GB Group Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1989

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 1,127

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • GBG

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 22

  • Share Price
  • $4.54
  • (As of Friday Closing)

GB Group General Information

Description

GB Group PLC provides identity intelligence solutions through its three divisions Location, Identity, and Fraud. It offers electronic ID Verification services, ID Registration, ID Engage, and ID Trace and Investigates software and services. GB Group's technology supports customers in traditional banking, government, utilities, retail, transport, and newly emerging industries such as eCommerce, online gaming, cryptocurrency, and mobile payments. The company has a geographical presence in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Australia and generates revenues from the sale of software and rendering of services.

Contact Information

Website
www.gbgplc.com
Formerly Known As
GB Information Management
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • The Foundation, Heronsway
  • Chester Business Park
  • Chester CH4 9GB
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01244
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Other Commercial Services
Application Software
Stock Exchange
LON
Vertical(s)
Cybersecurity, Industrials, SaaS, E-Commerce, TMT, Mobile Commerce, FinTech
Corporate Office
  • The Foundation, Heronsway
  • Chester Business Park
  • Chester CH4 9GB
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01244

GB Group Timeline

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GB Group Stock Performance

As of 14-Feb-2025, GB Group’s stock price is $4.54. Its current market cap is $1.14B with 252M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$4.54 $4.48 $3.04 - $4.91 $1.14B 252M 494K $0.04

GB Group Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, GB Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of $357M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2024 31-Mar-2024 FY 2023 31-Mar-2023 FY 2022 31-Mar-2022
EV 1,152,494 997,634 1,088,030 1,777,537
Revenue 357,226 348,455 335,685 331,189
EBITDA 75,376 479 (80,267) 69,995
Net Income 10,320 (61,044) (144,231) 20,847
Total Assets 1,052,057 1,076,790 1,182,928 1,419,976
Total Debt 118,644 129,818 158,749 172,865
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GB Group Valuation & Funding

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GB Group Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
GB Group PLC provides identity intelligence solutions through its three divisions Location, Identity, and Fraud. It offe
Business/Productivity Software
Chester, United Kingdom
1,127 As of 2024

Maidenhead, United Kingdom
 

San Diego, CA
 
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GB Group Competitors (10)

One of GB Group’s 10 competitors is Fetchify, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Fetchify Private Equity-Backed Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Teradata Formerly VC-backed San Diego, CA
Aware (USA) Formerly VC-backed Boston, MA
Riskified Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
GoodData Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
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GB Group Patents

GB Group Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-201711353-D0 Improvements relating to face recognition Inactive 14-Jul-2017
EP-3428843-A1 Improvements relating to face recognition Inactive 14-Jul-2017
GB-201711313-D0 Method computer program and system for constructing a picture of a document Inactive 13-Jul-2017
GB-201711308-D0 Assesing image document types Inactive 13-Jul-2017
GB-201711310-D0 Improvements relating to extraction of document pictures from images Inactive 13-Jul-2017 G06V20/647
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GB Group Signals

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GB Group Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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GB Group Investments & Acquisitions (22)

GB Group’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Cloudcheck for . The deal was made on 31-Jan-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Cloudcheck 31-Jan-2022 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
HooYu Investigate 14-Dec-2020 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Credolab 20-Aug-2020 Early Stage VC Financial Software
SureCert 28-Aug-2019 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
IDology (Network Management Software) 13-Feb-2019 Merger/Acquisition Network Management Software
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GB Group ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated January, 18, 2025

19.38 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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GB Group Exits (2)

GB Group’s most recent exit was on 31-Oct-2014 from Transactis. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Transactis 31-Oct-2014 Completed
Dinasa 01-Jan-2003 Joint Venture Completed
  • 2 buyers
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (12)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Cloudcheck Auckland, New Zealand 2012
Loqate Palo Alto, CA 2009
Advanced Checking Services Glasgow, United Kingdom 2005
IDscan Biometrics London, United Kingdom 2003
IDology (Network Management Software) Atlanta, GA 2003
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GB Group FAQs

  • When was GB Group founded?

    GB Group was founded in 1989.

  • Where is GB Group headquartered?

    GB Group is headquartered in Chester, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of GB Group?

    GB Group has 1,127 total employees.

  • What industry is GB Group in?

    GB Group’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is GB Group a private or public company?

    GB Group is a Public company.

  • What is GB Group’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for GB Group is GBG.

  • What is the current stock price of GB Group?

    As of 14-Feb-2025 the stock price of GB Group is $4.54.

  • What is the current market cap of GB Group?

    The current market capitalization of GB Group is $1.14B.

  • What is GB Group’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for GB Group is $357M.

  • Who are GB Group’s competitors?

    Fetchify, Teradata, Aware (USA), Riskified, and GoodData are some of the 10 competitors of GB Group.

  • What is GB Group’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    GB Group’s EPS for 12 months was $0.04.

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