INSPOP.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-11.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£43m
-67.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
234
-3.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£38m
+10% 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 | £148,629,000 | £172,559,000 | £186,460,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £29,189,000 | £34,540,000 | £37,979,000 | +10% | |
| Profit before tax | £32,601,000 | £34,525,000 | £37,968,000 | +10% | |
| Net profit | £31,338,000 | £33,262,000 | £36,873,000 | +10.9% | |
| Cash | £1,911,000 | £1,854,000 | £1,639,000 | -11.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,005,000 | £133,217,000 | £43,276,000 | -67.5% | |
| Net assets | £98,586,000 | £132,318,000 | £43,037,000 | -67.5% | |
| Equity | £98,586,000 | £132,318,000 | £43,037,000 | -67.5% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 242 | 234 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £12,532,000 | £13,240,000 | £13,634,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £187,000 | £514,000 | £703,000 | +36.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £10,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £187,000 | £392,000 | £541,000 | +38% |
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 | 19.6% | 20.0% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.2% | 25.9% | 87.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.4% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.37x | 5.61x | 3.57x |
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
- INSPOP.COM LIMITED 1999-12-06 → present
- YOU-FIRST LIMITED 1999-10-11 → 1999-12-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- INSPOP.COM LIMITED · parent
- Confused.com Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH-WILLIAMS, Hollie Camille | Secretary | 2021-12-09 | — | — |
| CHANDLER, Deborah Helen | Director | 2021-06-11 | Feb 1980 | British |
| DUKES, Stephen | Director | 2023-03-23 | May 1979 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUNT, Daniel John | Secretary | 2018-11-29 | 2021-04-30 |
| CLARKE, Stuart David | Secretary | 2001-07-03 | 2008-09-02 |
| MURRAY, Judith Rowena | Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 2001-07-03 |
| WATERS, Mark Robert | Secretary | 2008-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNITED HOLDING AG | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 1999-10-11 |
| ARMSTRONG, Katherine Jane | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2014-12-31 |
| BETES-NOVOA, Elena, | Director | 2017-08-16 | 2021-07-01 |
| CHIDWICK, Kevin | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2012-01-01 |
| CORIAT, Martin Dominque | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2018-03-12 |
| COVENEY, Catherine | Director | 2000-01-28 | 2000-09-11 |
| ENGELHARDT, Henry Allan | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2017-04-04 |
| ENGELHARDT, Henry Allan | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2009-09-08 |
| GILHAM, Robert Paul | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-06-30 |
| HOOD, Carlton James | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2010-12-06 |
| JAMES, David Keith Marlais | Director | 2004-09-29 | 2019-03-27 |
| JOHNSON, Margaret | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| LAMBERT, John Anthony | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2000-09-06 |
| MOLYNEUX, Helen Clare | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2017-10-06 |
| MURRAY, Sara Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2001-09-13 |
| MURRAY, Sara Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2000-07-03 |
| NOVOA, Elena Betes | Director | 2008-09-02 | 2009-10-20 |
| O'SHEA, Louise | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2023-03-23 |
| PROBERT, Andrew Charles | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2019-06-17 |
| RICE-JONES, Margaret Frances | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2021-04-30 |
| SANCHEZ, Christophe | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2007-10-17 |
| STEVENS, David Graham | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2018-03-12 |
| SYED, Tariq Sajjad | Director | 2021-06-11 | 2022-09-23 |
| WENG-KAN, Francis Nicolas | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-05-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Debra Elizbeth, Dr | Director | 2006-03-29 | 2008-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Portals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-30 | Active |
| Admiral Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.