MOODY'S ANALYTICS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£725
+1,242.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£228k
-11.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,189
+28.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£184k
+22.4% vs 2024
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 | £519,628,000 | £641,229 | £805,455 | +25.6% | |
| Operating profit | £155,856,000 | £134,848 | £180,014 | +33.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £151,444,000 | £150,666 | £184,394 | +22.4% | |
| Net profit | £133,560,000 | £128,874 | £157,892 | +22.5% | |
| Cash | £41,000 | £54 | £725 | +1,242.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £366,539,000 | £260,710 | £234,693 | -10% | |
| Net assets | £366,539,000 | £259,021 | £228,354 | -11.8% | |
| Equity | £366,539,000 | £259,021 | £228,354 | -11.8% | |
| Average employees | 799 | 927 | 1,189 | +28.3% | |
| Wages | £81,172,000 | £95,918 | £124,231 | +29.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 30.0% | 21.0% | 22.3% | |
| Net margin | 25.7% | 20.1% | 19.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.5% | 51.7% | 76.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.0% | 66.6% | 77.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 1.18x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 24.85x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MOODY'S ANALYTICS UK LIMITED 2007-12-28 → present
- MOODY'S KMV LIMITED 2003-01-07 → 2007-12-28
- MOODY'S RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 1999-03-26 → 2003-01-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations.”
Group structure
- MOODY'S ANALYTICS UK LIMITED · parent
- Risk First Inc. 100%
- Acquire Media 1 UK Limited 100%
- Risk First Limited 100%
- Traidum GmbH (Preference shares) 40%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company acquired the trade, assets and liabilities of Risk Management Solutions Limited (RMS) on 1 April 2025 for a total consideration of £40.0m, and those of Zephus Limited (Zephus) on 1 May 2025 for a total consideration of £8.0m.”
- “On 18 December 2025, Moody's signed an agreement with a commitment to transfer its global Regulatory Reporting & ALM Solutions business to an external buyer, with the completion expected in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRICH-BLAKE, David De Cliffe | Director | 2015-09-15 | Feb 1964 | British |
| HERRING, Timothy John Crawford | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYER, Christopher John Owen | Secretary | 1999-03-26 | 2008-12-18 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-26 | 1999-03-26 |
| ANDERSON, Nels Eric | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-10-03 |
| AQUINO, Mario | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-01-02 |
| DREVON, Frederic Walter Jacques | Director | 2006-05-09 | 2008-01-01 |
| FOLEY, Michael | Director | 2002-01-15 | 2006-05-09 |
| GOMEZ VIDAL, Isabel Maria | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2019-10-31 |
| KING, Robert David | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2019-10-31 |
| MADELAIN, Michel | Director | 2002-01-15 | 2008-01-01 |
| MURRAY, Chester Van Alen | Director | 1999-03-26 | 2002-01-15 |
| PARRISH, James Adolphe | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2000-09-19 |
| SURR, Christopher John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-26 | 1999-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody's Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.