DILIGENTA LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+279.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£159M
+6.9% vs 2023
Employees
7,362
+15.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£29M
+6.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £522,450,000 | £606,831,000 | +16.2% | |
| Operating profit | £24,943,000 | £25,622,000 | +2.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,054,000 | £28,849,000 | +6.6% | |
| Net profit | £21,024,000 | £22,214,000 | +5.7% | |
| Cash | £360,000 | £1,365,000 | +279.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,935,000 | £165,287,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £148,587,000 | £158,837,000 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £148,587,000 | £158,837,000 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 6,357 | 7,362 | +15.8% | |
| Wages | £204,981,000 | £246,436,000 | +20.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £513,000 | £506,000 | -1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.0% | 40.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 2.06x | |
| Interest cover | 49.20x | 47.01x |
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
- DILIGENTA LIMITED 2005-11-21 → present
- SLK FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2005-08-12 → 2005-11-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, Diligenta transferred the services, through organic growth of ReAssure Ltd, part of the Pheonix Group and Capita Ltd, as part of the existing Aviva partnership, this included the transfer of circa 1200 colleagues and 6.0 million policies.”
- “During 2024, Diligenta successfully migrated 1.8 million L&P policies onto our TCS BaNCST™ strategic platform over 7 migration releases for its key clients.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENTERS, Paul | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | — | — |
| DHURU, Milind Dilip | Director | 2024-03-19 | Jan 1970 | British |
| HARRISON, Lynzi | Director | 2026-01-27 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MCINNES, Susan Davidson | Director | 2022-12-12 | Jul 1962 | British |
| SANKARANARAYANAN, Subramanian | Director | 2023-09-20 | Jun 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Robin Duncan | Director | 2025-06-24 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SUNDARADAS, Daniel Praveen | Director | 2015-04-15 | Apr 1972 | Indian |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Alan Peter | Secretary | 2007-02-21 | 2023-07-31 |
| RAJPUT, Manoj | Secretary | 2005-08-12 | 2007-02-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-08-12 | 2005-08-12 |
| ARTHUR, Michael Anthony, Sir | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| BRAGÉE, Per Bertil | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2013-12-17 |
| BURKE, Steven Edward | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2013-02-25 |
| CHANDRASEKARAN, Natarajan | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2017-02-08 |
| GARDNER, Edward Ian | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2006-12-15 |
| JONES, Tim | Director | 2024-03-19 | 2025-05-31 |
| KASSIMIOTIS, Antonios | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2011-10-12 |
| LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Amur Swaminathan | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2014-04-13 |
| LAUGHLIN, Ian William | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2010-06-30 |
| MENON, Suresh Gopinathan | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2015-04-15 |
| MUTHUSWAMI, Suresh | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2023-09-13 |
| NATARAJAN, Ganapathy Subramaniam | Director | 2017-06-22 | 2024-03-21 |
| NEEMUCHWALA, Abidali Zainuddin | Director | 2014-06-03 | 2015-02-16 |
| POWER, David | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| PURNA HOUSDURGAM, Vijaya Deepti | Director | 2016-02-24 | 2017-09-13 |
| REID, Robert Paul, Sir | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2023-06-23 |
| REYNOLDS, Neil David | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2018-10-19 |
| VANDREVALA, Phiroz Adi | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2017-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-08-12 | 2005-08-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-11-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.