S&P GLOBAL LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-18 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-04

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£6M

-31.9% vs 2023

Net assets

£2B

-45.6% vs 2023

Employees

1,145

+19.9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

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Period ending 2024-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED 2023-06-20 → present
MARKIT GROUP LIMITED 2004-12-09 → 2023-06-20
MARK-IT PARTNERS LIMITED 2001-04-24 → 2004-12-09
HACKREMCO (NO.1804) LIMITED 2001-03-22 → 2001-04-24

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Technology median

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED·Technology median · n=967

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£884,348,406	£1,009,070,423
Operating profit	£56,062,268	-£100,004,448
Profit before tax	-£23,465,530	—
Net profit	-£26,216,457	—
Cash	£8,521,127	£5,805,041
Total assets less current liabilities	£3,537,036,323	£1,937,665,678
Net assets	£3,500,176,427	£1,904,495,182
Equity	£3,500,176,427	£1,904,495,182
Average employees	955	1,145
Wages	£104,467,013	£126,358,043

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	6.3%	-9.9%
Net margin	-3.0%	—
Return on capital employed	1.6%	-5.2%
Current ratio	1.38x	0.65x
Interest cover	0.32x	—

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: Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The Company has net current liabilities and positive equity 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 September 2026, which is the going concern period as defined by the Directors.”

Group structure

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED · parent
1. S&P Global Holdings Europe Limited 100% · England & Wales · Holding Company
2. IHS Markit Agribusiness UK Limited 100% · England & Wales · Dissolved 23 December 2024
3. Agra CEAS Consulting Limited 81.8% · England & Wales · Providing consulting and advisory services in the field of economics research for the food and agriculture industries.
4. Agra Ceas Consulting - Bureau European de Recherches SA 100% · Belgium · Providing Business Information to the customers.
5. CSM Worldwide Korea Yuhan Hoesa 100% · South Korea · Trading company
6. IHSM Holdings Germany Limited 100% · England & Wales · Financing company
7. IHS Information & Insight 100% · South Africa · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
8. IHS Global FZ LLC 100% · UAE · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
9. IHS Global Limited (LLC) 100% · Qatar · Providing information technology, technical and consultancy services
10. IHS Markit Holdings Limited 100% · England & Wales · Holding Company
11. IHS Markit Canada ULC 100% · Canada · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
12. IHS Global B.V 100% · Netherlands · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
13. Carfax Canada ULC 100% · Canada · Trading company
14. ThinkFolio (Pty) Ltd 100% · South Africa · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
15. IHS Markit Group (Hong Kong) Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
16. IHS Markit Group (Australia) Pty Ltd 100% · Australia · Trading company
17. IHS Markit Japan GK 100% · Japan · Trading company
18. IHS Markit Global SARL 100% · Switzerland · Trading company
19. IHS Markit Korea Ltd 100% · South Korea · Trading company
20. IHS Markit Investments Limited 100% · England and Wales · Financing company
21. Ipreo Ltd 100% · England & Wales · Providing software services for the capital raising process within debt & equity markets in UK and Europe
22. H Woodward and Son Ltd 100% · England & Wales · Dissolved on 6 September 2024
23. IHS Global AS 100% · Norway · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
24. Rushmore Associates Limited 100% · England & Wales · Providing a premium, subscription-based service for drilling and completions benchmarking solutions.
25. IHS Global APS 100% · Denmark · Providing technical information, data, database, information technology services, technical and consultancy services, as well as related activities.
26. Ipreo Hong Kong Ltd. 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
27. IHS Global Pte Limited 100% · Singapore · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
28. IHS Australia Proprietary Limited 100% · Australia · Provision of information analytics, and solutions
29. PT IHS Markit Indonesia 100% · Indonesia · Provision of information analytics, and solutions

