KM BUSINESS INFORMATION HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£1.6m
USD 2,113,947
+265.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
USD 32,222,978
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
334
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
USD -2,556,241
-384.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 4.2 in the financial statements, which explains that the Group was in breach of covenants relating to its material external borrowing having a contractual due date of 11th August 2025. The Directors have formulated plans to enhance cash generation and are evaluating alternative refinancing options. These exist conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 4.2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s and the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £26,385,619 | £28,338,551 | £24,579,430 | -13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,508,201 | £1,578,168 | -£340,069 | -121.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,392,636 | -£391,698 | -£1,897,025 | -384.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,254,062 | -£34,942 | -£1,665,650 | -4,666.9% | |
| Cash | £1,137,981 | £429,177 | £1,568,792 | +265.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,793,608 | £46,687,556 | £29,945,747 | -35.9% | |
| Net assets | £29,156,001 | £26,249,874 | £23,913,156 | -8.9% | |
| Equity | £29,156,001 | £26,249,874 | £23,913,156 | -8.9% | |
| Average employees | 368 | 337 | 334 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £12,282,431 | £12,000,645 | £11,516,539 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,055,399 | £959,761 | £860,183 | -10.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,773 | £2,553 | £2,655 | +4% | |
| Highest paid director | £268,312 | £283,506 | £289,429 | +2.1% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 5.7% | 5.6% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | -8.5% | -0.1% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | 3.4% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.0% | 50.8% | 48.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 4.99x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | 0.95x | 1.20x | -0.28x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 4.2 in the financial statements, which explains that the Group was in breach of covenants relating to its material external borrowing having a contractual due date of 11th August 2025. The Directors have formulated plans to enhance cash generation and are evaluating alternative refinancing options. These exist conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 4.2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s and the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- KM BUSINESS INFORMATION HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- KM Business Information Canada Ltd 100%
- KM Business Information Australia HoldCo Pty Ltd 100%
- KM Business Information US, Inc. 100%
- KM Business Information UK Limited 100%
- KM Business Information New Zealand 100%
- Platform 3, Inc. 100%
- KM Business Information Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, and prior to the approval of these consolidated financial statements, the Group entered an amendment to the NBC facility (the "Amended Facility Agreement") which waived off covenant breaches as at 31 December 2025 and included an extension to the maturity date to 1 January 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUCE, Timothy Patrick | Director | 2022-06-28 | Dec 1977 | British |
| GREGORY, Fergus | Director | 2025-05-20 | Apr 1977 | British |
| NIEHAUS, Joseph Michael | Director | 2022-06-28 | Mar 1963 | American |
| SHIPLEY, Michael Stephen Owen | Director | 2022-06-28 | Dec 1962 | British |
| WALSH, Alex | Director | 2024-06-18 | Oct 1991 | American |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Lauren Wai-Leng | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2023-02-24 |
| SINGEL, Kevin Andrew | Director | 2024-06-18 | 2025-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km-Hp Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 21 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.