MORNINGSTAR INDEXES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-09 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-26
Watchouts
Cash
£578K
-6.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+3.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£595K
+408.1% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern, which reflects the expectation that the Company may eventually wind down its operations following the withdrawal of its licence from the Financial Conduct Authority. The directors intend to reassess the future of the entity, including the possibility of winding down its operations, following the withdrawal of its FCA license, which was completed in 2025. As a result, the directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No material adjustments are required to the financial statements as a result of them being prepared on this basis.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £137,561 | £531,866 | £276,921 | £20,567 | |
| Operating profit | -£330,679 | -£1,194,580 | -£851,857 | -£299,948 | |
| Profit before tax | -£330,679 | -£1,194,580 | -£193,098 | £594,929 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£192,836 | £594,939 | |
| Cash | £1,905,315 | £540,956 | £616,284 | £577,803 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,006,514 | £811,934 | £15,746,913 | £16,341,852 | |
| Net assets | -£193,678 | £811,934 | £15,746,913 | £16,341,852 | |
| Equity | £193,678 | £811,934 | £15,746,913 | £16,341,852 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 6 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-92.6%
£276,921 £20,567
lowest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-6.2%
£616,284 £577,803
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Net assets
+3.8%
£15,746,913 £16,341,852
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+64.8%
-£851,857 -£299,948
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+408.1%
-£193,098 £594,929
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | -69.6% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.5% | -147.1% | -5.4% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 43.88x | 48.44x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MORNINGSTAR INDEXES LIMITED 2023-02-06 → present
- MOORGATE BENCHMARKS LIMITED 2017-12-27 → 2023-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern, which reflects the expectation that the Company may eventually wind down its operations following the withdrawal of its licence from the Financial Conduct Authority. The directors intend to reassess the future of the entity, including the possibility of winding down its operations, following the withdrawal of its FCA license, which was completed in 2025. As a result, the directors do not consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No material adjustments are required to the financial statements as a result of them being prepared on this basis.”
Group structure
- MORNINGSTAR INDEXES LIMITED · parent
- Morningstar Indexes GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “The Company deregistered its FCA license on 23 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, William | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | — | — |
| MORRIS, William | Director | 2026-02-09 | Apr 1989 | American |
| RECHNER, Andrew Frank | Director | 2022-11-14 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRZCINSKI, Leah | Secretary | 2022-04-19 | 2023-07-31 |
| DOWNING, James Roth | Director | 2022-11-14 | 2023-11-15 |
| FARMER III, James Edward | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2023-04-28 |
| FARMER III, James Edward | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| FAY, Patrick John | Director | 2022-11-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| PARKER, Gareth Timothy Alan | Director | 2017-12-27 | 2024-11-14 |
| PRALLE, Markwart | Director | 2023-06-21 | 2024-10-21 |
| PRALLE, Markwart | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2022-11-11 |
| SPROEHNLE, Tobias | Director | 2017-12-27 | 2023-03-01 |
| WEEKS, Mark | Director | 2019-12-04 | 2021-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningstar, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-03 | Active |
| Morningstar Index Holding Corp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-09-03 | Active |
| Etfs Capital (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-04-20 | Ceased 2021-09-03 |
| Mr Graham John Tuckwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-07-25 | Ceased 2020-04-20 |
| Mr Tobias Sproehnle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-27 | Ceased 2021-09-03 |
| Mr Gareth Timothy Alan Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-27 | Ceased 2021-09-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name 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.