IPSOS PAN AFRICA HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£103K
+505.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£17M
+9.8% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
+118.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£9,538,000 | -£10,000 | +99.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,536,000 | £1,992,000 | +118.9% | |
| Net profit | -£10,625,000 | £1,828,000 | +117.2% | |
| Cash | £17,000 | £103,000 | +505.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£13,817,000 | £8,019,000 | +158% | |
| Net assets | -£18,684,000 | -£16,856,000 | +9.8% | |
| Equity | -£18,684,000 | -£16,856,000 | +9.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £625,142 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 136.5% | 137.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | -4.33x | -0.01x |
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
- IPSOS PAN AFRICA HOLDINGS LTD 2013-12-30 → present
- SYNOVATE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2002-11-01 → 2013-12-30
- AEGIS MARKET RESEARCH UK LIMITED 2001-01-10 → 2002-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date, the Company had net current liabilities. The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the parent company, Ipsos EMEA Holdings Ltd. The directors have received confirmation that Ipsos EMEA Holdings Ltd has the ability and the intention to support the Company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed. The directors have considered a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- IPSOS PAN AFRICA HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- Ipsos Understanding Unlimited Research SAU 100%
- Ipsos Research Pvt Ltd 39.7%
- Synovate (Holdings) South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Recon Arastirma Danismanlik Anonim Sirketi 100%
- Ipsos Research Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Mozambique Limitada 100%
- SERVICIOS ECUATORIANOS ATICA S.A 100%
- Steadman Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Tanzania 100%
- Synovate MarketResearch Services Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Ecuador SA 100%
- Ipsos SRL 100%
- Ipsos (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Conexus (Pty) Ltd South Africa 100%
- RetailNext 5%
- Ipsos Ltd 100%
- Ipsos Vietnam LLC 51%
- South African Satisfaction Index (Pty) Ltd 100%
- African Response (Pty) Ltd 70%
- Synovate SA 100%
- Inner Brazil Strategic Market Research S/C 100%
- Ipsos Nigeria 40%
- Ipsos Sarl 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN HULLEN, Rupert | Secretary | 2011-10-12 | — | British |
| MOORE, Gary | Director | 2023-03-27 | Nov 1970 | British |
| POITOU, Jean Laurent | Director | 2025-09-15 | Oct 1964 | French |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOBERLY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2010-08-27 | 2011-10-11 |
| ROSS, John Howard | Secretary | 2001-01-10 | 2009-11-03 |
| THOMAS, Caroline Emma Roberts | Secretary | 2009-11-03 | 2010-08-27 |
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-10 |
| CHOPRA, Peter David | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2007-03-15 |
| GIVEN, Richard | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2006-03-30 |
| GIVEN, Richard | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2002-06-25 |
| GLYDON, Patrick Richard | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2011-10-11 |
| HARDING, Carlos Guillermo | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2016-12-08 |
| HAWORTH, John Roger | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-27 |
| HOLLISS, David Kingsley | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2018-04-23 |
| MILTON, Ashley | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2006-09-05 |
| PAGE, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-09-15 |
| PARRY, Michael | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2008-12-31 |
| PRIDAY, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2006-09-05 | 2009-01-01 |
| QURESHI, Babar Ali | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2002-10-01 |
| STOCLET, Laurence | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2022-10-01 |
| VAN HULLEN, Rupert | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2021-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsos Emea Holdings Ltd | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-07 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.