THE INSIGHTS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
-24.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£44M
-4.2% vs 2024
Employees
672
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
-29.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £97,566,063 | £88,945,797 | |
| Operating profit | £17,668,273 | £12,296,110 | |
| Profit before tax | £17,920,273 | £12,648,153 | |
| Net profit | £11,876,490 | £8,971,714 | |
| Cash | £20,014,085 | £15,046,356 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,936,064 | £44,006,241 | |
| Net assets | £45,936,064 | £44,006,241 | |
| Equity | £45,756,458 | £43,727,298 | |
| Average employees | 657 | 672 | |
| Wages | £37,513,450 | £38,633,684 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.5% | 27.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.6% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.54x | 3.49x | |
| Interest cover | 321.28x | 182.50x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- EY, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“To summarise the Going Concern Assessment, the directors have conducted a review of forecasts and senstivities and controllable mitigations were identified that would relieve the pressure on the cashflows. The directors are confident that Insights comfortably conforms to all 'going concern' tests. On the basis of their assessment of the Group's financial position and the expected cash flows the Group's directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE INSIGHTS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Insights Coaching Limited 100%
- Insights Business Holdings Limited 100%
- Insights Learning & Development Limited 100%
- Insights Learning & Development International (EMEA) Limited 100%
- Insights Learning & Development (Canada) Limited 100%
- Insights North America Inc 100%
- Insights Learning & Development (Asia Holdings) PTE Limited 100%
- Insights Group Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Insights Denmark ApS 100%
- Insights Discovery Espana SL 100%
- Insights France SARL 100%
- Insights Learning & Development (Singapore) PTE Limited 100%
- Insightsworld Learning Ireland Limited 100%
- Insights Schweiz AG 100%
- Insights Learning & Development (Australia) PTY Limited 100%
- Insights Poland Sp zoo 100%
- IDLD Learning & Development (India) Private Limited 100%
- Insights L&D (Africa) (Pty) Limited 76%
- Insightsworld BV 100%
- Insightsworld BVBA 100%
Significant events
- “The Group delivered turnover of £88 9M for the year, reflecting a resilient performance in a challenging macroeconomic environment. While this represents a decrease of 8 9% compared to the prior year (2024 £97 6M), we remain confident this reflects economic conditions and that our core "human-skills" learning and development offerings remain highly relevant in an ever changing world”
- “Operating profit for the year was £12 3M, compared to £17 7M in the previous year, and reflects broader market dynamics and economic headwinds, with business investment negatively impacted by government policy shifts, particularly in the US”
- “Turnover per FTE decreased as FTE growth outpaced turnover performance. The decrease in operating profit was also impacted by a £1 3M donation to the Insights Foundation during Fiscal 2023/24”
- “Subsequent to the financial year end, the Group initiated a redundancy process as part of a strategic review of its operations. This process is ongoing and is expected to result in a reduction in headcount across certain departments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Campbell John Scott | Director | 2006-12-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
| LOTHIAN, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 1996-06-25 | Sep 1965 | British |
| LOTHIAN, Andrew Mclauchlan | Director | 1996-06-25 | Jun 1940 | British |
| LOTHIAN, Jane Mitchell | Director | 2016-03-31 | Feb 1965 | British |
| LOTHIAN, Paul Mclauchlan | Director | 2009-10-29 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MCLAREN, Jennifer Mitchell | Director | 2025-05-26 | May 1992 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHAN, Vivien | Secretary | 2003-03-23 | 2018-04-30 |
| LOTHIAN, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 2003-03-23 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 1996-06-25 |
| CLARK, Louise | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2020-03-27 |
| DALE, Michael William | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| HART, Peter George | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| LOTHIAN, Sheila Margaret Henderson | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2022-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Mclauchlan Lothian | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Jonathan Lothian | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-16 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-8.8%
£97,566,063 £88,945,797
-
Cash
-24.8%
£20,014,085 £15,046,356
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£45,936,064 £44,006,241
-
Employees
+2.3%
657 672
-
Operating profit
-30.4%
£17,668,273 £12,296,110
-
Profit before tax
-29.4%
£17,920,273 £12,648,153
-
Wages
+3%
£37,513,450 £38,633,684
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