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Company No. 02942243 · Incorporated 23 Jun 1994

Research Research Limited

Registered name: RESEARCH RESEARCH LIMITED

Part of Clarivate Plc group

Research Research Limited made £4m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Research Research Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.9m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Status
Active
Location
Cambridge, East of England
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£4m
Growth ▼10.5%
Profit
£2.9m
Growth ▲1.3%
Profit margin
73.1%
Gross 68.4%
Employees
0
Change ▼100%
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£5m£4.5m£4m
Cost of sales−£2.1m−£1.5m−£1.3m
Gross profit£2.9m£3m£2.7m
Operating profit£2.6m£2.7m£2.6m
Profit before tax£2.6m£2.9m£2.9m
Profit after tax£2.5m£2.9m£2.9m
Profit (best available)£2.5m£2.9m£2.9m
Employees (average)35220
Ratios
Profit margin50.9%64.6%73.1%
Gross margin58.5%66.9%68.4%
Revenue per employee£142k£203k—
Profit per employee£72.4k£131k—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼10.3%▼10.5%
Profit growth—▲13.9%▲1.3%
Headcount growth—▼37.1%▼100%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
73.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
68.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼100%
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Clarivate Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Camelot UK Top Holdco Limited75–100%
  3. Camelot UK Holdco Limited75–100%
  4. Camelot UK Bidco Limited75–100%
  5. Ex Libris (UK) Limited75–100%
  6. Research Research Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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