S&P GLOBAL INDICES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£5m
-67.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33m
+343.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
97
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+36.2% 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 | £22,453,000 | £26,890,000 | £29,967,000 | +11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,541,000 | £2,759,000 | £3,753,000 | +36% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,541,000 | £2,759,000 | £3,759,000 | +36.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,993,000 | £2,115,000 | £2,766,000 | +30.8% | |
| Cash | £8,377,000 | £15,306,000 | £4,966,000 | -67.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,546,000 | £7,507,000 | £34,663,000 | +361.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,546,000 | £7,507,000 | £33,323,000 | +343.9% | |
| Equity | £5,546,000 | £7,507,000 | £33,323,000 | +343.9% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 87 | 97 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £11,996,000 | £14,044,000 | £14,611,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £973,000 | £496,000 | £545,000 | +9.9% |
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 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 7.9% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.8% | 36.8% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 67.9% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.40x | 0.81x |
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
- S&P GLOBAL INDICES UK LIMITED 2016-06-09 → present
- MCGRAW-HILL INDICES U.K. LIMITED 2012-02-17 → 2016-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that cast doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the Directors.”
Group structure
- S&P GLOBAL INDICES UK LIMITED · parent
- ARC Research Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2025, the Company acquired 100% of shares in ARC Research Limited, a non-cellular company incorporated in Guernsey.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | — | — |
| BOAL, Fiona Jane | Director | 2023-03-24 | Nov 1976 | British |
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2022-10-17 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2023-08-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTAGUE, Antony | Secretary | 2012-02-17 | 2024-01-16 |
| SHELLEY, Catherine | Secretary | 2012-02-17 | 2016-06-06 |
| DAVIES, Thomas John | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2021-11-24 |
| DOUSE, James Alexander | Director | 2017-04-13 | 2022-10-17 |
| FERNANDES, Rodney Agnelo Francis | Director | 2017-04-13 | 2019-09-16 |
| GALLAGHER, Richard Joseph | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2017-04-13 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2013-09-17 |
| MORTON, Donna Maria | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2023-03-15 |
| OWEN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-08-16 |
| PEARCE, David Robert | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2014-11-26 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2017-04-13 |
| WISE, Kevin | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2022-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Cme Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-03 | 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
- 1
- 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.