S&P GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£833K
-133.7% vs 2023
Employees
74
-10.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
+49.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- S&P GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED 2023-05-31 → present
- S&P GLOBAL LIMITED 2016-07-16 → 2023-05-31
- THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, LIMITED 2001-01-05 → 2016-07-16
- OPAL STATISTICS LIMITED 1985-07-26 → 1988-11-04
- WAGONCREST LIMITED 1985-05-23 → 1985-07-26
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 | £14,311,000 | £19,637,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£8,055,000 | -£1,360,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,721,000 | -£4,439,000 | |
| Net profit | -£6,657,000 | -£3,361,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,560,000 | £61,703,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,472,000 | -£833,000 | |
| Equity | £2,472,000 | -£833,000 | |
| Average employees | 83 | 74 | |
| Wages | £6,522,000 | £5,374,000 |
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 | -56.3% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | -46.5% | -17.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.0% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.6% | 101.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.17x | 3.31x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has net current assets and shareholder's deficit as at 31 December 2024, and generated a loss for the year. S&P Global Inc., the ultimate parent undertaking, has provided a letter of support committing to ensure the provision of sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for a period until 30 June 2026, which is the going concern period as defined by the Directors.”
Group structure
- S&P GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED · parent
- S&P Global Indices UK Limited
- Crisil Irevna (UK) Limited
- Coalition Development Ltd
Significant events
- “There are no material non-adjusting events after the financial period considered to have a material impact on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-05-31 | — | — |
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2022-10-17 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2023-08-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN, Robert | Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 2016-05-31 |
| MONTAGUE, Antony Bernard Theodore | Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 2024-01-16 |
| PHILLIPS, Jeffrey John | Secretary | — | 1997-11-12 |
| ADORIAN, Mark | Director | — | 2001-08-06 |
| ALEXANDER, Peter Stephen | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2018-03-05 |
| BENNETT, Scott Lawrence, Mr. | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2011-02-25 |
| BRAGG, Sanford Burnell | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2004-12-07 |
| CLARKE, Stephen | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1995-04-27 |
| DOUSE, James Alexander | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2022-10-17 |
| FLINT WOOD, Philip John | Director | 1995-03-31 | 2003-06-13 |
| HARAN, Edward | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2016-10-27 |
| HAWKSWORTH, Geoffrey David | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2007-03-16 |
| HUNTER, Robert | Director | 1997-11-12 | 1999-04-26 |
| JENKINSON, Paul | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2004-12-07 |
| JOSEPH, Derek | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2010-09-14 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2013-09-17 |
| MANNING, Adrian John | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1997-11-12 |
| MARJOLIN, Robert Jacques | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1994-02-11 |
| MCGRAW, Harold Whittlesey | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2000-12-22 |
| MOSS, Jeremy Michael Edward | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2002-07-19 |
| O'MELIA, Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2016-06-01 |
| OWEN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-08-16 |
| PEARCE, David Robert | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2016-10-27 |
| PENGLASE, Frank Dennis | Director | 2000-12-22 | 2004-10-25 |
| PETTIT, Andrew | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1997-11-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Jeffrey John | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| POLL, Carolyn Ann | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| POLL, Christopher George | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| RHIND, Elaine | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2025-01-24 |
| RICHARDSON, John | Director | — | 1997-11-12 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2016-10-27 |
| SCHESCHUK, Peter August | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2016-10-27 |
| STILLWELL, Simon Richard | Director | 1994-04-05 | 1997-11-12 |
| WEISENSEEL, John Charles | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2008-12-17 |
| WIDDICOMBE, Leslie Bowden | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2007-03-23 |
| WISE, Kevin | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2022-07-29 |
| ZWINGLI, John | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2000-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-01-11 | Active |
| S&P Global Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+37.2%
£14,311,000 £19,637,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-133.7%
£2,472,000 -£833,000
-
Employees
-10.8%
83 74
-
Operating profit
+83.1%
-£8,055,000 -£1,360,000
-
Profit before tax
+49.1%
-£8,721,000 -£4,439,000
-
Wages
-17.6%
£6,522,000 £5,374,000
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