Capita is an international outsourcing and professional services company, headquartered in London. Capita share dealing has been possible on the London Stock exchange since 1991 and the company is currently part of the prestigious index, although over the years it has grown from a small cap and featured among the UK’s flagship UK Index 100 index of blue-chips.

 

The company was formed back in 1984 as part of UK’s CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting), becoming an independent 33-man firm in 1987 as a result of a management buy-out. Investors interested in Capita share dealing will be interested to know that from a two-man show in 1984 the group has grown to 70,000 employees generating revenues of more than £4 billion and profits of circa £100m million.

 

The company’s approach is to use digital and business process solutions to help its customers boost productivity, enhancing their use of both technology and data. The group operates principally in the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe although it does also have centres in India, South Africa and the Middle East. Capita services comprise a long list which ranges from Automation, Business Transformation, Customer Management, Data & Analytics, Digital Transformation, Government Services, IT & Networks, People solutions, Software and Specialist Services.

 

Sectors in which the group operates ranges from local and central government (Defence, Education, Emergency Services, Health, Police and Justice, and Science) right through to private sector operations (Banking and Financial, Insurance, Life and Pensions, Retail, Telecoms and media, Transport and Utilities).

 

In 2006, Capita moved into the lucrative Legal services arena through use of a funding arrangement with Law Firm Optima Legal Services involving investment loans totalling £36.7 million through 2009. It also moved into healthcare recruitment in May 2011 after it acquired Team24, extending the services they offer within the competitive recruitment industry.