ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LIMITED
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Cash
£118m
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£139m
-2.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
238
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£58m
-4.1% vs 2024
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 | £147,996,224 | £165,672,135 | £170,643,941 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £45,806,326 | £54,890,522 | £52,660,041 | -4.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £51,244,689 | £60,192,682 | £57,725,713 | -4.1% | |
| Net profit | £38,917,600 | £46,009,547 | £43,364,964 | -5.7% | |
| Cash | £111,526,305 | £109,067,538 | £117,842,916 | +8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,645,102 | £152,641,494 | £149,001,543 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £143,588,445 | £142,510,930 | £138,752,388 | -2.6% | |
| Equity | £143,588,445 | £142,510,930 | £138,752,388 | -2.6% | |
| Average employees | 228 | 226 | 238 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £55,848,909 | £57,632,602 | £62,133,430 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,342,914 | £2,263,019 | £2,363,888 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £93,807 | £101,191 | £100,530 | -0.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £582,851 | £664,299 | £565,222 | -14.9% |
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 | 31.0% | 33.1% | 30.9% | |
| Net margin | 26.3% | 27.8% | 25.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.8% | 36.0% | 35.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 22.2% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.48x | 5.12x | 6.18x |
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
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LIMITED 2006-02-24 → present
- ALLIANCE CAPITAL LIMITED 1997-03-10 → 2006-02-24
- CURSITOR ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1996-03-26 → 1997-03-10
- ALLIANCE CAPITAL LIMITED 1991-04-03 → 1996-03-26
- ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1990-10-23 → 1991-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that, at the time of approving the consolidated financial statements, there is a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months. Stress testing did not result in any issues with regards to going concern and as a result, the directors have assessed no going concern issues are likely to arise for the company.”
Group structure
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LIMITED · parent
- Alliance Bernstein (DIFC) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 26 March 2026, Equitable Holdings, Inc. entered into an agreement with Corebridge Financial, Inc., a leading provider of life insurance and retirement solutions in the United States of America, to combine their businesses through a merger of equals, resulting in the formation of a new company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUINN, Leanne Heather | Secretary | 2017-07-31 | — | — |
| BOHN, Jessica Pfeiffenberger, Ms. | Director | 2026-02-05 | Feb 1982 | American |
| FOSTER, Ian Christian | Director | 2017-07-31 | Feb 1974 | British |
| FOSTER, Stephanie Louise | Director | 2024-03-21 | Sep 1968 | British |
| GREEN, Joanna Clare | Director | 2017-02-20 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HUTCHINS, David Roger | Director | 2017-07-31 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MAH, Lynn | Director | 2017-07-31 | Nov 1972 | Canadian |
| SOLOMON, Honor | Director | 2022-03-07 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOWLER, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2012-06-12 | 2016-02-29 |
| GROOM, Jon Richard | Secretary | — | 1992-10-26 |
| MANLEY, Mark | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2017-07-31 |
| MANLEY, Mark | Secretary | 1997-08-22 | 1999-02-12 |
| RAVENSCROFT, Patrick | Secretary | 1992-10-26 | 1997-08-22 |
| SAMUELS, Donna Marie | Secretary | 2000-09-28 | 2012-06-12 |
| SMALLWOOD, Joy Karen | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 2000-04-05 |
| ALSTER, Robert Michael David | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2012-11-16 |
| BAKER 111, Edward Daniel | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2005-11-30 |
| BANZ, Elzbieta Grazyna | Director | 1991-11-15 | 1995-12-15 |
| BANZ, Rolf Werner | Director | 1991-11-15 | 1995-07-31 |
| BEINHACKER, Stephen | Director | 1996-09-23 | 1999-06-10 |
| BERGEL, Norman | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2001-05-31 |
| BERGEL, Norman | Director | — | 1996-04-26 |
| BOMMI, Vivek | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2023-09-06 |
| BREEDON, Mark Herbert | Director | — | 2002-12-10 |
| CALVERT, Bruce William | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2001-01-22 |
| CHAKRABARTI, Debasish | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2024-03-21 |
| CHENE, Claude Andre | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2011-07-13 |
| CORBET, Kathleen Ann | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2002-05-30 |
| DAWKINS, Ian Christopher | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2017-02-09 |
| EATON, Hugh Mccurdy | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1999-02-12 |
| FAY, Sharon Ellen | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-06-29 |
| FAY, Sharon | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2005-11-30 |
| FEDAK, Marilyn | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-09-20 |
| FEDAK, Marilyn | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| GROOM, Jon Richard | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1996-04-26 |
| GROOM, Jon Richard | Director | — | 1992-10-26 |
| HAGEMEIER, Jan Patric | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2017-07-31 |
| HAMMOND, James William | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2021-01-22 |
| HAXE, Richard Henry | Director | 2009-04-13 | 2013-01-01 |
| HUSAIN, Arif | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-05-17 |
| JOLLY, Nicholas Jeffrey | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2018-06-07 |
| KEITH JR, Robert Marshall | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| LAVI, Avraham | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2017-11-03 |
| LLOYD, Ian Edward | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-08-18 |
| LOB, Dianne Friedel | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2017-07-31 |
| LUNING, Mark Anton | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-08-18 |
| MANOOKIAN, Acmiie Jenell | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2003-06-30 |
| MORRIS, Richard Irving | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1997-12-31 |
| PASSFIELD, Justin | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-01-15 |
| PEEBLES, Douglas James | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-06-01 |
| PERKINS, Erickson Nichols | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1996-07-26 |
| PHELPS, Mark Ivor | Director | 2017-11-07 | 2020-06-03 |
| REEVES, Martin Adam | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-08-18 |
| ROSS, James Mcconville | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2012-11-16 |
| RUDDEN, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| RYAN, Timothy Fabrice, Mr. | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| SCHWEIZER, Alison | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| SMALLWOOD, Joy Karen | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2000-04-05 |
| SPURR, Roland Hedley | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-04-27 |
| STEINCKE, Steen | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2001-11-14 |
| STEYN, David Andrew | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2012-01-03 |
| STEYN, David Andrew | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2005-11-30 |
| TAYLOR, John | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-10-13 |
| TENCZA, Greg | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| TOUB, Christopher Moussa | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2009-09-30 |
| WELLMAN, Glenn | Director | — | 1993-04-29 |
| WILLIAMS, David Harrell | Director | — | 2001-01-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Joseph Clarke | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| ZIEGLER, Hans Peter | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2009-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliancebernstein Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Alliancebernstein Preferred Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.