EX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.6m
+24.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
+57.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+47.3% 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 | £14,758,426 | £15,640,217 | £18,218,624 | +16.5% | |
| Operating profit | £15,825 | £778,558 | £959,720 | +23.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,553,907 | £1,077,787 | £1,587,390 | +47.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,553,913 | £1,077,787 | £1,587,390 | +47.3% | |
| Cash | £3,388,318 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,817,892 | £6,910,682 | £8,598,336 | +24.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,817,892 | £6,910,682 | £8,598,336 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £5,817,892 | £6,910,682 | £8,598,336 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 26 | 41 | +57.7% | |
| Wages | £1,265,094 | £1,516,634 | £2,578,348 | +70% | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 6.9% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | 11.3% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.6% | 71.4% | 62.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 1.00x | 1.12x |
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.
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.”
Group structure
- EX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Research Research Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At 31 December 2025, the Group's credit facilities comprised $100m of secured notes due in 2026 (2024: $700m), $921m of senior secured notes due in 2028 (2024: $921m), $921m of senior notes due in 2029 (2024: $921m), and secured borrowings of $2,499m (2024: $1,999m) under term loans due in 2031 and a $775m (2024: $700m) revolving credit facility, due in 2029.”
- “The 2026 Notes were redeemed on 30 January 2026 (the "Redemption Date") at a cash redemption price equal to $100 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the Redemption Date.”
- “During Q1 2026 and Q2 2026, senior secured notes and senior notes due 2028 and 2029 were repurchased, these transactions resulted in retiring debt with an aggregate carrying value of $117.6 million.”
- “Management has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to 31 December 2025. Based on this evaluation, other than disclosed within these financial statements and related notes or described above, the Company has determined no other events were required to be recognised or disclosed.”
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 | 2016-07-01 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Justin Paul Jonathan | Director | 2016-07-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Graham | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRAN, Aharon | Secretary | 2000-08-22 | 2011-11-01 |
| MORAG, Azriel | Secretary | 1998-08-25 | 2000-08-22 |
| REEVES, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Henry Peter Hinchliffe | Secretary | 1997-09-23 | 1998-08-25 |
| SCHARFSTEIN, Oded | Secretary | 2011-11-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-23 | 1997-09-23 |
| ARAD, Ehud | Director | 2000-08-22 | 2003-08-15 |
| BLEY, Robert | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2016-07-01 |
| BOOTH, Julie | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2008-05-13 |
| DAUBACH, Marc | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2001-07-11 |
| MORAG, Azriel | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2005-05-23 |
| MORAG, Azriel | Director | 1997-09-23 | 1998-04-17 |
| MOSSERI, Ofer | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| SAMSON, James Gordon | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| SHEM TOV, Matitiahu Simon | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2016-07-01 |
| TRAINOR, Larisa Avner | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-09-23 | 1997-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex Libris Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-12-01 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
| Camelot Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.