Preqin Ltd

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preqin ltd Company Information

Company Number

04456744

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

Alfred O'Hare

Christopher Ferguson

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Shareholders

preqin mc limited

Group Structure

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Industry

Other publishing activities

Registered Address

1st floor, verde, 10 bressenden place, london, SW1E 5DH

Website

www.preqin.com

preqin ltd Estimated Valuation

£233.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PREQIN LTD at £233.2m based on an EBITDA of £29.6m and a 7.89x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Preqin Ltd is a live company located in london, SW1E 5DH with a Companies House number of 04456744. It operates in the other publishing activities sector, SIC Code 58190. Founded in June 2002, it's largest shareholder is preqin mc limited with a 100% stake. Preqin Ltd is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £143.3m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Preqin Ltd a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4.5out of 5

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4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £143.3m, make it larger than the average company (£3.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 27%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.6%)

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Preqin Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £143.3 million and the company has net assets of -£9.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Preqin Ltd has 371 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.8 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	143,287,687	114,790,918	86,239,287	69,868,505	55,663,869	44,741,356	37,261,197	27,918,879	21,001,483	16,670,885	12,936,247	9,504,506	7,438,664	5,371,217
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	35,464,880	24,204,520	22,504,751	19,536,631	16,381,581	12,611,956	31,888,924	22,796,960	17,175,642	12,796,671	9,737,698	7,351,551	5,276,259	3,661,798
Gross Profit	107,822,807	90,586,398	63,734,536	50,331,874	39,282,288	32,129,400	5,372,273	5,121,919	3,825,841	3,874,214	3,198,549	2,152,955	2,162,405	1,709,419
Admin Expenses	93,587,106	82,899,181	63,692,062	44,158,470	34,538,583	26,268,584	3,914,030	2,533,888	1,967,116	1,801,377	1,386,088	1,017,370	1,222,550	876,191	469,888
Operating Profit	14,235,701	7,687,217	42,474	6,173,404	4,743,705	5,860,816	1,458,243	2,588,031	1,858,725	2,072,837	1,812,461	1,135,585	939,855	833,228	-469,888
Interest Payable	16,751,157	25,162,849	3,402,665	3,965			253			488				769
Interest Receivable	9,712,012	552,023	268,419	530,254	898,776	391,078	170,397	91,039	84,974	68,672	67,932	64,678	36,339	9,059	2,137
Pre-Tax Profit	7,196,556	-16,923,609	-3,091,772	6,699,693	5,642,481	6,251,894	1,628,387	2,679,070	1,958,502	2,158,988	1,900,776	1,200,263	976,194	841,518	-467,751
Tax	-204,054	-226,163	1,000,148	-1,413,896	-1,448,229	296,918	452,000	-490,973	-249,249	-61,804	-354,556	-215,734	-292,588	-262,884
Profit After Tax	6,992,502	-17,149,772	-2,091,624	5,285,797	4,194,252	6,548,812	2,080,387	2,188,097	1,709,253	2,097,184	1,546,220	984,529	683,606	578,634	-467,751
Dividends Paid			9,500,000	10,000,000	5,211,552	4,059,159	2,799,420			1,278,402	1,307,814		750,000
Retained Profit	6,992,502	-17,149,772	-11,591,624	-4,714,203	-1,017,300	2,489,653	-719,033	2,188,097	1,709,253	818,782	238,406	984,529	-66,394	578,634	-467,751
Employee Costs	30,366,175	28,246,826	26,741,712	21,686,455	15,584,019	14,046,052	12,540,054	9,920,603	7,929,439	6,283,400	5,099,308	3,975,078	3,654,049	1,758,061
Number Of Employees	371	338	295	234	194	191	178	156	145	131	112	92	79	47
EBITDA*	29,563,017	19,035,178	9,117,628	13,124,719	9,918,558	8,609,905	1,650,838	2,694,831	1,927,964	2,126,732	1,878,047	1,200,995	1,019,605	887,830	-454,626

