MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
£545k
+361.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£112m
+16.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
394
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£83m
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £176,267,000 | £213,713,000 | £206,390,000 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £68,765,000 | £75,751,000 | £80,130,000 | +5.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £71,386,000 | £80,145,000 | £83,228,000 | +3.8% | |
| Net profit | £53,428,000 | £61,022,000 | £61,225,000 | +0.3% | |
| Cash | £69,000 | £118,000 | £545,000 | +361.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £105,047,000 | £96,282,000 | £112,311,000 | +16.6% | |
| Net assets | £104,892,000 | £96,282,000 | £112,311,000 | +16.6% | |
| Equity | £104,892,000 | £96,282,000 | £112,311,000 | +16.6% | |
| Average employees | 377 | 387 | 394 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £48,799,000 | £59,428,000 | £55,332,000 | -6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,365,000 | £2,980,000 | £3,975,000 | +33.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £47,256 | £41,725 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,019,000 | £1,327,000 | £1,685,000 | +27% |
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 | 39.0% | 35.4% | 38.8% | |
| Net margin | 30.3% | 28.6% | 29.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 65.5% | 78.7% | 71.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.1% | 42.6% | 37.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.73x | 2.10x | — |
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
- MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE LIMITED 1985-12-17 → present
- RAPIDCREDIT LIMITED 1985-09-25 → 1985-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having considered these forecasts, the risks and associated mitigating actions, believe the Company is well placed to manage its risks and have assessed that there is a reasonable expectation that adequate financial resources will continue to be available for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWE, Amanda Helen | Director | 2024-07-15 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CABANNES, Severin Jean-Marie | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jul 1958 | French |
| LOTTER, Philipp Lukas | Director | 2019-10-24 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MERLI, Monica | Director | 2016-10-03 | Nov 1964 | Italian |
| PHILLIPS, Scott | Director | 2025-03-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
| STANGE, Astrid Martina, Dr | Director | 2023-05-13 | Dec 1965 | German |
| WEST, Michael Lawrence | Director | 2018-05-13 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Raymond Alan, Mr. | Secretary | — | 1994-09-26 |
| SYER, Christopher John Owen | Secretary | 1994-09-26 | 2008-12-18 |
| ACRES, Neil Craig, Mr. | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| ARCHER, Richard James Goodwin | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| BEROUD, Olivier | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-05-20 |
| BOGNI, Rodolfo | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2014-07-14 |
| DIAZ, John Carlos | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| DREVON, Frederic Walter Jacques | Director | 2006-05-09 | 2013-02-18 |
| DROMER, Alain | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2018-05-12 |
| FAUBER, Robert | Director | 2016-05-17 | 2019-10-23 |
| FERSCHA, Rudolf Wolfgang | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2019-07-14 |
| FOLEY, Michael | Director | 2002-01-15 | 2006-05-09 |
| FRY, John Anthony | Director | 1995-07-27 | 2000-02-04 |
| GLOVER, Ian George | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2010-07-14 |
| HILDERMAN, Mara Wera | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1996-10-21 |
| JONES, Lesley | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2024-07-14 |
| KELLER, Thomas | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2016-10-03 |
| KONSTANTY, Jan Bronislaw | Director | — | 1996-10-21 |
| LONG, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| MADELAIN, Michel | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| MADELAIN, Michel | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2008-11-06 |
| MCDANIEL, Raymond | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2013-09-18 |
| MCDANIEL, Raymond | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2002-01-15 |
| MUNSTERS, Roderick Marie Stella Maris | Director | 2018-05-13 | 2023-05-12 |
| MURRAY, Chester Van Alen | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2002-01-15 |
| PETHICK, Jan | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2019-07-14 |
| PHIPPS, Nigel David | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2019-03-31 |
| THEODORE, Jean-Francois | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2013-07-14 |
| WORRALL, Blair Lloyd | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2018-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody's Shared Services Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.