IBISWORLD LIMITED

Active
Company number 07223190Private limited companyIncorporated 2010

Key figures

£135,984-57.8%
Net assets 2025/26
-57.8%
Average annual change 2024/25–2025/26
0100 k200 k300 k400 k2024/252025/26

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

Ratios

2025/26

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£135,984
Higher than 77% · median £13,362
Total assets£4,123,942
Higher than 95% · median £52,684
Cash£1,411,134
Higher than 95% · median £42,426
Employees53
Higher than 97% · median 1
Company age16.6 years
Older than 73% · 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: IBISWORLD LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

IBISWORLD LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07223190. It was incorporated on 14 Apr 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW1P). 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 2025/26 (period ending 30 Jun 2026); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £135,984, down 57.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,411,134. Total assets were £4,123,942 and total liabilities £3,987,958. The company had an average of 53 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

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 77% of them (median £13,362). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £52,684). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £42,426). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 73% of them (median age 9.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 40 public contract award notices from 24 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.5m. Its most frequent buyer is H M Revenue & Customs (5 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 3 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand2,289,5021,411,134
Total assets4,235,5964,123,942
Total liabilities3,912,9773,987,958
Net assets / total equity322,619135,984
Average number of employees5853

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2026

The production and sale of business information.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

40 contracts

IBISWORLD LIMITED is named as a supplier in 40 public contract award notices from 24 public sector buyers since 2015. The 35 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.5m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers24
H M Revenue & Customs
5 contracts · £685.3k
COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
5 contracts · £304k
Crown Commercial Service
5 contracts · £169.6k
City of London Corporation
2 contracts · £160.3k
Department for International Trade
2 contracts · £68.7k
Contracts
  1. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,744 suppliers, up to £14,000,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2030
  2. IBISWorld Subscription Renewal 2026-2029‡National Highways Limited · £38,629 · runs until Jun 2029
  3. SBREC Business Dataset - Local Businesses‡The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · runs until Apr 2029
  4. Ibisworld SubscriptionUniversity of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · runs until May 2029
  5. DDaT25510 - Market intelligence: Data and ReportsUK Research and Innovation · £41,995 · runs until Mar 2027
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  1. Provision of UK Focussed Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service · £63,515 · runs until Feb 2028
  2. IBISWorld Knowledge Resources 2025‡Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) · £52,500
  3. DWP Market Intelligence InsightDepartment for Work and Pensions · £80,850
  4. Provision of UK Focussed Market ReportsCrown Commercial Service · £29,938
  5. Subscription to business information databaseWest Northamptonshire Council · £36,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  6. IBISWorld Subscription 2025 - 2027‡Met Office · £17,500 · runs until Feb 2027
  7. DDaT24521 - Market Research report platform subscriptionUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £19,250
  8. Market IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · £31,800
  9. DfE/Invest NI: PROCUREMENT OF KEY MARKET RESEARCH AND COMPANY DATABASES: LOTS 1-7‡Department for the Economy - Invest NI · £365,000
  10. IBIS WorldCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £72,032
  11. IBISWorld Industry Reports Licences‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £14,189
  12. Provision of UK Focused Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service · £27,720
  13. Online Industry Research LibraryH M Revenue & Customs · £615,297
  14. IBISWorld - Commercial Intelligence ToolThe Insolvency Service · £60,900
  15. IBISWorld Database for the SBREC 2023/26‡City of London Corporation · £130,290
  16. Provision of UK Focussed Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service · £26,400
  17. UK Market Research Subscription‡Department for International Trade · £42,300
  18. P22-0054 Scottish Enterprise Research Databases‡Scottish Enterprise · £184,000
  19. Provision of UK Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service · £22,000
  20. Market Research Database - IBISCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £99,000
  21. Project Victory Lot B - Category IntelligenceNUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY · £80,000
  22. Provision of IBISWorld Subscription‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £12,875
  23. Provision of UK Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service : Cabinet Office · £20,000
  24. Intelligence Subscription - UK Market Research‡Department for International Trade · £26,400
  25. Business Research & Data Provision - AWARD‡Worcestershire County Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £4,080 in total
  26. IBIS WORLD SUBSCRIPTIONTHE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT · £12,500
  27. Provision of Market Reports‡Crown Commercial Service : Cabinet Office · £20,000
  28. IBIS World Market Reports‡COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £60,000
  29. 2019/20 Annual Subscription to the IBISWorld Database‡City of London Corporation · £30,040
  30. PROC_62_2018 Manufacturing and Industry Market ReportsCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £25,000
  31. UK-Salford: Market research services‡H M Revenue & Customs · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £550,400 in total
  32. Access to Online Market Intelligence Reports‡H M Revenue & Customs · £20,000
  33. RETAIL TRADE MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICES INVESTIGATION REPORT DATA‡COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £48,000
  34. IBIS World Ltd‡H M Revenue & Customs · £20,000
  35. IBIS World Ltd‡H M Revenue & Customs · £30,000

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)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, 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

17 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £136k, 53 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £322.6k, 58 employees
  3. Director Kerryn James Gowrie Ruthven registered as a person with significant control
  4. Director Shane Ruthven registered as a person with significant control
  5. Daniel Jonathan Gowrie RUTHVEN appointedDirector
  6. Phillip Kenneth GOWRIE RUTHVEN resignedDirector
  7. Founder Phillip Ruthven ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Kerryn James Gowrie RUTHVEN appointedDirector
Earlier events (9)
  1. Roger Neil SEXTON resignedDirector
  2. Geoffrey Charles Earl WILD resignedDirector
  3. Chairman Justin Edward Gowrie Ruthven registered as a person with significant control
  4. Founder Phillip Ruthven registered as a person with significant control
  5. Roger Neil SEXTON appointedDirector
  6. Geoffrey Charles Earl WILD appointedDirector
  7. Justin Edward GOWRIE RUTHVEN appointedDirector
  8. Phillip Kenneth GOWRIE RUTHVEN appointedDirector
  9. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.