NCO EUROPE LIMITED

Company number 03122581 ·

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Executive summary

NCO Europe operates as a mid-tier, FCA-regulated BPO in a sector where scale and technology investment increasingly determine competitive viability. While the company has successfully transitioned away from pandemic-era contracts and maintains underlying revenue growth, its 3% EBITDA margin falls materially below sector norms of 5-15%, signalling structural cost challenges exacerbated by rising employment costs. The Alorica group ownership provides strategic backing, but sustained margin improvement and technology transformation will be critical to avoiding competitive marginalisation in an increasingly demanding market.

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Shareholders' funds

£3,773

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of multi-lingual Business Process Outsourcing, conducting activities within a range of sectors.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1995-11-06
Employees
449 (2025 accounts · was 488 in 2024)
Registered office
New City House, 57-63 Ringway, Preston, Lancs, PR1 1AF
Postcode
PR1 1AF
Capital
153 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-11-04
Next due by
2026-11-18
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 82200 Activities of call centres

Officers 2 current · 27 resigned

Appointed 2014-11-24
Appointed 2005-09-12

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Public contracts won 1

£3,500,000,000 total awarded value where published.

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z480943X (Tier 2), registered since 2002.

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Gender pay gap

2.1%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity

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Contact details

Website
ncoeurope.com
Phone
03300601473, 03300601494, 03300601500

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
RISK MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED2006-01-03
UNITED CREDITORS' ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED2000-02-28
UNITED CREDITORS' ALLIANCE EUROPE LIMITED1996-07-02
EXPERIENCE LIMITED1995-11-15

Previous registered addresses 12

AddressChanged on
NEW CITY HOUSE 57-63 RINGWAY, PRESTON, LANCS, PR1 1HJ, ENGLAND2013-11-08
OLD DOCKS HOUSE, 90 WATERY LANE, ASHTON ON RIBBLE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 1AU2013-10-24
MOUNT STREET, PRESTON, PR1 8GB1999-05-21
43 MOUNT STREET, PRESTON, PR1 8GB1999-05-21
HULTON HOUSE, 161/166 FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4A 2DY1997-10-07
LTON HOUSE, 161/166 FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4A 2DY1997-10-07
33/34 WINKLEY SQUARE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 3EL1996-08-29
/34 WINKLEY SQUARE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 3EL1996-08-29
LTON HOUSE, 161-166 FLEET STREET, LONDON, WC4A 2DY1996-02-18
HULTON HOUSE, 161-166 FLEET STREET, LONDON, WC4A 2DY1996-02-18
8/90 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON. NW11 7UR.1996-02-07
788/90 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON. NW11 7UR.1996-02-07

Among its peers

2nd largest employer

of 724 similar companies in PR — measured against the wider sector, with 449 staff. 2nd oldest of its local peers.

The class of 1995

45%

of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2014-08-27
Where
Lancashire
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
LAN155170 Lancashire Leasehold 2014-08-27

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