Significant events

“On 30 August 2024, the Company subscribed to 100 Ordinary Shares of EUR 1 each at par in S&P Global Lambda Limited, a newly incorporated company registered in the United Kingdom.”
“On 1 October 2024, the Company acquired the trade and assets of IHS Global Limited, a fellow subsidiary under common control of the Group registered in the United Kingdom, at carrying value.”
“On 1 October 2024, the Company issued two Ordinary Shares of EUR 1 each in S&P Global Lambda Limited in exchange for a new loan note valued at EUR 144,245,292 (equivalent to $161,021,019).”
“Additionally, the Company disposed of its subsidiaries, S&P Global Alpha GmbH and Information Mosaic Limited, registered in Germany and Ireland, to S&P Global Lambda Limited (see note 6 for further details)”
“On the same date, the Company distributed its remaining subsidiaries, including S&P Global Lambda Limited, valued at $4,705,979,661 to IHS Markit UK Investments Limited.”
“On 13 May 2024, the Company passed a resolution to reduce the share premium. This resulted in a total of $3,027,387,000 being realised as distributable in retained earnings.”
“On 15 August 2024, the SPGI Group completed the sale of the Fincentric business to Stellex Capital Management. The sale of the Company's associated assets resulted in a loss of $52,000.”
“On 1 November 2024, the SPGI Group completed the sale of the Prime One business to TS Imagine. The sale of the Company's associated assets, resulted in a gain of $2,157,000.”
“Subsequent to the year end, the Company received dividends from IHS Markit Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of the Company totalling $94,129,676.”
“On 13 March 2025, the Company's directors approved the listing of loan note on The International Stock Exchange. As at this date, the principal amount of the loan note $2,110,429,078 was issued to S&P Global Funding Malta Limited at 4.60% p.a. interest with a maturity date 1 October 2027.”
“On 11 April 2025, the Company passed a resolution to reduce the share premium. This resulted in a total of $3,781,324,963 being realised as distributable in retained earnings.”
“On 30 April 2025, the Company made an interim dividend cash payment to its immediate parent company, IHSM Holdings UK Ltd totalling $139,220,113.”
“On 6 June 2025, the Company acquired 100% of Ordinary Shares in Terahelix Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom for a total consideration of $6,308,000.”
“On 11 June 2025, the Company also received a dividend from IHS Global PTE Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company totalling $47,000,000.”
“On 19 June 2025, the Company received a dividend from Ipreo Hong Kong Limited, a subsidiary of the Company totalling $9,873,077.”
“On 28 June 2025, the Company sold a loan note of $839,975,232 to IHSM Global Holdings Limited, a subsidiary company, in exchange for a loan note issued by IHSM Global Holdings Limited, of the same value, to the Company.”
“On 7 July 2025, the Company received dividend income from Markit India Services Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, totalling $9,980,443.”

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

People

4 active · 52 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
HITHERSAY, Elizabeth	Secretary	2022-03-15	—	—
HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary	Director	2022-03-15	Jan 1980	British
WALLACE, Kate Isabel	Director	2022-05-27	Oct 1978	British
WEELSON, Ryan	Director	2023-08-17	Oct 1980	British

