ONFIDO LTD
Company number 07479524 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Onfido Ltd is a venture-backed identity verification technology company in a high-growth, loss-making phase, with accumulated losses of £8.3M offset by significant equity injections (£10M share premium increase in 2016). While current liquidity is strong (current ratio 3.94x, cash £4.9M), the business is entirely dependent on continued parental funding and cannot service debt from operations. Credit approval should be conditional upon parent company guarantees, confirmation of ongoing funding commitments, and regular monitoring of cash burn rates and management accounts. The recent acquisition by Entrust Datacard (Data Card International Limited) may provide stronger financial backing but also introduces execution risk around integration.
Shareholders' funds
£13,482,538
Balance sheet as at 2016-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-12-29
- Employees
- 94 (2016 accounts · was 37 in 2015)
- Registered office
- 9 Devonshire Square, 4th Floor, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 4YF
- Postcode
- EC2M 4YF
- Capital
- 86 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-11
- Next due by
- 2027-03-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 80100 Private security activities
Officers 2 current · 23 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by DATA CARD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — since 2026-03-30
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2023 (period to 2023-01-31) — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2709206 (Tier 2), registered since 2011.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
15.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2022/23
Contact details
- Website
- onfido.com
Drive new customer acquisition, detect fraud, and satisfy KYC and AML compliance using identity verification that’s simple for everyone.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VERIFYRECRUIT LTD | 2013-03-18 |
| REFERENCEBOX LTD | 2012-09-11 |
Previous registered addresses 14
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 3 FINSBURY AVENUE 3 FINSBURY AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, LONDON, EC2M 2PA, ENGLAND | 2018-05-09 |
| 40 LONG ACRE, LONDON, WC2E 9LG, ENGLAND | 2018-05-08 |
| 28 LEMAN STREET, ALDGATE, LONDON, E1 8ER | 2015-10-23 |
| C/O ONFIDO LTD, 193 PRAED STREET, LONDON, W2 1RH | 2014-09-26 |
| 28 LEMAN STREET 28 LEMAN STREET, LONDON, E1 8ER, ENGLAND | 2014-09-26 |
| 28 LEMAN STREET 28 LEMAN STREET, LONDON, E1 8ER, ENGLAND | 2014-09-26 |
| C/O ONFIDO LTD, 193 PRAED STREET, LONDON, W2 1RH | 2014-09-26 |
| C/O ONFIDO LTD, 1-6 SPEEDY PLACE, SPEEDY PLACE, LONDON, WC1H 8BU, ENGLAND | 2014-02-06 |
| C/O ONFIDO LTD, 1-6 SPEEDY PLACE, SPEEDY PLACE, LONDON, WC1H 8BU, ENGLAND | 2014-02-06 |
| VERIFYRECRUIT LTD ISIS INCUBATOR EWERT PLACE, OXFORD, OX2 7SG, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-09-02 |
| VERIFYRECRUIT LTD ISIS INCUBATOR EWERT PLACE, OXFORD, OX2 7SG, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-09-02 |
| C/O ISIS VERIFYRECRUIT, EWERT HOUSE EWERT PLACE, OXFORD, OX2 7SG, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-03-11 |
| C/O ISIS VERIFYRECRUIT, EWERT HOUSE EWERT PLACE, OXFORD, OX2 7SG, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-03-11 |
| OXFORD ENTREPRENEURS PARKS ROAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX1 3PG, ENGLAND | 2012-08-16 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 221 similar companies in EC
2nd largest employer among its local peers (94 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2010.
No.1 of the largest private security activities companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among private security activities in London.
The class of 2010
12%
of the 960 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 84% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2022-02-17
- Where
- Greater London (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL354950 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-02-17 | — |
| AGL400279 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-02-17 | — |
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