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GB Group plc
LSE: GBG
IndustryIdentity verification
Location intelligence
Fraud prevention
Founded1989
Headquarters
Chester
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Richard Longdon (Chairman)
Dev Dhiman (CEO)[1]
RevenueIncrease £282.7 million (2025)[2]
Increase £67.1 million (2025)[2]
Increase £67 million (2025)[2]
Number of employees
1,100 (2025)[3]
Websitewww.gbg.com

GB Group plc, trading as GBG, is an identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[4]

History

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The company was founded by Trevor Burke as Phonelink Data in September 1989.[5] It changed its name to Phonelink in May 1993,[6] and launched a computer-based information service, known as TelMe in June 1994.[7]

The company then changed its name again to TelMe.com in March 2000 and to TelMe Group in September 2001 and finally adopted its current name in February 2002.[6] It was the subject of an initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market in August 2010.[8]

The company acquired PCA Predict, a provider of UK and international address validation services, for US$100 million in May 2017,[9] bought IDology, a US identity verification company, for US$300 million in February 2019,[10] and acquired Acuant, a US identity verification and identity fraud prevention company, for US$736 million in November 2021.[11]

The Chicago-based fund, GTCR, expressed an interest in acquiring the company in September 2022.[12] The company was admitted to the main market in October 2025.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Retirement of Chief Executive / Appointment of CEO Designate". gbgplc.com. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "GBG Annual Report and Accounts 2025" (PDF). GBG. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ^ "About". GB Group. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ^ "FTSE UK Index Series: Quarterly Review December 2025". FTSE Russell. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ^ "'When I found out that the software didn't work I began to get palpitations'". The Independent. 23 June 1996. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "GB Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Phonelink says it's on target for 100,000 customers". Tech Monitor. 7 February 1995. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ^ "GB Group: our story". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ^ "GBG acquires PCA Predict for £66 million". Retail Systems. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Data intel firm GBG acquires IDology for $300m". Fintech Futures. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  11. ^ "GBG Announces It Has Agreed to Acquire Acuant, Bringing Together Two Leaders in the Global Digital Identity Market With Combined Revenue of c.£265 Million". London Business Journal. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  12. ^ "UK digital identity provider GBG could be set for £1.3bn takeover". Tech Monitor. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  13. ^ "GBG sets date for move to main London Stock Exchange market". Business Cloud. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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