GLOBALDATA PLC
GlobalData plc is a London Stock Exchange-listed data analytics and consulting company that provides proprietary business information, market intelligence, and insights across multiple industry sectors.
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Cash
£51M
+231.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£326M
-22.5% vs 2024
Employees
3,655
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£69M
+26% 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 | £273,100,000 | £285,500,000 | £322,100,000 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | £73,700,000 | £65,100,000 | £81,200,000 | +24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £41,500,000 | £54,900,000 | £69,200,000 | +26% | |
| Net profit | £30,800,000 | £36,500,000 | £50,100,000 | +37.3% | |
| Cash | £19,800,000 | £15,400,000 | £51,100,000 | +231.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £418,100,000 | £489,300,000 | £523,700,000 | +7% | |
| Net assets | £57,800,000 | £420,900,000 | £326,000,000 | -22.5% | |
| Equity | £57,800,000 | £420,900,000 | £326,000,000 | -22.5% | |
| Average employees | 3,560 | 3,557 | 3,655 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £116,200,000 | £121,800,000 | £147,200,000 | +20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,653,000 | £1,802,000 | £1,530,000 | -15.1% |
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 | 27.0% | 22.8% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 12.8% | 15.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 13.3% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.3% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.34x | 1.23x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | 6.04x | 5.47x | 6.66x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GLOBALDATA PLC 2016-01-22 → present
- PROGRESSIVE DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP PLC 2009-06-24 → 2016-01-22
- TMN GROUP PLC 2006-12-01 → 2009-06-24
- THEMUTUAL.NET PLC 2000-02-09 → 2006-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GLOBALDATA PLC · parent
- GlobalData Pty Limited
- Stylus Australia Pty Limited
- GD Healthcare Pty Limited
- LMC Automotive GmbH
- Lombard Street Research
- GlobalData Inc.
- GD Healthcare Inc.
- GlobalData Consulting (Shanghai) Co
- GlobalData Information Services (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
- Lombard Street Research (Asia) Limited
- ALP Healthcare Canada Inc.
- Business Trade Media International Canadian Limited
- LMC Automotive (Thailand) Company Limited
- Al Pallette Private Limited
Significant events
- “A tender offer of £60 million was completed in September 2025. An additional £110 million share buyback programme was launched in November 2025. The Board proposed a final dividend of 1.2 pence per share (2024: 1.0 pence) for a total dividend of 1.5 pence per share (2024: 2.5 pence) for the year, to be paid on 1 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Robert James | Secretary | 2022-11-22 | — | — |
| BIRKETT, Catherine | Director | 2021-03-13 | Oct 1973 | British |
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2008-10-06 | Dec 1962 | English |
| DECOT, Julien Denis Daniel | Director | 2021-04-30 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HARKNESS, Peter Martin | Director | 2007-08-06 | May 1949 | British |
| HIGHAM, Rachel | Director | 2026-01-20 | Jun 1974 | British |
| LEGG, Murray John | Director | 2016-02-24 | Aug 1957 | British |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Director | 2018-01-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| WALTER, Toby Jonathan | Director | 2026-02-10 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Secretary | 2009-06-25 | 2010-03-29 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen John | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2015-04-28 |
| COVENEY, Peter Nigel | Secretary | 2000-05-19 | 2007-07-17 |
| DIXON, Craig Stephen | Secretary | 2007-07-17 | 2009-06-25 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2022-01-21 | 2022-11-22 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2015-04-28 | 2020-07-21 |
| MACKAY, Thomas Alexander | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2000-05-19 |
| MARCUS, Robert John | Secretary | 2010-03-29 | 2011-08-01 |
| STRICKLAND, Charles Eugene Shackleton | Secretary | 2020-07-21 | 2022-01-21 |
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2010-03-29 |
| ARNOLD, Daryl James | Director | 2000-05-24 | 2004-01-29 |
| BARNES, Annette Marie | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2026-03-01 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen John | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| COVENEY, Peter Nigel | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2007-07-17 |
| CRAGG, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2021-04-20 |
| DAY, Andrew David | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2026-03-01 |
| DIXON, Craig Stephen | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2009-06-25 |
| FAIR, Bruce | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2009-06-25 |
| FREEBAIRN, Mark Glen | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2017-04-25 |
| GITTELMON, Harold | Director | 2004-06-14 | 2007-12-05 |
| GUMBRELL, Jonathan | Director | 2005-12-23 | 2006-09-20 |
| HEATON, Benjamin James David | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2006-06-30 |
| MARCUS, Robert John | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-08-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Arthur Jeremy Barritt | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2007-02-01 |
| MORRIS, James Alexander | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-06-30 |
| PRITCHARD, Elizabeth | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2021-06-24 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2017-12-31 |
| SMITH, Mark Darren | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2009-06-25 |
| SMITH, Vincent Robert | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2009-06-25 |
| SOOBRATTEE, Anna | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2004-11-29 |
| TAYLER, John Warren | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2007-12-05 |
| VAN MUSSCHENBROEK, Kelsey Samuel | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2017-04-25 |
| WAJCENBERG, Simon | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2001-01-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Leo | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Thomas Danson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 294 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.