BRITANNIA GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED
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Cash
£71M
-21.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32M
-10.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
97
-24.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.8M
-721.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,558,657 | £50,373,510 | £33,965,501 | -32.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£486,888 | £1,592,733 | -£3,422,096 | -314.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,455,173 | £609,309 | -£3,785,994 | -721.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,219,790 | £369,515 | -£3,768,822 | -1,119.9% | |
| Cash | £73,912,691 | £91,054,487 | £71,353,669 | -21.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,181,267 | £35,550,782 | £31,781,960 | -10.6% | |
| Net assets | £35,181,267 | £35,550,782 | £31,781,960 | -10.6% | |
| Equity | £35,181,267 | £35,550,782 | £31,781,960 | -10.6% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 128 | 97 | -24.2% | |
| Wages | £16,482,693 | £15,537,102 | £13,221,724 | -14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,653,229 | £1,305,795 | £1,485,308 | +13.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.9% | 3.2% | -10.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | 0.7% | -11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.4% | 4.5% | -10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.5% | 89.4% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 3.86x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | -0.33x | 1.27x | -5.89x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITANNIA GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED 2019-09-26 → present
- BERKELEY FUTURES LIMITED 1986-01-10 → 2019-09-26
- RAPID 292 LIMITED 1985-12-06 → 1986-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors continues to adopt the going concern basis for the preparation of the Financial Statements. In addition, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation as a viable entity and meet its liabilities for at least 12 months from the date of signing the accounts.”
Group structure
- BRITANNIA GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED · parent
- Britannia Global Markets Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “successful progression to Category 4 membership of the London Metal Exchange (LME).”
- “decision was made to exit the Securities Financing and Fixed Income business.”
- “BGM offboarded its securities financing business during the year.”
- “During 2025, BGM colleagues participated in ELBA-coordinated corporate social responsibility days, supporting organisations including Adventure Playground and Victoria Park.”
- “BGM supported work-experience opportunities for young people during 2025. Four ELBA candidates completed work-experience placements with the Firm.”
- “BGM also supported the East End Community Foundation Winter Appeal.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINS, Gemma Tonya | Secretary | 2025-12-16 | — | — |
| GONZALEZ, Francisco | Director | 2026-01-29 | Sep 1967 | American |
| HEPDEN, Benjamin John | Director | 2023-11-20 | Jul 1977 | British |
| HERRERA, Jose Francisco | Director | 2024-03-12 | Mar 1977 | Italian |
| PETTITT, Stephen Mark | Director | 2023-02-27 | Jan 1969 | British |
| RYAN, Martin John | Director | 2025-02-19 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE, Jessica Rachel | Secretary | 2025-03-20 | 2025-12-16 |
| MALDONADO, Gabriela | Secretary | 2019-05-22 | 2025-02-21 |
| THOMPSON, Christopher Ian | Secretary | — | 2019-05-22 |
| BOLE, Andrew William | Director | 2022-03-24 | 2024-11-07 |
| BRUCE, Mark John | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2025-12-16 |
| COWAN, Nicola | Director | 2024-03-12 | 2024-12-11 |
| HERRERA, Julio Martin | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2021-11-23 |
| JOHNSON, Ian | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-04-28 |
| LEWIS, Richard George | Director | 2024-03-12 | 2025-12-01 |
| PIKE, Andrew Michael John | Director | 2024-03-12 | 2024-12-12 |
| REISER, Daniel James | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2023-09-21 |
| SARACHO DE OYARZABAL, Sofia | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2023-06-22 |
| THOMPSON, Christopher Ian | Director | — | 2019-08-29 |
| WOODWARD, Andrew Mark | Director | — | 2019-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Financial Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-05-22 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Mark Woodward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-22 |
| Mr Christopher Ian Thompson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.