GLOBALDATA PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the Group’s ability to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GLOBALDATA PLC · parent
- GlobalData Australia Pty Limited 100%
- GD Healthcare Australia Pty Limited 100%
- GlobalData Brasil, serviços e informações empresariais Ltda. 100%
- SIA - Strategy in Action Limited 17%
Significant events
- “Significant first-year progress against our three-year Growth Transformation Plan.”
- “Investment for 40% of the Group’s Healthcare business by Inflexion Private Equity.”
- “Acquired four businesses (Business Trade Media International, LinkUp, Celent and Deallus) at an aggregate consideration of £88.0m.”
- “Proposed move to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ('Main Market').”
- “Completed, on 7 March 2023, the acquisition of AI Palette for a purchase price of $11.5m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Robert James | Secretary | 2022-11-22 | — | — |
| BIRKETT, Catherine | Director | 2021-03-13 | Oct 1973 | British |
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2008-10-06 | Dec 1962 | English |
| DECOT, Julien Denis Daniel | Director | 2021-04-30 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HARKNESS, Peter Martin | Director | 2007-08-06 | May 1949 | British |
| HIGHAM, Rachel | Director | 2026-01-20 | Jun 1974 | British |
| LEGG, Murray John | Director | 2016-02-24 | Aug 1957 | British |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Director | 2018-01-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| WALTER, Toby Jonathan | Director | 2026-02-10 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Secretary | 2009-06-25 | 2010-03-29 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen John | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2015-04-28 |
| COVENEY, Peter Nigel | Secretary | 2000-05-19 | 2007-07-17 |
| DIXON, Craig Stephen | Secretary | 2007-07-17 | 2009-06-25 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2022-01-21 | 2022-11-22 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2015-04-28 | 2020-07-21 |
| MACKAY, Thomas Alexander | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2000-05-19 |
| MARCUS, Robert John | Secretary | 2010-03-29 | 2011-08-01 |
| STRICKLAND, Charles Eugene Shackleton | Secretary | 2020-07-21 | 2022-01-21 |
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2010-03-29 |
| ARNOLD, Daryl James | Director | 2000-05-24 | 2004-01-29 |
| BARNES, Annette Marie | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2026-03-01 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen John | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| COVENEY, Peter Nigel | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2007-07-17 |
| CRAGG, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2021-04-20 |
| DAY, Andrew David | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2026-03-01 |
| DIXON, Craig Stephen | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2009-06-25 |
| FAIR, Bruce | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2009-06-25 |
| FREEBAIRN, Mark Glen | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2017-04-25 |
| GITTELMON, Harold | Director | 2004-06-14 | 2007-12-05 |
| GUMBRELL, Jonathan | Director | 2005-12-23 | 2006-09-20 |
| HEATON, Benjamin James David | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2006-06-30 |
| MARCUS, Robert John | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-08-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Arthur Jeremy Barritt | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2007-02-01 |
| MORRIS, James Alexander | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-06-30 |
| PRITCHARD, Elizabeth | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2021-06-24 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2017-12-31 |
| SMITH, Mark Darren | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2009-06-25 |
| SMITH, Vincent Robert | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2009-06-25 |
| SOOBRATTEE, Anna | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2004-11-29 |
| TAYLER, John Warren | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2007-12-05 |
| VAN MUSSCHENBROEK, Kelsey Samuel | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2017-04-25 |
| WAJCENBERG, Simon | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2001-01-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Leo | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Thomas Danson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 292 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one
No year-on-year comparison available — needs at least two filed periods with shared line items.