TALAN UK & IRELAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
214
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TALAN UK & IRELAND LIMITED 2025-08-12 → present
- GEMSERV LIMITED 2002-04-18 → 2025-08-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,088,000 | £25,565,000 | |
| Operating profit | £385,000 | £1,294,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,716,000 | £1,273,000 | |
| Net profit | -£4,968,000 | £964,000 | |
| Cash | £1,496,000 | £3,704,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,658,000 | £4,598,000 | |
| Equity | £3,658,000 | £4,598,000 | |
| Average employees | 213 | 214 | |
| Wages | £8,876,000 | £12,701,000 |
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 | 2.4% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | -30.9% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.9% | 66.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | 20.26x | 61.62x |
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
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Affinia (Stratford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Gemserv has a sound financial record including strong operating cash flows derived from substantial recurring revenues across a range of contracts... Therefore, the Board confirms that, after making appropriate enquiries, it is of the opinion that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these accounts.”
Group structure
- TALAN UK & IRELAND LIMITED · parent
- Ecuity Advisory Limited 100%
- Gemserv Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the acquisition of the Gemserv Group by Talan SAS in January 2023 it was considered that the value of the purchase is reflective of the goodwill and assets that reside within Gemserv Ltd.”
- “On 21 May 2024 14,392 B Ordinary shares were cancelled at a nominal value of £1 per share. On 1 July 2024, the company purchased back 14,392 Ordinary B shares, which had a nominal value of £1 each, for £16,695.”
- “Included in the prior period Group Statement of Comprehensive Income is an exceptional item being the £5.1m adjustment for the reduction of goodwill which arose from the legacy acquisitions of ASE Consulting Ltd and Ecuity Advisory Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODY, Alexander Ralph | Director | 2016-09-28 | May 1976 | British |
| LLOYD, Gavin | Director | 2025-04-17 | Jan 1988 | British |
| THEPAUT, Mikael Francois Marie | Director | 2023-01-23 | Jun 1976 | British |
| VAZAIOS, Ilias | Director | 2025-04-17 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER-CLOUT, Daniel Christopher | Secretary | 2017-01-03 | 2023-10-31 |
| COX, Christopher John | Secretary | 2002-04-22 | 2002-06-13 |
| DOSANJH-ELTON, Jagjit | Secretary | 2016-05-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| FRANCIS, Anzo Gloreen | Secretary | 2002-06-13 | 2007-08-28 |
| MCRAE, Kenneth | Secretary | 2007-08-28 | 2016-05-31 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-18 | 2002-04-26 |
| BROMLEY, Nigel George | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2017-01-25 |
| BROMLEY, Nigel George | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2010-06-03 |
| BROWN, David Nicholas | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-01-23 |
| CARTER-CLOUT, Daniel Christopher | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2023-10-31 |
| DOSANJH-ELTON, Jagjit | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2016-12-31 |
| GOULD, Jayne Elizabeth | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2010-05-31 |
| HARLEY, Jonathan Gavin | Director | 2019-07-24 | 2022-03-11 |
| HUCKERBY, Geoff | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2011-12-05 |
| JEANS, Michael Henry Vickery | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2016-07-21 |
| LEACH, Miriam Therese | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2025-04-17 |
| LENFESTEY, Meriel Catherine | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2023-01-23 |
| MCRAE, Kenneth | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2016-05-31 |
| NABAVI, Annette Patricia, Dr | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2023-01-23 |
| REES, Matthew William Lloyd | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2021-01-31 |
| RIPLEY, Alexander | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2025-04-17 |
| SABAUD, Isabelle Sylvie | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2023-05-12 |
| SHARLAND, Susan Margaret | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2023-01-23 |
| SYKES, John Neil | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2013-07-31 |
| THORNE, David George | Director | 2010-06-03 | 2018-07-11 |
| TONKINSON, Paul Barry Philip | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| WILLS, Simon Marc | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-18 | 2002-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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