BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the listed global asset manager BlackRock, Inc., the company is an FCA-regulated investment firm providing portfolio management, advisory, and administrative services across fixed income, equity, and multi-asset solutions.
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Cash
£1.4bn
-5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.3bn
-13.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,027
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£391m
-26.7% vs 2024
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Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED·Financials median
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED·Financials median
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED·Financials median
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED·Financials median
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED·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 | £1,826,816,000 | £2,184,651,000 | £2,143,549,000 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £317,392,000 | £496,043,000 | £319,079,000 | -35.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £357,077,000 | £533,788,000 | £391,265,000 | -26.7% | |
| Net profit | £294,261,000 | £388,011,000 | £297,588,000 | -23.3% | |
| Cash | £1,351,486,000 | £1,491,408,000 | £1,407,762,000 | -5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,676,578,000 | £1,709,741,000 | £1,593,966,000 | -6.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,464,395,000 | £1,465,819,000 | £1,269,875,000 | -13.4% | |
| Equity | £1,464,395,000 | £1,465,819,000 | £1,269,875,000 | -13.4% | |
| Average employees | 3,781 | 3,824 | 4,027 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £748,040,000 | £828,796,000 | £880,333,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £843,000 | £925,000 | £968,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,000 | £10,000 | £8,000 | -20% | |
| Highest paid director | £436,000 | £264,000 | £433,000 | +64% |
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 | 17.4% | 22.7% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 17.8% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.9% | 29.0% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.1% | 65.5% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.08x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 5.16x | 5.83x | 4.43x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 2006-10-02 → present
- MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED 2000-09-29 → 2006-10-02
- MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 1987-09-30 → 2000-09-29
- MERCURY WARBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. 1986-10-01 → 1987-09-30
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 978) LIMITED 1986-05-16 → 1986-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being 12 months from the date of approval of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED · parent
- BlackRock Fund Managers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 January 2026, the Company's immediate holding company changed from BlackRock Finance Europe Limited to BlackRock Group Limited ("BGL").”
- “As discussed above, renovation works at the Company's new Brandon Street office were completed in May 2025, from which point Edinburgh-based employees began occupying the office.”
- “On 26th March 2026, the loan of £500,000,000 due from group company BGL and included within non-current financial assets (note 14) was extended to mature on 31 March 2029, with a revised annual interest rate of 5.019%. All other terms relating to the loan remain unchanged.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 145 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-01-22 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Justine Clair | Director | 2022-07-12 | Sep 1978 | British |
| CLARKE, Deborah | Director | 2021-07-21 | Apr 1961 | British |
| DE FREITAS, Eleanor Judith | Director | 2014-04-03 | May 1974 | British |
| DUNCAN, Matthieu Benoit | Director | 2021-07-21 | Jan 1965 | French |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2024-05-16 | Sep 1965 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| WEERASEKERA, Ruwan Upendra | Director | 2024-08-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| YOUNG, Margaret Anne | Director | 2014-09-09 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 145 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABAN, Agnieszka | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2015-12-16 |
| CRAIG, Gregor Alexander | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2014-05-15 |
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2007-01-26 | 2012-11-22 |
| FARQUHARSON, Charles Bowen | Secretary | — | 1998-07-17 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Secretary | 2006-09-29 | 2009-05-29 |
| LEWIS, Bernadette | Secretary | 2000-11-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| PERKINS, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 1998-07-17 | 1998-11-17 |
| RAIVADERA, Dipa | Secretary | 2003-04-23 | 2003-12-01 |
| SEARLE, Debra Anne | Secretary | 1998-11-17 | 2003-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, Janet | Secretary | 2014-05-15 | 2015-04-15 |
| MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2006-09-29 |
| ANDREW, Martin | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2004-03-29 |
| ARMITAGE, Ian | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| BACHOP, Norman Mcleod | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| BARBY, Ian Christopher Simon | Director | 1995-04-19 | 1998-07-17 |
| BAXTER, Stuart John | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1998-07-17 |
| BEAZLEY, Charles John Sherard | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-07-31 |
| BERGER, Thomas Jan | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| BLUMER, David Jakob | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2017-09-27 |
| BOYLE, David Thomas Alan | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| BRADSHAW, Mark Anthony James | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1996-05-17 |
| BRADY, Krystin | Director | 2000-10-24 | 2001-10-10 |
| BROOKE, Carol Consuelo | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| BUNCE, Ross John, Dr | Director | — | 1998-08-25 |
| CALLAHAN, John Loughlin, Mr. | Director | 1992-08-06 | 1998-07-17 |
| CAMERON WATT, Ewan | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-07-17 |
| CARMICHAEL, John Stewart | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2005-08-23 |
| CAUSER, David John | Director | — | 2000-07-07 |
| CHARLTON, Thomas William George | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| CHARRINGTON, Nicholas James | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2025-12-04 |
| CHARRINGTON, Nicholas James | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-07-17 |
| CLARK, Andrew Peter Carfrae | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2006-09-29 |
| CLARK, Colin Martin | Director | — | 2000-07-07 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2024-04-05 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2018-03-28 |
| COATS, Nicholas James | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-07-17 |
| COHEN, Stephen Harold | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-05-20 |
| COHEN, Stephen Benedict | Director | 1993-09-03 | 1998-12-10 |
| CORLEY, Elizabeth Pauline Lucy | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2004-03-18 |
| COTTON, John Nicholas | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1998-07-17 |
| DALTON, Andrew Searle | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| DAMM, Rudolph Andrew | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2019-09-18 |
| DESMARAIS, James Fenelon | Director | 2009-06-03 | 2014-03-25 |
| DIXON, Graham Richard | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2002-10-11 |
| DIXON, Graham Richard | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1998-07-17 |
| DYSON, Andrew Charles Louis | Director | 2004-05-13 | 2009-12-01 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Robert William, Vice Chairman | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2009-03-19 |
| FARQUHARSON, Charles Bowen | Director | 1995-05-30 | 2004-01-15 |
| FELLINGHAM, Christopher James | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2007-09-05 |
| FISHWICK, James Edward | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2022-07-20 |
| FOSTER, Christopher Nigel Holland | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1999-09-14 |
| FUKUYAMA, Seiichi | Director | 1997-03-05 | 1997-09-01 |
| GALLEY, Carol | Director | — | 2000-07-06 |
| GEERING, Michael William | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1994-06-30 |
| GIBBS, Peter John | Director | 1993-05-10 | 2005-05-31 |
| HABER, Lawrence David | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-07-26 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2017-05-31 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 1998-11-17 | 2009-05-29 |
| HARRISON, Peter John Woodville | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| HART, Edward Francis | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2013-03-01 |
| HARWOOD, Paul | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-07-17 |
| HASTON, Timpothy John | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-07-17 |
| HEYWORTH-DUNNE, James Anthony | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1995-10-31 |
| HUNTER JOHNSTON, Andrew Malcolm | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-07-17 |
| HURST BROWN, Christopher Nigel | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| IRONMONGER, Kevin Robert | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2015-05-28 |
| JACKSON, Charles Vivian | Director | — | 2000-03-10 |
| JACOB, David Joseph | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2001-09-25 |
| JODRELL, Michael Francis Mostyn Owen | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-08-25 |
| JODRELL, Michael Francis Mostyn Owen | Director | — | 1997-04-01 |
| JONES, Nicola Tracey | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2007-12-11 |
| KHOSLA, Manoj | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2006-02-28 |
| KUSHEL, John Richard | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2011-05-24 |
| LEHMANN, Andreas Christian Jutting | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-01-17 |
| LICHT, Leonard Samuel | Director | — | 1992-10-13 |
| LINDSAY, Gordon Alan, Dr | Director | — | 1997-03-21 |
| LINHARES, Joseph Mark | Director | 2010-10-27 | 2013-10-10 |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2021-04-15 |
| LOWE, Gary Arnold | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2002-07-05 |
