DEFAQTO LTD

Active
Company number 02870220Private limited companyIncorporated 1993

Key figures

£38,671,209+15.9%
Net assets 2025
+15.9%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m40 m20242025

† DEFAQTO LTD filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, DEFAQTO LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 73200

Where the company stands among the 2,718 active companies whose first SIC code is 73200 (Market research and public opinion polling).

Net assets£38,671,209
Higher than 99% · median £13,362
Total assets£56,915,532
Higher than 99% · median £52,684
Cash£346,095
Higher than 80% · median £42,426
Employees217
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age33.0 years
Older than 96% · median 9.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LIGHTSPEED RESEARCH LTD.£105.7m
  2. BROADRIDGE ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS LIMITED£52.5m
  3. IPSOS EMEA HOLDINGS LTD£47.9m
  4. A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED£47.8m
  5. MARU GROUP LIMITED£46.5m
  6. IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD£46.3m
  7. JATO DYNAMICS LIMITED£44.9m
  8. IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED£43.8m
  9. DEFAQTO LTD£38.7m
  10. SERVICE MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED£29m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,718. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DEFAQTO LTD

What kind of company is it?

DEFAQTO LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02870220. It was incorporated on 9 Nov 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Aylesbury (HP17). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is market research and public opinion polling (73200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Net assets were £38,671,209, up 15.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £346,095. Total assets were £56,915,532 and total liabilities £16,586,551. The company had an average of 217 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,718 active companies whose first SIC code is 73200: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £13,362). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £52,684). By cash it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £42,426). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 9.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £4.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Money and Pensions Service (4 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker).

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 12 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 23 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Cash at bank and in hand315,042346,095
Total assets46,955,08956,915,532
Total liabilities11,940,98416,586,551
Net assets / total equity33,354,58038,671,209
Average number of employees168217

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

6 contracts

DEFAQTO LTD is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. Their combined published value is £4.4m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Money and Pensions Service
4 contracts · £3.9m
FCA
1 contract · £468.7k
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation
1 contract · £35k
Contracts
  1. Consumer Duty Phase 2 Tender‡FCA · £468,705 · runs until Oct 2027
  2. Consumer ratings product‡National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation · £34,951 · runs until Jan 2027
  3. Payment Account Comparison Tool Data FeedMoney and Pensions Service · £368,300 · runs until Apr 2028
  4. Payment Account Comparison (PACS) Tool Data FeedMONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE · £368,300
  5. Pension Comparison ToolsMoney and Pensions Service · £1,620,916 · 2 lots
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  1. Guaranteed Income and Income Drawdown ToolsMoney and Pensions Service · £1,580,981

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £38.7m, 217 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £33.4m, 168 employees
  3. Regulus Bidco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.