VERISIGN GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£234k
USD 314,220
+79.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5bn
USD 6,783,298,648
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£386m
USD 519,941,654
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£35,871 | -£41,425 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £238,944,786 | £369,508,353 | £386,430,066 | +4.6% | |
| Net profit | £238,944,696 | £369,508,353 | £386,430,066 | +4.6% | |
| Cash | £174,898 | £130,031 | £233,534 | +79.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,041,406,712 | £5,041,365,287 | £5,041,470,567 | 0% | |
| Net assets | — | £5,041,365,287 | £5,041,470,567 | 0% | |
| Equity | £5,041,406,712 | £5,041,365,287 | £5,041,470,567 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 9.74x | 20.18x |
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
- VERISIGN GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-10-14 → present
- WHITELEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1998-12-23 → 2019-10-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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.”
Group structure
- VERISIGN GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Global Registration Services Limited 100%
- VeriSign Netherlands B.V. 100%
- VeriSign Sarl 100%
- VeriSign Internet Technology Services (Beijing) Co. Ltd. 100%
- VeriSign Naming and Directory Services LLC 100%
- VeriSign Internet Services Sarl 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-01 | — | — |
| ISLEIB, Adrienne Nicole | Director | 2025-07-31 | Oct 1980 | American |
| MOORE, Lee Francis | Director | 2020-06-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| PRICE, Emma Carys | Director | 2025-12-11 | Aug 1993 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAGHAN, Gerard Dominic | Secretary | 2000-03-15 | 2002-08-13 |
| HUDSON, Paul Bruce | Secretary | 2006-08-08 | 2009-01-06 |
| JAMIESON, Alexander James Andrew | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2000-03-15 |
| TUVESSON, Alf Bror Tage | Secretary | 2009-01-06 | 2011-06-14 |
| ULAM, James Michael | Secretary | 2002-08-13 | 2006-08-08 |
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-23 | 1998-12-23 |
| ANDERSON, Barry Richard | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2003-08-22 |
| BLAETTLER, Daniel | Director | 2006-08-08 | 2013-04-10 |
| CALLAGHAN, Gerard Dominic | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2001-02-15 |
| CALLAGHAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2000-12-07 |
| CALYS, John Demetrios | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2020-06-01 |
| GARROW, Bruce Alexander | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2000-03-15 |
| GOSHORN, Richard Henley | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2014-11-14 |
| GREENHILL, Mitchell Jay | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-05-23 |
| HUDSON, Paul Bruce | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2009-01-06 |
| INDELICARTO, Thomas | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2020-06-01 |
| READER, Jason Antony | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| ULAM, James Michael | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2006-08-08 |
| WHITELEY, David Johathan William | Director | 1998-12-23 | 2000-01-12 |
| WILDS, Christopher James | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2000-12-07 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-23 | 1998-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verisign, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.