INGENTA PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+35.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+13.5% vs 2023
Employees
65
-3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-10.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- INGENTA PLC 2016-05-12 → present
- PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY PLC 2007-02-27 → 2016-05-12
- INGENTA PLC 2000-05-26 → 2007-02-27
- DELYN GROUP PLC 1991-03-28 → 2000-05-26
- DELYN PACKAGING PLC 1981-12-08 → 1991-03-28
- DELYN LIMITED 1965-02-10 → 1981-12-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,825,000 | £10,199,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,049,000 | £1,827,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,032,000 | £1,825,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,299,000 | £1,279,000 | |
| Cash | £2,676,000 | £3,619,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,661,000 | £6,427,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,661,000 | £6,425,000 | |
| Equity | £5,661,000 | £6,425,000 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 65 | |
| Wages | £4,245,000 | £4,276,000 |
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 | 18.9% | 17.9% | |
| Net margin | 21.2% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.2% | 28.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.7% | 32.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | 120.53x | 913.50x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The core fundamentals of the Group remain strong, with profitable operations, cash reserves at the end of February 2025 of over £3.8m and no debt on the balance sheet. The Directors have prepared detailed cashflow projections, including sensitivity analysis, to the end of June 2026. Management is satisfied that cash is sufficient for the needs of the business and accordingly, the Group continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- INGENTA PLC · parent
- Catchword Limited 100%
- Ingenta Holdings Limited 100%
- Ingenta US Holdings Inc. 100%
- Publishers Communication Group Inc 100%
- Ingenta UK Limited 100%
- Ingenta Inc 100%
- Vista Computer Services Limited 100%
- Vista Holdings Limited 100%
- Vista International Limited 100%
- Vista North America Holdings Limited 100%
- 5 Fifteen Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, five customers successfully went live, adding £0.5m of recurring annual revenues to the Group.”
- “In the year, four customers with combined annual fees of £0.4m migrated away from Ingenta platforms”
- “two legacy customers with combined recurring annual fees of £0.1m left the Group (Commercial division).”
- “two customers with annual fees of £0.3m left the Group (Content division).”
- “The Company purchased 25,000 ordinary shares at 114p per share and subsequently cancelled them in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEFFIELD, Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 2016-12-30 | — | — |
| KIRTON, Neil William | Director | 2015-06-18 | May 1963 | British |
| ROSE, Martyn Craig | Director | 2000-05-25 | May 1948 | British |
| ROWSE, Mark Alexander | Director | 2000-05-25 | Jun 1960 | British |
| SHEFFIELD, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2017-05-31 | Sep 1976 | British |
| WINNER, Scott | Director | 2018-10-31 | Nov 1967 | American |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAUN, Malcolm | Secretary | — | 2000-05-25 |
| CALLCOTT, David William | Secretary | 2000-05-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| FINLAY, William David | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| MOUG, Alan Boyd | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2016-12-30 |
| ROWSE, Mark Alexander | Secretary | 2003-06-20 | 2007-02-28 |
| BRAUN, Malcolm | Director | — | 2000-05-25 |
| CAIRNS, Michael Philip | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-22 |
| CALLCOTT, David William | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| DESSAIN, Simon James Francis | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-05-03 |
| EMBLETON, David Thomas | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2005-05-19 |
| FINLAY, William David | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| FOOKS, John Anthony | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1997-01-31 |
| HOCKINGS, Timothy John | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| HOLMSTROM, Bo Henrik | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| KEYHANI, Andrea | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2002-09-13 |
| KLIMT, Peter Richard | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| LAZARD, Peter Charles | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2000-05-25 |
| LOSSIUS, George | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2014-03-31 |
| LOWTHE, Derek William | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| MONTGOMERY, David Robert | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-08-22 |
| MOUG, Alan Boyd | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2016-12-30 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 1998-01-22 | 1998-03-23 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 1998-01-22 | 2000-05-25 |
| NORMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-23 |
| NORRIS, Thomas John, Dr | Director | — | 2000-05-25 |
| ROYDE, Matthew Max Edward | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| SHAW, Ward | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2011-05-31 |
| TURNER, Graham | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1998-02-06 |
| WHITE, Sebastian Jake Golder | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2024-07-18 |
| Mr Martyn Rose | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-01 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-07-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-5.8%
£10,825,000 £10,199,000
-
Cash
+35.2%
£2,676,000 £3,619,000
-
Net assets
+13.5%
£5,661,000 £6,425,000
-
Employees
-3%
67 65
-
Operating profit
-10.8%
£2,049,000 £1,827,000
-
Profit before tax
-10.2%
£2,032,000 £1,825,000
-
Wages
+0.7%
£4,245,000 £4,276,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers