Globaldata PLC
Registered name: GLOBALDATA PLC
Globaldata PLC made £322m revenue and £50.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Globaldata PLC’s revenue grew 13% to £322m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £50.1m profit and 3,655 employees. The company is classified under “data processing, hosting and related activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £273m | £286m | £322m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£137m | −£162m |
| Gross profit | — | £149m | £160m |
| Operating profit | £73.7m | £65.1m | £81.2m |
| Profit before tax | £41.5m | £54.9m | £69.2m |
| Profit after tax | £30.8m | £36.5m | £50.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £30.8m | £36.5m | £50.1m |
| Employees (average) | 3,560 | 3,557 | 3,655 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.3% | 12.8% | 15.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 52.1% | 49.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £76.7k | £80.3k | £88.1k |
| Profit per employee | £8.7k | £10.3k | £13.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.5% | ▲12.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲18.5% | ▲37.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.1% | ▲2.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £88.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.7k
- 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.
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
- ▲3%
- Now 3,655
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Washington Topco LimitedRev. £40.7m · Profit −£15.7m
- Canadean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- GD UK Healthcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Globaldata Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Progressive Digital Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £50.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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