 |
| TAYLOR, John Fleming | Director | 1999-04-16 | 1999-10-07 |
| TRAINOR, Larisa Avner | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2022-04-01 |
| WORTHINGTON, Alison Margaret | Director | — | 1998-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proquest Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary 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 | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-12-14 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-14 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-05-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.