Worried about your credit score and whether you might be ineligible for a loan? Companies such as Experian can help you to check. At least that’s the received wisdom about this FTSE 100 company; actually, it’s in the business of doing this and a lot more — and the mantra is data and analytics.
The modern Experian was created in 1996 when two businesses in Britain and America combined to become part of the Great Universal Stores retailing conglomerate. However, it traces its history back to the formation of the early credit agencies during the latter half of the 19th century. The company was demerged from the renamed GUS in 2006, at which point it listed on the London Stock Exchange.
It employs about 17,000