BUSINESS DATA PARTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
+57.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.8m
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
179
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+64.4% 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 | £19,377,660 | £17,797,700 | £19,562,225 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £663,105 | £451,359 | £983,150 | +117.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £963,290 | £745,043 | £1,225,045 | +64.4% | |
| Net profit | £722,273 | £536,322 | £923,608 | +72.2% | |
| Cash | £2,181,405 | £2,054,563 | £3,235,772 | +57.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,899,185 | £7,483,504 | £8,444,212 | +12.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,370,611 | £6,906,933 | £7,830,541 | +13.4% | |
| Equity | £6,370,611 | £6,906,933 | £7,830,541 | +13.4% | |
| Average employees | 212 | 183 | 179 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £13,325,256 | £12,415,115 | £13,004,367 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £250,219 | £232,644 | £237,419 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,880 | £59,880 | £39,880 | -33.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £290,099 | £292,524 | £277,299 | -5.2% |
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 | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.6% | 6.0% | 11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.9% | 38.9% | 35.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.77x | 2.95x | 3.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 31.20x | — |
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
- BUSINESS DATA PARTNERS LIMITED 2017-08-02 → present
- BUSINESS & DECISION LIMITED 2014-11-04 → 2017-08-02
- B & D LONDON LIMITED 2014-10-23 → 2014-11-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSOULAT, Philippe | Director | 2019-10-07 | Feb 1964 | French |
| HOEY, Jacqueline | Director | 2015-04-10 | Nov 1972 | British |
| HOUAS, Mehdi | Director | 2019-10-07 | Nov 1959 | French |
| THEPAUT, Mikael Francois Marie | Director | 2019-10-07 | Jun 1976 | French |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSABAT, Patrick | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2016-02-04 |
| HUCKLE, Ian James | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2021-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Data Partners Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-27 | Active |
| Mr Ian James Huckle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Hoey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-07 |
| Business & Decision (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.