GLOBALDATA UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-18 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-39.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£47M
+246.9% vs 2023
Employees
852
-16.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£941M
+2,749.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GLOBALDATA UK LTD 2016-01-22 → present
- GLOBALDATA LTD 2008-05-12 → 2016-01-22
- LABD LTD 2006-10-16 → 2008-05-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £152,181,000 | £110,808,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,841,000 | £33,279,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £33,040,000 | £941,446,000 | |
| Net profit | £24,407,000 | £938,646,000 | |
| Cash | £10,305,000 | £6,218,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,385,000 | £54,430,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,416,000 | £46,546,000 | |
| Equity | £13,416,000 | £46,546,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,020 | 852 | |
| Wages | £57,837,000 | £49,900,000 |
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 | 29.5% | 30.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 847.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 257.9% | 61.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.1% | 86.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | 8.63x | 6.53x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, 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
- GLOBALDATA UK LTD · parent
- GlobalData Brasil, serviços e informações empresariais Ltda. 99%
- Adfinitum Networks Inc 100%
- GlobalData EBT Trustees Limited 100%
- LMC Automotive Limited 100%
- LMC International Limited 100%
- Media Business Insight Holdings Limited 100%
- Progressive Content Limited 100%
- Research Views Limited 100%
- TSL Research Group Limited 100%
- Business Trade Media International Limited 100%
- Lombard Street Research Financial Services Limited 100%
- GlobalData France SAS 100%
- GD Research Centre Private Limited 100%
- GlobalData Japan KK 100%
- MEED Media FZ LLC 100%
- GlobalData Pte Limited 100%
- Progressive Media Korea Limited 100%
- GlobalData Poland sp. z o.o 100%
Significant events
- “Sale of the Company's Healthcare trade and assets on 29 February 2024 to a fellow group company at a fair value price of £897.1m, resulting in a gain recognised in the income statement of £886.8m.”
- “Sale of the Company's underlying subsidiaries, designated as Healthcare related, to a fellow group company, including GD Healthcare Japan KK, Global Data Trading (Shanghai) Co Limited, and GD Healthcare Canada Inc.”
- “The Company recognised a dividend in specie payable to the Company's parent (GlobalData Holding Limited), totalling £918.5m.”
- “On 31 July 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Business Trade Media International Limited ('BTMI').”
- “On 31 October 2024, the Company acquired the trade and assets of BTMI.”
- “On 30 November 2024, the Company acquired a number of assets from within the TSL Research Group subgroup.”
- “On 31 December 2024, the Company acquired the trade and assets of Celent.”
- “On 7 July 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Stylus Media Group Limited 'Stylus', and its subsidiaries, for consideration of £19.4m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Robert James | Secretary | 2022-11-22 | — | — |
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2012-09-04 | Dec 1962 | English |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Director | 2017-10-23 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul | Secretary | 2011-04-11 | 2013-01-29 |
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Secretary | 2013-01-29 | 2014-08-31 |
| APPIAH, Kenneth Kurankyi | Secretary | 2010-03-29 | 2011-04-11 |
| DANSON, Lesley Jane | Secretary | 2006-10-16 | 2010-03-29 |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2016-01-22 | 2020-07-21 |
| MARCUS, Robert John | Secretary | 2009-11-16 | 2010-03-29 |
| MOORE, Mark John | Secretary | 2014-09-18 | 2016-01-22 |
| STRICKLAND, Charles Eugene Shackleton | Secretary | 2020-07-21 | 2022-01-21 |
| ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2013-01-29 |
| APPIAH, Kenneth | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2011-04-11 |
| CRAGG, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2021-04-20 |
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2012-08-22 |
| DANSON, Peter John | Director | 2012-08-22 | 2012-09-04 |
| DANSON, Peter John | Director | 2006-10-16 | 2010-03-29 |
| HUNT, Andrew James | Director | 2013-08-21 | 2015-01-14 |
| LLOYD, Wayne | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2016-01-22 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2016-01-22 | 2017-10-23 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2015-10-27 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-29 |
| PYPER, Simon John | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2014-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globaldata Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
-
Turnover
-27.2%
£152,181,000 £110,808,000
-
Cash
-39.7%
£10,305,000 £6,218,000
-
Net assets
+246.9%
£13,416,000 £46,546,000
-
Employees
-16.5%
1,020 852
-
Operating profit
-25.8%
£44,841,000 £33,279,000
-
Profit before tax
+2,749.4%
£33,040,000 £941,446,000
-
Wages
-13.7%
£57,837,000 £49,900,000
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