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	1,054,451	1,596,895	1,590,895	626,739	372,258	547,334	634,422	441,338	236,292	250,464	88,486	87,059	135,961	172,981	60,068
Intangible Assets	28,802,434	24,496,225	17,660,095	14,129,218	11,648,903	11,896,883
Investments & Other	125,459,699	122,891,241	121,970,681	64,201	15,657	2,042,883	3,259,137	3,100,759	1,375,530	15,550	15,550	15,550	15,550
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	38,189,143	13,888,848	422,543	12,830,830	1,297,335
Total Fixed Assets	193,505,727	162,873,209	141,644,214	27,650,988	13,334,153	14,487,100	3,893,559	3,542,097	1,611,822	266,014	104,036	102,609	151,511	172,981	60,068
Stock & work in progress
Trade Debtors	31,596,724	27,813,626	17,502,978	12,977,445	12,048,218	7,672,270	5,229,463	4,619,264	2,563,690	2,350,500	1,452,277	1,137,016	776,337	528,004	499,079
Group Debtors	13,338,788	21,292,912	23,096,078	3,463,613	6,852,281	9,120,535	6,372,579	4,942,654	3,643,321	3,732,817	2,973,129	2,123,796	120,991	21,339
Misc Debtors	3,123,470	4,456,208	4,191,763	4,274,077	4,004,116	4,596,392	2,151,362	2,035,780	1,647,417	906,686	553,621	641,919	493,040	437,808
Cash	11,753,675	10,420,740	12,486,815	15,973,091	22,444,620	12,142,949	16,693,618	13,143,505	8,733,407	6,398,606	4,420,646	3,263,312	2,983,584	1,552,337	854,647
misc current assets									916,551	895,337	853,916	500,732	500,000	500,000
total current assets	59,812,657	63,983,486	57,277,634	36,688,226	45,349,235	33,532,146	30,447,022	24,741,203	17,504,386	14,283,946	10,253,589	7,666,775	4,873,952	3,039,488	1,353,726
total assets	253,318,384	226,856,695	198,921,848	64,339,214	58,683,388	48,019,246	34,340,581	28,283,300	19,116,208	14,549,960	10,357,625	7,769,384	5,025,463	3,212,469	1,413,794
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	5,984,463	3,891,667	3,653,934	1,317,438	1,233,515	758,847	593,554	405,941	123,193	122,733	53,784	71,235	52,610	5,782	301,599
Group/Directors Accounts	11,832,529	8,717,824	5,929,067	3,967,809	3,590,959	2,433,653	1,588,673	1,250,463	488,720	372,895	5,812		206,899
other short term finances	5,885,895	4,251,621	2,405,677
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	87,692,102	79,724,737	58,746,320	47,355,137	38,305,251	29,111,227	25,176,222	19,369,265	13,652,917	11,171,462	8,509,745	6,263,686	4,426,282	2,950,926
total current liabilities	111,394,989	96,585,849	70,734,998	52,640,384	43,129,725	32,303,727	27,358,449	21,025,669	14,264,830	11,667,090	8,569,341	6,334,921	4,685,791	2,956,708	301,599
loans	150,805,939	146,804,968	128,257,537
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income	158,112	361,711	423,098	204,202	181,841	104,666	118,697	102,937	136,052	202,154	104,765	79,109			1,454,877
other liabilities
provisions	206,150	206,150	151,379	922,067	648,567		499,174	259,863	163,320	31,547	1,705	7,304	19,577	27,761	8,990
total long term liabilities	151,170,201	147,372,829	128,832,014	1,126,269	830,408	104,666	617,871	362,800	299,372	233,701	106,470	86,413	19,577	27,761	1,463,867
total liabilities	262,565,190	243,958,678	199,567,012	53,766,653	43,960,133	32,408,393	27,976,320	21,388,469	14,564,202	11,900,791	8,675,811	6,421,334	4,705,368	2,984,469	1,765,466
net assets	-9,246,806	-17,101,983	-645,164	10,572,561	14,723,255	15,610,853	6,364,261	6,894,831	4,552,006	2,649,169	1,681,814	1,348,050	320,095	228,000	-351,672
total shareholders funds	-9,246,806	-17,101,983	-645,164	10,572,561	14,723,255	15,610,853	6,364,261	6,894,831	4,552,006	2,649,169	1,681,814	1,348,050	320,095	228,000	-351,672

