GLASS'S INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-45.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+15.8% vs 2023
Employees
29
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+3.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GLASS'S INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED 1994-08-05 → present
- GLASS'S GUIDE SERVICE LIMITED 1962-03-08 → 1994-08-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,025,000 | £13,824,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,921,000 | £1,743,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,536,000 | £4,683,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,747,000 | £3,746,000 | |
| Cash | £3,344,000 | £1,828,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,286,000 | £23,486,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,281,000 | £23,481,000 | |
| Equity | £20,281,000 | £23,481,000 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 29 | |
| Wages | £1,748,000 | £1,851,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | 28.8% | 27.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.02x | 3.33x | |
| Interest cover | 18.65x | 14.17x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is profitable with adequate liquidity and net assets position to continue as a going concern.. On 1 March 2024 the Group was acquired by J.D. Power and as a result of the transaction the Group's external borrowings were refinanced and replaced with a loan granted by Project Boost Purchaser LLC. Repayment of this loan is due at maturity on 1 March 2034. Having considered both the interest and terms of this loan together with the forecasted trading performance and key metrics (including liquidity, profitability and operating cashflows) of the Group for the period to June 2026, the financial statements are prepared on the assumption that the company is a going concern.”
Group structure
- GLASS'S INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Autovista France Sarl 100%
- Glass's Guide Pension Trustee Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPINYOMI, Diane Oladayo | Director | 2026-01-27 | Aug 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Steven Mark | Director | 2025-11-13 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, James Alan | Secretary | 1999-11-29 | 2000-11-09 |
| ELLIOTT, Giles | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | 2001-11-16 |
| SMITH, Gregory Anthony | Secretary | 1995-01-21 | 1999-11-17 |
| VANN, Kathryn Michelle | Secretary | 2006-12-21 | 2007-12-07 |
| WELLS, Anne Victoria | Secretary | — | 1995-01-20 |
| WILES, Stephanie Josephine | Secretary | 2007-12-07 | 2013-12-31 |
| WILES, Stephanie Josephine | Secretary | 2001-11-16 | 2006-12-21 |
| ALLEN, Leslie David Courtnay | Director | — | 1995-09-21 |
| BALL, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2007-11-09 |
| BROCKMANN, Nigel John William | Director | 1991-09-20 | 1995-09-04 |
| CARROLL, Andrew Hugh David | Director | 2009-11-13 | 2011-11-08 |
| CATRON, Giles Stuart | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2023-03-24 |
| CHIPPARI, Vincent Angelo | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1995-09-21 |
| CUNNINGHAM, James Alan | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2002-03-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Giles | Director | 2000-11-09 | 2001-11-16 |
| EVANS, John Stephen | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2019-03-27 |
| GASKELL, Kevin Derek | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2009-03-02 |
| GOLDSMITH, Michael John | Director | 1995-09-04 | 1995-09-21 |
| GOLDSMITH, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| HARWOOD, Andrew Michael | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2021-10-21 |
| HAYS, Mark William | Director | 2007-11-08 | 2011-02-25 |
| HEMMING, John Henry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-21 |
| HUNT, Paul B | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| JENKINS, Trevor Arthur | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2013-10-14 |
| KREBS, Hans Tilman | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2010-10-28 |
| LEA, Lyndon | Director | 1998-08-28 | 2003-06-11 |
| LEWIS, Alan Richard | Director | — | 1995-07-19 |
| MACLEOD, Alastair Douglas Gordon | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2011-06-09 |
| MELVILLE, Peter John | Director | — | 1995-09-21 |
| MONTCLARE, Reginald Beresford | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| OLIPHANT, Malcolm Robin | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2000-09-30 |
| OVENDEN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2026-01-27 |
| POOLE, Michael Frederick | Director | — | 1995-09-21 |
| ROBERTS, Lindsey Jill | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2025-10-16 |
| SERVICE, Louisa Anne | Director | — | 1995-09-21 |
| SMITH, Benjamin Philip | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2026-01-27 |
| SMITH, Gregory Anthony | Director | 1995-04-07 | 1999-11-17 |
| STEWART, Martin David | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2015-01-30 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Daniel John Felix | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2008-06-26 |
| THOMPSON, Jean | Director | 1996-02-21 | 2002-01-31 |
| VON STAUFFENBERG, Philippe Friedrich Maria De Spiritu Sanctu Schenk Graf | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2003-06-06 |
| WEBB, Robin Edward | Director | 1996-08-21 | 1998-12-31 |
| WELLS, Anne Victoria | Director | — | 1995-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autovista Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-12-16 | Active |
| Mr Timothy B Flynn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-11 |
| Mr Neal Moszkowski | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-21 |
| Mr Ramez Farid Sousou | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 270 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.1%
£13,025,000 £13,824,000
-
Cash
-45.3%
£3,344,000 £1,828,000
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£20,281,000 £23,481,000
-
Employees
-3.3%
30 29
-
Operating profit
-9.3%
£1,921,000 £1,743,000
-
Profit before tax
+3.2%
£4,536,000 £4,683,000
-
Wages
+5.9%
£1,748,000 £1,851,000
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