INVESTIGO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£818K
+41.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£28M
+4.8% vs 2023
Employees
277
-9.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-78.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £229,186,090 | £193,515,220 | |
| Operating profit | £7,406,271 | £2,328,472 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,894,242 | £1,481,791 | |
| Net profit | £5,222,118 | £1,076,155 | |
| Cash | £577,133 | £817,555 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,515,366 | £28,948,219 | |
| Net assets | £26,954,790 | £28,258,831 | |
| Equity | £26,954,790 | £28,258,831 | |
| Average employees | 305 | 277 | |
| Wages | £28,813,999 | £26,762,525 |
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 | 3.2% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.9% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.7% | 51.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | 10.68x | 2.75x |
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
- Shinewing Wilson Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INVESTIGO LIMITED · parent
- Investigo Europe B.V. 100%
- Caraffi Limited 66.14%
- BioTalent Limited 64.35%
- Investigo Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Investigo Germany GmbH 100%
- The IN Group GmbH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD & BIRD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-30 | — | — |
| BAXTER, Nick | Director | 2013-12-03 | Oct 1979 | English |
| CHEN, Song | Director | 2026-01-13 | Nov 1972 | Chinese |
| GAO, Yong, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-29 | Apr 1974 | Chinese |
| VAYA, Haresh | Director | 2011-03-28 | Aug 1972 | British |
| YOU, Tingting | Director | 2026-01-13 | Nov 1984 | Chinese |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Simon Jonathan George | Secretary | 2003-06-18 | 2004-10-15 |
| STODEL, Robert Tom | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2010-07-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-18 | 2003-06-18 |
| BECKSON, Scott Michael | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2017-07-31 |
| BECKSON, Victoria Lucy Helen | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-12-03 |
| GUO, Xin, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2021-07-29 |
| LI, Yuezhang, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2026-01-13 |
| RATCLIFF, Anthony | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-07-31 |
| SMITH, Ann Mary | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| SMITH, Ann Mary | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2013-12-03 |
| SMITH, Simon Jonathan George | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2013-12-03 |
| SMITH, Susanna Marie Elizabeth | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-12-03 |
| STODEL, Robert Tom | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2013-12-03 |
| WANG, Zhen, Mr. | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2026-01-13 |
| WATSON, Gary | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| ZHOU, Xi, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2026-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career International Ap(Hong Kong) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-29 | Ceased 2018-06-29 |
| Fulfil (2) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-08-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
-15.6%
£229,186,090 £193,515,220
-
Cash
+41.7%
£577,133 £817,555
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£26,954,790 £28,258,831
-
Employees
-9.2%
305 277
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Operating profit
-68.6%
£7,406,271 £2,328,472
-
Profit before tax
-78.5%
£6,894,242 £1,481,791
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Wages
-7.1%
£28,813,999 £26,762,525
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