Callcredit marks its anniversary

Over the past ten years the Leeds-based group, set up by Skipton Building Society, has grown to take a sizeable chunk of market share from rivals Experian and Equifax.

It now has close to 700 employees spread across a number of locations.

Last year Vitruvian Partners became the largest shareholder in Callcredit following a management buyout.

John McAndrew, chief executive at Callcredit said: "I'm delighted to be celebrating what has been a very successful first ten years for Callcredit. Since 2000, the team here has helped to build up a really strong business.

"It's been a tough economic climate over the past few years but we have been able to show that we offer cost-efficient and valuable solutions that can help businesses compete in these difficult times."

Callcredit joined with information businesses EuroDirect and GMAP Consulting in 2003, before acquiring Legatio and DecisionMetrics in 2007 and Broadsystem in 2008.

The group saw turnover rise eight per cent to 53.6m last year, while pre-tax profit rose by 35 per cent to 7.1m.