✅ No sanctions, screening, insolvency or control red flags found in the public sources we cover. (Absence of a flag is not a guarantee — see methodology.)
PEARSON PLC
PLC · Active since 1897
Overview
PEARSON PLC is a public limited company registered , United Kingdom, since 1897. Its TraceComp score of 55 (C) indicates elevated risk requiring further due diligence. With 128 years of operations, the company has an established track record in its market.
Company Information
- Registration Number
- 00053723
- Legal Form
- PLC
- Registered
- 1897-08-12
- Activity
- 58190 - Other publishing activities
- Address
- x
Officers & Management
35 officers/directors on file — names, roles, appointment & resignation dates.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, Simon Glen | director | Current |
What’s in the full report
- Financial statements — revenue, assets, equity & margins for every year on file (multi-year trend where available)
- Key ratios & credit score — liquidity, leverage & profitability ratios plus our 0–100 score with a factor-by-factor breakdown
- Insolvency & legal events — collective proceedings and adverse filings (where on record)
- Charges & secured lending — registered charges and the creditors entitled (where filed)
- Sanctions & screening — company-level watchlist & adverse signals
- Sector benchmark & peers — how the company compares to its sector and nearest peers
- Innovation & EU funding — patents, research output & EU research funding received (where applicable)
Workforce — Gender Pay Gap (2023)
Mean hourly gap: 15% ·
Median: 12% · Size: 1000 to 4999
Large employer (250+ staff) — reported to gov.uk. A positive % means men are paid more on average.
Public Contracts Won
Awarded 1 public-sector contract totalling GBP 16,475,837 (UK public procurement).
Which public buyers, contract titles, values and award dates.
What’s in the full report
- Financial statements — revenue, assets, equity & margins for every year on file (multi-year trend where available)
- Key ratios & credit score — liquidity, leverage & profitability ratios plus our 0–100 score with a factor-by-factor breakdown
- Insolvency & legal events — collective proceedings and adverse filings (where on record)
- Charges & secured lending — registered charges and the creditors entitled (where filed)
- Sanctions & screening — company-level watchlist & adverse signals
- Sector benchmark & peers — how the company compares to its sector and nearest peers
- Innovation & EU funding — patents, research output & EU research funding received (where applicable)
Research Output
Active research organization. 627 publications · 50,298 citations · h-index 108 in the global scholarly record (OpenAlex — 82.9M papers). Top fields by publication volume: Environmental Science (70%) · Earth and Planetary Sciences (30%).
See full research profile — top researchers & publications →
Source: OpenAlex (CC0). Objective publication & citation counts.
Property Holdings
Owns 1 registered title in England & Wales (HM Land Registry).
| Title number | Tenure | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| BB23458 | Leasehold | 2023-01-05 |
Source: HM Land Registry © Crown copyright. Property addresses withheld per licence terms.
Risk Signals
No adverse legal events have been recorded for this company.
- No financial filings on record — score derives from registry signals and sector context
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Data Sources & Freshness
Data sourced from: official public registries.