A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED 1996-11-01 → present
2. DUN & BRADSTREET (NMR) LIMITED 1996-10-09 → 1996-11-01

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

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.

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After undertaking a going concern assessment for the period up to and including 30 September 2026, the company's forecasts and support available from the ultimate parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has sufficient resources to continue in operation for at least until 30 September 2026. The company diligently monitors and manages its liquidity position, regularly forecasting future cash flow and running sensitivities on minimum liquidity levels required to meet its future obligations. These considerations included A.C. Nielsen Company Limited directors' assessment of going concern and of any developments since that date that would adversely affect that conclusion. The entity has obtained parental support until 30 September 2026. After going concern and liquidity analysis of the group company, the directors have satisfied themselves that the parent company has sufficient funds and facilities to provide the financial support. In addition, at the local and group level, the company has performed stress testing that considered a range of severe but plausible scenarios with potential adverse impacts on its finances. Based on this analysis, the company is satisfied that it has a secure financial position that will enable it to continue its operations. Following consideration of the updated forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, under the condition of parental support. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”

Group structure

1. A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED · parent
   1. Brandbank Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Gathering digital data and images and distribution to the online retail sectors
   2. CGA Strategy Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Market research and database management for the leisure industry
   3. CGA Nielsen (Global) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Market research and database management for the leisure industry

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -0.2%

  £117,461,000 → £117,241,000

• Cash

  -27.4%

  £321,000 → £233,000

• Net assets

  +4.2%

  £45,867,000 → £47,789,000

• Employees

  +5.4%

  728 → 767

• Operating profit

  -92.5%

  £10,468,000 → £785,000

• Profit before tax

  -40.6%

  £7,748,000 → £4,601,000

• Wages

  +15.3%

  £42,768,000 → £49,330,000

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