| LOWE, Gary | Director | 1992-08-11 | 1998-07-17 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick James | Director | — | 1997-06-18 |
| MACPHERSON, James Edward | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-07-17 |
| MADDOX, Russell John | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2003-11-28 |
| MANNA, Timothy John | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2000-07-13 |
| MARRIOTT, Richard | Director | — | 1995-05-23 |
| MARSHALL, Paul Roderick Clucas | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1997-08-08 |
| MAYS, Shaun Albert | Director | 1996-01-17 | 1997-01-13 |
| MICHAELSON, Robert Paul Brandon | Director | — | 1993-08-20 |
| MITCHELL, Colin Scott Mooney | Director | 2001-11-27 | 2004-06-28 |
| MULLIN OUTHWAITE, Stacey | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2022-07-06 |
| MULLINS, Keith Richard | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| MURDOCK, Brian Andrew | Director | 2000-07-30 | 2003-02-11 |
| NAYLOR, Mark Jeremy Melville | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-25 |
| NISHIZAWA, Masaru | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1998-07-17 |
| O SHANNASSY, Maurice Joseph | Director | 1995-12-20 | 1998-07-17 |
| O'BRIEN, Michael John | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2010-06-28 |
| OATES, Thomas Andrew | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-08-25 |
| OLDFIELD, Richard John | Director | — | 1996-04-19 |
| OLSBERG, Peter Vincent | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| OLSON, Patrick Michael | Director | 2015-06-03 | 2019-03-20 |
| ONG, Ching Han | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| PARIS, Roderick Louis | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1998-07-17 |
| PARSLOE, John | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| PEEK, Jeffrey | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-07-21 |
| PICKARD, Andrew Phillip | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1998-07-17 |
| PRICE, David William James, Exors Of | Director | — | 1997-06-26 |
| PRICE, Quintin Rupert Salter | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2014-03-12 |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2014-03-25 |
| PULLEN, Ronald William | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| PURSAILL, Julius Lawrence Mark | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2001-07-31 |
| QUINN, Michael Lawrence | Director | 1998-08-25 | 1999-04-16 |
| RICHARDS, John William | Director | — | 1997-07-29 |
| RIMMER, Christopher John | Director | 2003-05-27 | 2007-07-23 |
| RITCHIE, Nicholas King | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| ROE, Alexander Frederick James | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2005-11-15 |
| ROE, Alexander Frederick James | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1998-07-17 |
| ROSIER, Frederick David Stewart | Director | — | 2002-05-31 |
| ROYDS, Richard George | Director | 1993-05-10 | 1998-07-17 |
| RUDDICK, Lynn Christine | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1998-08-25 |
| SEMAYA, David Jonathan | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2004-04-12 |
| SHAW, Clifford John | Director | — | 2000-07-11 |
| SHIRCLIFF, Katherine Marianne | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2008-03-07 |
| SKLAR, Brenda Sue | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2014-03-25 |
| SLACK, Ian Michael | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| SLENDEBROEK, Maarten Frederik | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2012-04-27 |
| STANYER, Peter William | Director | 1995-10-18 | 1998-07-17 |
| STEEL, Rodney | Director | 1996-07-15 | 2000-07-04 |
| STEVENSON, Hugh Alexander | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1998-01-29 |
| STEWART, Michael John Nicholas | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| STORMONTH DARLING, Peter | Director | — | 1992-11-11 |
| SYKES, Carolyn | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| THIEL, Scott Franklin | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2012-11-30 |
| THOMPSON, Stephen James | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-07-17 |
| THOMSON, Colin Roy | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2020-12-11 |
| TOBIN, Rory Thomas | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2010-07-09 |
| TOOZE, Roger Clark | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2013-10-10 |
| URQUHART, Peter William | Director | — | 1996-07-10 |
| UTERMANN, Andreas | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2002-07-19 |
| WEBB, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2017-12-12 |
| WEBB, Timothy David | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2014-03-25 |
| WHARTON, Philip James | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-05-17 |
| WITHERS, Gary Nigel | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2001-04-30 |
| WOOLF, Barry William | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| YOSHIDA, Kenichi | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-07-17 |
| ZIMMERMAN, Stephen Anthony | Director | — | 2000-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-19 | Active |
| Blackrock Finance Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-17 | Ceased 2026-01-19 |
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 648 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.