ROANOKE INTERNATIONAL BROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
-16.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.9M
-47.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
16
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
-22% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £6,752,012 | £6,025,039 | £5,676,267 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,485,218 | £2,845,025 | £2,217,721 | -22% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,485,218 | £2,845,025 | £2,217,721 | -22% | |
| Net profit | £2,665,777 | £2,132,682 | £1,662,898 | -22% | |
| Cash | £21,485,305 | £13,013,604 | £10,872,160 | -16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,668,579 | £7,301,261 | £3,864,159 | -47.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,668,579 | £7,301,261 | £3,864,159 | -47.1% | |
| Equity | £7,668,579 | £7,301,261 | £3,864,159 | -47.1% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 15 | 16 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £1,983,864 | £1,804,060 | £2,006,517 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £696,000 | £783,000 | £745,000 | -4.9% |
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 | 51.6% | 47.2% | 39.1% | |
| Net margin | 39.5% | 35.4% | 29.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.4% | 39.0% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.58x | 1.40x |
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
- ROANOKE INTERNATIONAL BROKERS LIMITED 2010-10-19 → present
- WATKINS MARINE SERVICES LTD 2005-02-15 → 2010-10-19
- APOLLO UNDERWRITING (CONSORTIUM ONE) LIMITED 1997-01-06 → 2005-02-15
- STEWART UNDERWRITING (CONSORTIUM ONE) LIMITED 1994-12-13 → 1997-01-06
- IBIS (274) LIMITED 1994-10-28 → 1994-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “As stated in the Directors' Report, a proposed dividend of £700,000 to MRSG was tabled at the Board Meeting on 23 April 2026. As the dividend has been proposed after the balance sheet date, this has not been recognised as a liability in the balance sheet as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALLIDUS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-08-01 | — | — |
| ASH, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| CALFA, Serge Joseph | Director | 2025-03-25 | Jun 1971 | Lebanese |
| FORBES, Oliver Samuel | Director | 2023-06-19 | May 1988 | British |
| FRIEDLANDER, Nicholas Hyman | Director | 2011-11-11 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSKUN, Timur | Secretary | 2001-02-15 | 2016-08-01 |
| GRAY, Nicholas John Talbot | Secretary | 1996-11-21 | 2001-02-15 |
| JEPHCOTT, Mark | Secretary | 1994-12-13 | 1996-11-21 |
| TSD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-28 | 1994-12-13 |
| BURGESS, Charles Anthony Edward | Director | 2016-11-17 | 2023-09-30 |
| COSKUN, Timur | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2008-02-22 |
| GRANDE, Roderic William Ricardo | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2004-06-15 |
| GRAY, Martin Bevis | Director | 1994-12-13 | 1995-11-28 |
| GRAY, Nicholas John Talbot | Director | 1996-11-21 | 2015-05-13 |
| GROFF, Karen | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2023-05-11 |
| HILL, Gareth Kim | Director | 2017-11-07 | 2018-08-20 |
| HINCAL, Mesut | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2023-02-14 |
| HOARE, Dominick James Rolls | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2004-06-15 |
| HOWELLS, David | Director | 2023-09-14 | 2024-08-14 |
| MCCOURT, Adrian Vincent, Captain | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2024-12-31 |
| RIORDAN, Eamonn Patrick | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| RIORDAN, Eamonn Patrick | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2009-11-27 |
| ROSS, Charles Julian Alexander | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2017-06-12 |
| RUSS, Stephen Michael Anthony | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2025-12-31 |
| SMITH, Michael Hamilton | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2013-04-30 |
| STERRETT, William Davenport | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2021-01-31 |
| WATKINS, Mark Christopher | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2016-04-21 |
| WILKINSON, John Curt | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2019-02-01 |
| TSD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-28 | 1994-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Re Specialty Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-17 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.