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	14,235,701	7,687,217	42,474	6,173,404	4,743,705	5,860,816	1,458,243	2,588,031	1,858,725	2,072,837	1,812,461	1,135,585	939,855	833,228	-469,888
Depreciation	619,763	651,083	410,755	258,014	280,707	246,801	192,595	106,800	69,239	53,895	65,586	65,410	79,750	54,602	15,262
Amortisation	14,707,553	10,696,878	8,664,399	6,693,301	4,894,146	2,502,288
Tax	-204,054	-226,163	1,000,148	-1,413,896	-1,448,229	296,918	452,000	-490,973	-249,249	-61,804	-354,556	-215,734	-292,588	-262,884
Stock
Debtors	18,796,531	22,238,232	11,667,397	9,344,015	2,812,753	7,635,793	2,155,706	3,743,270	864,425	2,010,976	1,076,296	2,512,363	403,217	488,072	499,079
Creditors	2,092,796	237,733	2,336,496	83,923	474,668	165,293	187,613	282,748	460	68,949	-17,451	18,625	46,828	-295,817	301,599
Accruals and Deferred Income	7,763,766	20,917,030	11,610,079	9,072,247	9,271,199	3,920,974	5,822,717	5,683,233	2,415,353	2,759,106	2,271,715	1,916,513	1,475,356	1,496,049	1,454,877
Deferred Taxes & Provisions		54,771	-770,688	273,500	648,567	-499,174	239,311	96,543	131,773	29,842	-5,599	-12,273	-8,184	18,771	8,990
Cash flow from operations	20,418,994	17,780,317	11,626,266	11,796,478	16,052,010	4,858,123	6,196,773	4,523,112	3,361,876	2,911,849	2,695,860	395,763	1,837,800	1,355,877	811,761
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-19,091,081	-18,190,091	-13,570,187	-9,686,111	-4,751,797	-14,558,884	-385,679	-311,846	-55,067	-215,873	-67,013	-16,508	-42,730	-167,515	-75,330
Change in Investments	2,568,458	920,560	121,906,480	48,544	-2,027,226	-1,216,254	158,378	1,725,229	1,359,980				15,550
cash flow from investments	-21,659,539	-19,110,651	-135,476,667	-9,734,655	-2,724,571	-13,342,630	-544,057	-2,037,075	-1,415,047	-215,873	-67,013	-16,508	-58,280	-167,515	-75,330
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	3,114,705	2,788,757	1,961,258	376,850	1,157,306	844,980	338,210	761,743	115,825	367,083	5,812	-206,899	206,899
Other Short Term Loans	1,634,274	1,845,944	2,405,677
Long term loans	4,000,971	18,547,431	128,257,537
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue	862,675	692,953	373,899	563,509	129,702	6,756,939	188,463	154,728	193,584	148,573	95,358	43,426	158,489	1,038	116,079
interest	-7,039,145	-24,610,826	-3,134,246	526,289	898,776	391,078	170,144	91,039	84,974	68,184	67,932	64,678	36,339	8,290	2,137
cash flow from financing	2,573,480	-735,741	129,864,125	1,466,648	2,185,784	7,992,997	696,817	1,007,510	394,383	583,840	169,102	-98,795	401,727	9,328	118,216
cash and cash equivalents
cash	1,332,935	-2,066,075	-3,486,276	-6,471,529	10,301,671	-4,550,669	3,550,113	4,410,098	2,334,801	1,977,960	1,157,334	279,728	1,431,247	697,690	854,647
overdraft
change in cash	1,332,935	-2,066,075	-3,486,276	-6,471,529	10,301,671	-4,550,669	3,550,113	4,410,098	2,334,801	1,977,960	1,157,334	279,728	1,431,247	697,690	854,647

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PREQIN LTD group structure

Preqin Ltd has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

PREQIN HOLDING LIMITED

07633796

PREQIN MC LIMITED

13527275

2 parents

PREQIN LTD

04456744

1 subsidiary

PREQIN BC LIMITED

13526498

PREQIN LTD Shareholders

preqin mc limited

100%

Preqin Ltd currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Alfred O'Hare (Jun 2002) and Mr Christopher Ferguson (Feb 2021).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Alfred O'Hare	England	66 years	Jun 2002	-	Director
Mr Christopher Ferguson	United Kingdom	38 years	Feb 2021	-	Director
Mr Christoph Knaack	United Kingdom	38 years	Mar 2022	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

143.3m

+25%

operating profit

14.2m

+85%

gross margin

75.3%

-4.64%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

-9.2m

-0.46%

total assets

253.3m

+0.12%

cash

11.8m

+0.13%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

04456744

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

58190 - Other publishing activities

incorporation date

June 2002

ultimate parent company

PREQIN HOLDING LIMITED

previous names

private equity intelligence limited (August 2008)

preqin limited (May 2006)

address

1st floor, verde, 10 bressenden place, london, SW1E 5DH

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