Show 52 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
GRUSHKA, Rony	Secretary	2002-12-31	2013-12-10
WHITE, John Richard Cottam, Lt Colonel	Secretary	2001-04-26	2002-09-20
HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2001-03-22	2001-04-26
AHMED, Riaz	Director	2002-12-31	2003-08-26
ALDER, Geoffrey Thomas	Director	2006-11-01	2007-10-30
BALLENTINE, James	Director	2004-01-21	2006-05-15
BEDFORD, Michael Leslie	Director	2001-04-26	2002-12-31
BEESTON, Mark Ian	Director	2003-08-26	2005-08-01
BENISON, Thomas J	Director	2005-02-22	2005-10-28
CHRISTENSEN, Paul Gerard	Director	2005-08-01	2005-09-28
COHEN, Richard Samuel	Director	2005-07-28	2007-10-30
COHEN, Richard Samuel	Director	2004-01-21	2004-11-08
DAVIDSON, Simon	Director	2004-10-09	2007-10-30
DAVIE, Michael Edward	Director	2006-02-22	2007-10-30
DOWNES, Andrew	Director	2006-10-19	2007-10-30
FERRON, Mark	Director	2007-05-11	2007-10-30
FROST, Timothy James Albert	Director	2003-08-26	2004-07-01
GOOCH, Jeffrey Andrew	Director	2013-12-10	2016-07-15
GOOCH, Jeffrey Andrew	Director	2004-01-21	2005-10-14
GOULD, Kevin Andrew	Director	2004-01-21	2016-07-15
GOULD, Kevin	Director	2001-04-25	2002-12-31
GRUSHKA, Rony, Director	Director	2007-10-30	2013-12-10
GRUSHKA, Rony	Director	2001-04-25	2002-12-31
GUNEWARDENA, Arun	Director	2003-08-26	2005-04-07
HARFORD, Suni	Director	2006-12-01	2007-10-30
HYATT, Todd Stones, Mr.	Director	2016-07-15	2017-08-09
KYRIAKOS SAAD, Fawzi Sami	Director	2005-10-28	2006-02-22
LEVY, Bradford Scott	Director	2005-04-07	2007-10-30
LONGDEN, Charles Edward	Director	2004-01-21	2007-10-30
LOVETT, Grant	Director	2006-03-23	2006-09-17
MACBAIN, Michael Wallace	Director	2004-01-05	2006-10-31
MACINTYRE, John Brent	Director	2002-12-31	2003-12-04
MCLOUGHLIN, Christopher Guy, Mr.	Director	2016-07-15	2022-03-15
MCNERNEY, Thomas Michael Gerard	Director	2001-04-25	2002-12-31
MISRA, Rajeev	Director	2005-09-28	2006-10-18
MISTRETTA, Vincent	Director	2005-03-22	2006-03-23
NARO, Salvatore	Director	2004-01-21	2005-03-22
OWEN, Kathryn Ann	Director	2017-08-09	2023-08-16
PALMER, Andrew Newton	Director	2004-01-21	2005-02-22
PARK, Sean Maclise	Director	2004-01-21	2006-09-20
PASCUCCI, Hope	Director	2006-10-18	2007-05-11
PLINER, Jon David	Director	2006-07-11	2007-10-30
RICHARDSON, Peter Mark	Director	2007-04-19	2007-10-30
ROTH, Frank Reiner	Director	2006-10-30	2007-04-19
RUSIS, Armins	Director	2005-10-14	2007-10-30
SENFT, Dexter	Director	2006-05-15	2007-10-30
SHAFFRAN, Alan Mitchell	Director	2004-01-21	2006-12-01
THAKOR, Sudip	Director	2004-01-21	2004-10-09
UGGLA, Lance Darrell Gordon	Director	2001-04-25	2018-03-31
WALKER, Neil Samuel	Director	2004-02-01	2006-07-11
WISE, Kevin	Director	2022-03-15	2022-07-29
HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	2001-03-22	2001-04-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Ihs Markit Lending 1	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2024-10-01	Ceased 2024-10-01
Ihs Global Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2024-10-01	Ceased 2024-10-01
Ihsm Holdings Uk Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2024-10-01	Active
Ihs Markit Uk Investments Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2021-11-25	Ceased 2024-10-01
Ihs Markit Global Investments Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2021-11-24	Ceased 2021-11-25
Ihs Markit Group Holdings	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Voting 75–100%, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust	2016-04-06	Ceased 2021-11-24

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 391 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-03-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-11-17	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2025-10-09	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-06	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date	PDF
2025-04-25	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2025-04-15	SH20	capital	Legacy
2025-04-15	SH19	capital	Capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2025-04-15	CAP-SS	insolvency	Legacy
2025-04-15	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2025-03-10	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates
2024-10-29	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2024-10-25	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2024-10-25	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2024-10-22	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-10-22	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-10-22	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-10-22	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-10-22	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-10-22	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 5
Capital events: 8
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

+14.1%

£884,348,406 £1,009,070,423
Cash

-31.9%

£8,521,127 £5,805,041
Net assets

-45.6%

£3,500,176,427 £1,904,495,182
Employees

+19.9%

955 1,145
Operating profit

-278.4%

£56,062,268 -£100,004,448
Wages

+21%

£104,467,013 £126,358,043

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

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