WORLDONE RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£913k
-53.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£11m
+32.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
+9.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.5m
+143.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £30,868,199 | £27,107,901 | £29,600,512 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,371,101 | £2,238,291 | £4,557,316 | +103.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,889,273 | £1,830,245 | £4,454,003 | +143.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,765,505 | £1,830,245 | £4,417,463 | +141.4% | |
| Cash | £1,653,623 | £1,973,039 | £912,639 | -53.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£11,120,569 | -£5,261,835 | +52.7% | |
| Net assets | -£18,259,010 | -£15,814,320 | -£10,724,750 | +32.2% | |
| Equity | -£18,259,010 | -£15,814,320 | -£10,724,750 | +32.2% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 52 | 57 | +9.6% | |
| Wages | £6,805,849 | £6,893,369 | £7,896,250 | +14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £219,480 | £209,238 | -4.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £235,769 | £219,480 | £209,238 | -4.7% |
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 | -4.4% | 8.3% | 15.4% | |
| Net margin | -5.7% | 6.8% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 200.3% | 175.2% | 148.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | 0.38x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | -2.65x | 5.49x | 44.11x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having identified no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the director considers it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- WORLDONE RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- WorldOne Servicios de Investigacion S.A. de C.V 99%
- WorldOne Research 2008, SL 100%
- WorldOne Dalian 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 February 2026, after the balance sheet date, the entire issued share capital of the parent company, Sermo Limited, was acquired under the Project Sigrun transaction.”
- “As a result, Sigrun Bidco Limited became the immediate parent of Sermo Limited, Sigrun Parent Limited became the ultimate parent undertaking of the group, and Francisco Partners Management, L.P. became the ultimate controlling party.”
- “As part of the Project Sigrun transaction, the $61.0m of preference shares in issue in Sermo Limited as at 31 December 2025 were redeemed and cancelled at completion.”
- “On completion of the Project Sigrun transaction, the Group's existing $8.0m revolving credit facility with PNC Bank (repaid in full in March 2025) was terminated. On 27 February 2026 the Group entered into a new senior secured credit facility with Capital One, National Association, comprising a $60.0m initial term facility, a $12.5m revolving facility (including a $4.0m letter of credit sub-limit) and a $20.0m delayed draw term loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK, Peter | Director | 2000-05-10 | Jun 1970 | Danish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Ricardo Joseph | Secretary | 2007-09-01 | 2009-09-09 |
| BOSE, Tarun | Secretary | 2009-09-09 | 2011-11-30 |
| DIMITROV, Gorjan | Secretary | 2001-07-25 | 2002-11-30 |
| FROYSTAD, Ted | Secretary | 2000-05-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| SMITH, Gerard | Secretary | 2011-12-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| VEJLGAARD, Lotte | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2007-09-01 |
| UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2000-04-28 |
| HALL, Richard James Eldred | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| KIRK, Morten | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| WRIGHT, Jamie Michael | Director | 2013-10-31 | 2016-09-30 |
| UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermo Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-11 | Active |
| Mr Peter Kirk | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-06-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.