EQUINITI LIMITED
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Cash
£700k
-96% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£600m
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
631
-6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£27m
+21.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £145,000,000 | £184,600,000 | £193,700,000 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £13,000,000 | £22,300,000 | £27,400,000 | +22.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,800,000 | £22,000,000 | £26,800,000 | +21.8% | |
| Net profit | £6,200,000 | £16,200,000 | £18,900,000 | +16.7% | |
| Cash | £1,400,000 | £17,400,000 | £700,000 | -96% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £577,600,000 | £589,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £567,300,000 | £580,400,000 | £599,900,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £567,300,000 | £580,400,000 | £599,900,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 588 | 677 | 631 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £27,900,000 | £30,600,000 | £32,000,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,200,000 | £1,600,000 | £900,000 | -43.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £600,000 | £900,000 | £600,000 | -33.3% |
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 | 9.0% | 12.1% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 8.8% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 3.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.0% | 17.0% | 12.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.45x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | 65.00x | 74.33x | 45.67x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EQUINITI LIMITED 2007-07-13 → present
- KNIGHT UNREGULATED LIMITED 2007-05-04 → 2007-07-13
- WG&M SHELF COMPANY 124 LIMITED 2007-04-25 → 2007-05-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared a financial forecast for the 18 months period from the date of approval of financial statements and are satisfied that the Company will remain profitable and cash generative and that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company has also received a letter of support from the Group confirming that it will provide any financial and operational support to the Company, as required, such that the Company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- EQUINITI LIMITED · parent
- Claybrook Computing Limited 100%
- Equiniti Benefactor Limited 100%
- Equiniti Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Equiniti PMS Limited 100%
- Equiniti Services Limited 100%
- Equiniti Solutions India Private Limited 100%
- Equiniti Registrars Nominees Limited 100%
- Paymaster (1836) Limited 100%
- MyCSP Limited 75%
- MyCSP Trustee Company Limited 75%
- Trust Research Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2026 it was announced that the Group has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), a regulated digital asset exchange serving major financial institutions and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This deal is expected to complete in January 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-26 | — | — |
| BATES, Ronald | Director | 2025-10-23 | Jan 1983 | British |
| KRAMER, Daniel Geoffrey | Director | 2025-10-23 | Aug 1962 | American |
| MARKS, Jacqueline | Director | 2025-10-23 | Jan 1978 | American |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMOUR, Douglas William | Secretary | 2013-09-20 | 2016-07-04 |
| CONG, Katherine | Secretary | 2016-07-04 | 2020-08-26 |
| SWABEY, Peter Kenneth | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2013-09-20 |
| WG&M SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-04-25 | 2007-10-01 |
| AINSLEY, Philip Michael | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2019-06-20 |
| BAILEY, Jerome Henry | Director | 2008-08-18 | 2009-09-04 |
| BETTS, Toni | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-02-14 |
| BROCKLEBANK, James Gerald Arthur | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-11-12 |
| DYE, William | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2010-01-07 |
| ELLEN, Stuart John | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2019-12-31 |
| GREEN, Adam Charles | Director | 2022-03-18 | 2025-10-23 |
| HENNESSY, Janet Louise | Director | 2007-05-09 | 2007-09-28 |
| HINDLEY, Martyn John | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2015-02-20 |
| JOHNSON, Steven Robert | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2021-06-30 |
| LYNAM, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-10-23 |
| MARGETTS, Elaine | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2011-06-30 |
| MATSON, Paul | Director | 2007-09-30 | 2008-07-18 |
| MATTHEWS, Paul Charles | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2022-05-27 |
| MURPHY, Clancy | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| MURPHY, Clancy | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-07-11 |
| PADUCH, Jeffrey | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2007-11-12 |
| PALMER, Joanne | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2008-11-01 |
| PARKER, John | Director | 2007-09-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| PEELER, Andrew Michael | Director | 2022-03-18 | 2025-10-23 |
| PRINS, Thera Roeline | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2026-01-30 |
| RISTAINO, Michael Joseph | Director | 2007-05-09 | 2007-09-28 |
| ROWLAND, Phillip David | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2009-08-05 |
| RUTLAND, Peter | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-11-12 |
| STIER, John | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2021-08-01 |
| STORY, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| VASSANELLI, Marc | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-07-18 |
| WAKELEY, Guy Richard | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2021-01-04 |
| WALLER, Susan | Director | 2007-09-30 | 2008-04-11 |
| WG&M NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-04-25 | 2007-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equiniti Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.