Talk:The Access Group
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Update Infobox, Lead, History and Financials to Address Notability Tag
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I am writing to propose updates to this article to correct outdated financial figures and add missing history. I have a conflict of interest and will not edit the article directly.
I request that the current **Infobox**, **Lead section** (the text before the Table of Contents), and **History section** be removed and replaced with the **Proposed Text** below
- Reason for change:** The current article displays outdated 2022 financial data (£618m revenue) and lacks significant coverage of the company's 2022 valuation. The proposed text updates the figures to 2025 (sourced to the Annual Report) and adds the £9.2bn valuation sourced to independent secondary sources (Sky News, The Times), which addresses the article's current "unclear notability" tag.
Proposed Text
[edit]| Industry | Business Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Loughborough, UK |
Area served | Europe, APAC, USA |
| Products | Access Evo, Accounting, CRM, HR and Payroll, Operations, Learning |
| Revenue | £1.16bn [1] |
Number of employees | 9,732 [1] |
| Website | theaccessgroup |
The Access Group is a UK-headquartered provider of business Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, primarily serving small and mid-sized organisations across commercial and non-profit sectors.[2] The company, founded in 1991, has its HQ in Loughborough, England.[3] It operates internationally, serving customers across Europe, the USA, and the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.[4]
As of 2025, The Access Group reported an annual revenue of £1.16 billion, employed 9,732 people and served 160,000 commercial, public sector and not-for-profit customers.[1]
Corporate History and Finance
[edit]The Access Group began a major expansion strategy following a management buy-out in 2011, characterised by a "buy-and-build" strategy involving numerous acquisitions.[5] By September 2021, the company had reported 16 consecutive years of profitable growth.[6]
In May and June 2022, The Access Group secured substantial investment from its principal shareholders, Hg and TA Associates, alongside a stake sale to the Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC).[2] [7] This transaction valued the company at £9.2 billion.[2] [7] Analysts noted that at this valuation, the company would have been ranked approximately 55th in the FTSE 100 had it been a public constituent.[2]
- ^ a b c Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Accounts 2025 (PDF) (Report). The Access Group. 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "British software company Access worth £9bn as Singapore takes stake". Sky News. Cite error: The named reference "SkyNews" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Business software specialist Access Group secured £1bn investment". Business Live.
- ^ "The Access Group acquires AI-powered candidate presentation solution HireAra". The Global Recruiter.
- ^ "Access Group upsizes jumbo loan by £900m to support buy-and-build". PitchBook.
- ^ "Access Group Singapore deal". UK Tech News.
- ^ a b "Private equity giants key to London IPO revival". The Times.
Ashlockett (talk) 12:58, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
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Update Infobox, Lead, and Financial History ==
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I am editing on behalf of The Access Group as a representative of Babel. I will abide by Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines and submit changes via the Talk page rather than editing the article directly.
I am writing to propose updates to this article to correct outdated financial figures and add missing history.
I request that the current Infobox, Lead section (the text before the Table of Contents), and History section be removed and replaced with the Proposed Text below.
Reason for change: The current article displays outdated 2022 financial data (£618m revenue) and lacks significant coverage of the company's 2022 valuation. The proposed text updates the figures to 2025 (sourced to the Annual Report) and adds the £9.2bn valuation sourced to independent secondary sources (Sky News, The Times), which addresses the article's current "unclear notability" tag.
Proposed Text
[edit]| Industry | Business Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Loughborough, UK |
Area served | Europe, APAC, USA |
| Products | Access Evo, Accounting, CRM, HR and Payroll, Operations, Learning |
| Revenue | £1.16bn [1] |
Number of employees | 9,732 [1] |
| Website | theaccessgroup |
The Access Group is a UK-headquartered provider of business Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, primarily serving small and mid-sized organisations across commercial and non-profit sectors.[2] The company, founded in 1991, has its HQ in Loughborough, England.[3] It operates internationally, serving customers across Europe, the USA, and the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.[4]
As of 2025, The Access Group reported an annual revenue of £1.16 billion, employed 9,732 people and served 160,000 commercial, public sector and not-for-profit customers.[1]
Corporate History and Finance
[edit]The Access Group began a major expansion strategy following a management buy-out in 2011, characterised by a "buy-and-build" strategy involving numerous acquisitions.[5] By September 2021, the company had reported 16 consecutive years of profitable growth.[6]
In May and June 2022, The Access Group secured substantial investment from its principal shareholders, Hg and TA Associates, alongside a stake sale to the Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC).[2] [7] This transaction valued the company at £9.2 billion.[2] [7] Analysts noted that at this valuation, the company would have been ranked approximately 55th in the FTSE 100 had it been a public constituent.[2] Ashlockett (talk) 12:51, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
- ^ a b c Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Accounts 2025 (PDF) (Report). The Access Group. 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "British software company Access worth £9bn as Singapore takes stake". Sky News. Cite error: The named reference "SkyNews" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Business software specialist Access Group secured £1bn investment". Business Live.
- ^ "The Access Group acquires AI-powered candidate presentation solution HireAra". The Global Recruiter.
- ^ "Access Group upsizes jumbo loan by £900m to support buy-and-build". PitchBook.
- ^ "Access Group Singapore deal". UK Tech News.
- ^ a b "Private equity giants key to London IPO revival". The Times.