ADVENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LTD
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Cash
£2.1m
USD 2,863,000
+47.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£107m
USD 143,558,000
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11m
USD 15,156,000
+43.3% vs 2024
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 Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £18,434,264 | £14,662,528 | £14,685,714 | +0.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,127,393 | £7,851,003 | £11,247,495 | +43.3% | |
| Net profit | £12,127,393 | £5,883,477 | £11,378,850 | +93.4% | |
| Cash | £16,288,045 | £1,443,808 | £2,124,675 | +47.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £161,514,747 | £169,284,464 | £126,270,872 | -25.4% | |
| Net assets | £94,774,867 | £102,045,527 | £106,536,549 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £94,774,867 | £102,045,527 | £106,536,549 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 11.4% | 8.7% | 11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.5% | 40.6% | 34.5% | |
| Current ratio | 37.21x | 8.48x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | 2.71x | 2.18x | 3.86x |
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
- ADVENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LTD 2012-06-25 → present
- ADVENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) PLC 1995-09-01 → 2012-06-25
- GROWTHSIGN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1995-03-15 → 1995-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group's forecasts and projections show that the Group is able to operate and have the resources available to meet its ongoing operating and debt costs through the income generated from the $185.5 million of loans to RiverStone Corporate which accrue interest.”
Group structure
- ADVENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LTD · parent
- Advent Underwriting Limited 100%
- Advent Capital Limited 100%
- Advent Capital (No. 2) Limited 100%
- Advent Capital (No. 3) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Group agreed an early redemption of the €12 million Euro denominated debt with the noteholders at a 21% discount to par.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the $26 million tranche of debt was repaid to the noteholders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSTONE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-07-23 | — | — |
| CAIN, Michael Roger | Director | 2026-04-14 | Mar 1972 | British |
| CREED, Andrew Robert | Director | 2019-02-14 | Jun 1983 | British |
| INSLEY, James Christopher Paul | Director | 2026-01-08 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire | Secretary | 2003-03-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| BURGE, Julia Rose | Secretary | 1998-11-24 | 2001-10-31 |
| EWING, Neil Murdoch | Secretary | 2009-10-29 | 2020-12-11 |
| JOHNSON, Nicholas Paul | Secretary | 2020-12-11 | 2026-07-23 |
| MURPHY, Clifford Edward | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2003-03-14 |
| PERDONI, Giuseppe | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| THOMPSON, Keith Donald | Secretary | 1995-08-31 | 1998-11-24 |
| LITTLEJOHN CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2009-10-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-15 | 1995-08-31 |
| AMBRIDGE, Trevor John | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2026-03-26 |
| BEVERIDGE, William Erskine | Director | 2018-02-16 | 2018-12-31 |
| CAUDLE, Brian Frank | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2012-06-30 |
| CLOUTIER, Jean | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2019-02-14 |
| FITZGERALD, Nigel Patrick | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GREEN, Philip James | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| GREEN, Philip James | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2013-07-25 |
| HEWITT, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2018-11-27 | 2021-03-31 |
| LUMMIS, Duncan | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2013-07-25 |
| MIGLIORINI, James Edward | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| MURPHY, Clifford Edward | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2006-04-24 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Brian William | Director | 1995-09-26 | 2009-09-30 |
| SALTER, Raymond Muir | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2006-05-02 |
| STOBART, Eric St Clair | Director | 2006-01-06 | 2009-09-30 |
| STORMONTH DARLING, Peter | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2009-09-30 |
| TANZER, Luke Robert | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2026-01-05 |
| THOMPSON, Keith Donald | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2011-08-31 |
| ZAX, Stanley Robert | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2005-11-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-15 | 1995-08-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-15 | 1995-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.