IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
-23.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£44M
+3.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,362
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15M
-17.9% 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 8 times since incorporation
- IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED 2009-10-22 → present
- IPSOS UK LIMITED 2001-03-16 → 2009-10-22
- IPSOS-RSL LIMITED 1998-04-17 → 2001-03-16
- RSL - RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED 1994-10-19 → 1998-04-17
- RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED 1987-10-23 → 1994-10-19
- RESEARCH SERVICES GROUP LIMITED 1987-10-16 → 1987-10-23
- BURKE RESEARCH SERVICES GROUP LIMITED. 1984-07-02 → 1987-10-16
- RSL 1982-12-22 → 1984-07-02
- DIPLEMA SEVENTEEN LIMITED 1982-06-03 → 1982-12-22
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 | £237,799,000 | £229,098,000 | |
| Operating profit | £17,810,000 | £15,139,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £18,029,000 | £14,810,000 | |
| Net profit | £14,100,000 | £10,710,000 | |
| Cash | £12,524,000 | £9,597,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,831,000 | £45,349,000 | |
| Net assets | £42,293,000 | £43,785,000 | |
| Equity | £42,293,000 | £43,785,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,420 | 1,362 | |
| Wages | £74,445,000 | £74,253,000 |
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 | 7.5% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | 33.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.3% | 73.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 336.04x | 46.02x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have considered a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The results for the Company show a profit for the financial year of £10.7 million (2023: £14.1 million) and revenue of £229 million (2023: £237.8 million). Revenue for the financial year decreased by £8.7 million mainly due to reduced work in Healthcare, MSU, IUU, and BHT services lines as some of the clients have reduced their budget spend during the year.”
- “The company's overall performance remained steady during the year, with revenue decreasing by only 3.65%. This stability was largely due to strong performance in the Creative Excellence and Audience Measurement service lines which reduced the impact of loss of business. Administrative expenses decreased by £885K (2023: increased by £426K) due to careful management of the expenses and less impact of the currency losses compared to last year.”
- “The performance of the Company experienced a notable declined in 2024 as compared to the last year this is due the prolonged economic disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and persistently high inflation rates in the UK and globally.”
- “On the 15th January 2024, Ipsos acquired Jarmany Ltd as part of their strategy to put themselves at the heart of science and data, a business specializing in leading strategy, engineering, and analytics services. In the second half of the year, this investment was transferred to its sister company, Ipsos EMEA Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN HULLEN, Rupert | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| BEAVER, Kelly Anne Michelle | Director | 2021-12-07 | Jan 1983 | British |
| BERGEN, Patrice | Director | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1959 | French |
| DUBOIS USAGE STOCLET, Laurence Catherine | Director | 2026-02-12 | Sep 1966 | French |
| MOORE, Gary | Director | 2023-03-27 | Nov 1970 | British |
| POITOU, Jean Laurent | Director | 2025-09-15 | Oct 1964 | French |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Philip Leslie | Secretary | — | 2001-08-31 |
| HAYES, Caroline Mary | Secretary | 2001-09-01 | 2002-08-05 |
| HOLLISS, David Kingsley | Secretary | 2002-08-05 | 2007-09-27 |
| SHAMLIAN, Tanya Victoria | Secretary | 2007-09-27 | 2010-08-27 |
| AITCHISON, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2008-12-18 |
| ATKINSON, Simon Maxwell | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2025-09-15 |
| BERRY, Jennifer Jane | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2008-12-18 |
| CALVERLEY, Roger | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| CARLO, Jean Michel | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2004-10-15 |
| CATCHPOLE, Ian | Director | — | 2002-04-04 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Sean Colin | Director | 1996-11-18 | 1997-10-31 |
| CHARLTON JONES, Justin Alexander | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2005-06-06 |
| COHEN, Samuel David | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| DENNY, Michael George | Director | 2001-05-13 | 2002-06-30 |
| DENNY, Michael George | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| DIBBIN, Clive Ian | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| FORD, Kevin Warren | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2008-03-28 |
| GALVIN, Linda | Director | 1992-07-03 | 2005-12-31 |
| GANE, Roger Stuart | Director | 1997-11-21 | 2004-04-08 |
| GREEN, Philip Leslie | Director | 1997-04-29 | 2001-08-31 |
| HARDING, Carlos Guillermo | Director | — | 1997-11-21 |
| HARRISON, Leigh Gordon | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2000-12-31 |
| HAWORTH, John Roger | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-27 |
| HOLLISS, David Kingsley | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2018-04-23 |
| JONES, Stewart Pryce | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2016-09-08 |
| LAMOLINERIE, Christian Pierre Louis | Director | 1997-11-21 | 2000-06-30 |
| LANDY, Elizabeth Susan | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2009-01-05 |
| LECH, Jean-Marc | Director | — | 2014-12-02 |
| LLOYD, Rowland John | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2008-12-18 |
| MCDOWELL, Peter Stanley | Director | 2010-07-26 | 2010-09-30 |
| MCGUIRE, Sam | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2006-12-31 |
| MEIER, Erhard | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, Elizabeth Dawn | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MUNDELL, James Ian | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2008-12-18 |
| NICKS, Gailynn | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| PAGE, Ben Charles | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2025-09-15 |
| PARKER, Andrew John | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2008-06-05 |
| PARKER, Kenneth Francis | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| PYM CORNISH, John Wilfrid | Director | — | 1997-04-29 |
| SILMAN, Richard Spencer Paul | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| STOCLET, Laurence | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2022-10-01 |
| TRUCHOT, Didier Michel | Director | — | 2026-02-12 |
| WINDLE, Richard Eric | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2008-12-18 |
| WINDLE, Richard Eric | Director | 1992-07-03 | 2002-07-11 |
| WRIGHT, Ian David | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2005-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsos Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
-3.7%
£237,799,000 £229,098,000
-
Cash
-23.4%
£12,524,000 £9,597,000
-
Net assets
+3.5%
£42,293,000 £43,785,000
-
Employees
-4.1%
1,420 1,362
-
Operating profit
-15%
£17,810,000 £15,139,000
-
Profit before tax
-17.9%
£18,029,000 £14,810,000
-
Wages
-0.3%
£74,445,000 £74,253,000
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