MARKERSTUDY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£157M
+47.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£617M
+1,607.3% vs 2023
Employees
6,589
+41.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£143M
+5.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARKERSTUDY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2021-09-13 → present
- VENUS MIDCO LIMITED 2020-12-09 → 2021-09-13
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 | £538,600,000 | £694,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£33,100,000 | -£49,600,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£151,600,000 | -£143,200,000 | |
| Net profit | -£154,700,000 | -£141,700,000 | |
| Cash | £106,400,000 | £156,800,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £779,200,000 | £2,001,000,000 | |
| Net assets | -£40,900,000 | £616,500,000 | |
| Equity | -£40,900,000 | £616,500,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,647 | 6,589 | |
| Wages | £153,100,000 | £182,100,000 |
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 | -6.1% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | -28.7% | -20.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | -2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 102.4% | 79.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | -0.44x | -0.35x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis. The Group's forecasts and projections show that the Group should be able to meet its obligations as they fall due, and comply with all financial covenants, for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In making this assessment the Group has modelled its cashflow outlook under "base", "moderate stress" and "reverse stress" scenarios for the period to 31 December 2026. The "base" and "moderate stress" scenarios incorporate management assumptions across Key Performance Indicators including new business volumes and Income Per Policy ("IPP"). The forecasts demonstrate adequate resources to allow the Group to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- MARKERSTUDY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Markerstudy Group Limited 100%
- ACM ULR Limited 100%
- Affinity Insurance Solutions Limited 100%
- Atlanta 1 Insurance Services Limited 100%
- Atlanta Insurance Intermediaries Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings 2 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings 3 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings A Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings B Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D1 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D2 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D3 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D4 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D5 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings D6 Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings Limited 100%
- Atlanta Investment Holdings Midco B Limited 100%
- Auto Windscreens Services Limited 100%
- Autonet Law LLP 75%
- Belgrave Street Holdings Limited 100%
- BFSL Limited 100%
- BISL Limited 100%
- Brightside Group Limited 100%
- Brightside Insurance Services Limited 100%
- Britannia House Holdings Limited 100%
- Carole Nash Insurance Consultants (Ireland) DAC 100%
- Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Limited 100%
- Carole Nash Legal Services LLP 50%
- Clegg Gifford & Co Limited 100%
- Clegg Gifford Channel Islands Limited 100%
- Clegg Gifford Holdings Limited 100%
- Five Islands Insurance Company Limited 100%
- Gingermonkeys Creative UK Limited 100%
- Green Garth Priory Limited 100%
- Grosvenor House Holdings Limited 100%
- Grosvenor Walk Limited 100%
- Group Direct Marketing Limited 100%
- Hughes Insurance Services Limited 100%
- I GO 4 Ltd. 100%
- IGO4 Partners Limited 100%
- IGO4Solutions Limited 100%
- Injury QED Limited 100%
- Insurance Factory Limited 100%
- INTAA Limited 76%
- KDB Medicals Limited 100%
- Lloyd Latchford Group Limited 100%
- Longford House (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Lunar 101 Limited 100%
- Markerstudy (Affinity) Holdings Limited 100%
- Markerstudy (International) Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Group Treasury Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Group Services Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Direct Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Group Investments Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Holdings (UK) Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Holdings Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Property Holdings (No.1) Limited 100%
- Markerstudy Property Holdings Limited 100%
- Marmalade Limited 100%
- Marmalade Network Limited 100%
- MMT Centre Investments Limited 100%
- MSG Office Holdings Limited 100%
- Paymentshield Services Limited 100%
- Paymentshield Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Paymentshield Limited 100%
- Project Waterloo Bidco Limited 100%
- Project Waterloo Topco Limited 100%
- Provisional Marmalade Limited 100%
- Swinton (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Swinton Properties Limited 100%
- Vision Vehicle Solutions Limited 100%
- VisionTrack Limited 89%
- VisionTrack, Inc. 89%
- Young Marmalade Limited 100%
- Zenith Freeholds (Whitstable) Limited 100%
- Zenith International Investments Limited 100%
- Zenith IP Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Completed the acquisition of the Atlanta Group and Hughes Insurance Services Limited, expanding footprint in insurance broking sector and enhancing capabilities and market presence.”
- “Completed the deal to acquire the broking business of the Ardonagh Group, the Atlanta Group, combining BGL Insurance distribution business with Markerstudy Broking business to form 'Markerstudy Distribution' unit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2021-07-14 | — | — |
| AGNEW, Theodore Thomas More, Lord | Director | 2023-06-26 | Jan 1961 | British |
| BARBER, Keith John | Director | 2021-07-14 | May 1974 | British |
| CASTAGNO, Giovanni (John) | Director | 2024-02-14 | Dec 1958 | Italian |
| ENGLAND, Michael James Peter | Director | 2020-12-09 | Feb 1981 | British |
| HIGGINS, Bernard Franklin | Director | 2021-07-14 | Dec 1960 | British |
| SCARR, Craig Anthony | Director | 2024-02-14 | Jun 1962 | British |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2021-07-14 | Jul 1965 | British |
| TINER, John Ivan | Director | 2024-06-26 | Feb 1957 | British |
| WARD, Glen Neville | Director | 2026-03-25 | Jan 1970 | Australian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2023-03-29 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2021-07-14 |
| DYSON, Fernley Keith | Director | 2025-02-18 | 2025-07-04 |
| HUMPHREYS, Gary | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2024-06-26 |
| MCMURRAY, Lindsey Villon | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2024-01-04 |
| TABBAKH, Ahmed El | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2024-06-26 |
| UTLEY, Neil Alan | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2022-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+28.9%
£538,600,000 £694,000,000
-
Cash
+47.4%
£106,400,000 £156,800,000
-
Net assets
+1,607.3%
-£40,900,000 £616,500,000
-
Employees
+41.8%
4,647 6,589
-
Operating profit
-49.8%
-£33,100,000 -£49,600,000
-
Profit before tax
+5.5%
-£151,600,000 -£143,200,000
-
Wages
+18.9%
£153,100,000 £182,100,000
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