USS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£297k
+45.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£921k
0% vs 2025
Employees
275
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,386,000 | £100,913,000 | £114,439,000 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,943,000 | £1,252,000 | £1,898,000 | +51.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £293,000 | £204,000 | £297,000 | +45.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,994,000 | £30,246,000 | £25,634,000 | -15.2% | |
| Net assets | £921,000 | £921,000 | £921,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £921,000 | £921,000 | £921,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 242 | 270 | 275 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £28,300,000 | £32,415,000 | £33,799,000 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,152,000 | £3,023,000 | £3,248,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,000 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £2,340,000 | £2,013,000 | £1,896,000 | -5.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 4.1% | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.71x | 1.69x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 1.00x | 1.00x | 1.00x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“There are no factors of which the directors are aware that would materially impact the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for at least the 12 months following the approval of the financial statements and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURT, Michael John | Secretary | 2017-11-23 | — | — |
| BATES, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2021-06-28 | Jan 1959 | British |
| KERNEIS, Alain | Director | 2022-01-24 | Dec 1968 | British |
| METCALF, Richard Brian | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| PILCHER, Simon Humphrey Westland | Director | 2019-10-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| SOMES, Bronte Louise | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| TIMLIN, Victoria Jane | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| YOUNG, Carol | Director | 2023-09-04 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERLOCK, Ian Montague | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2016-02-11 |
| TIMLIN, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 2016-02-11 | 2017-11-23 |
| WILLIAMS, John Peter | Secretary | 1997-06-04 | 2005-07-31 |
| BRINDLE, Howard James | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2021-03-31 |
| BROWN, Clive Stuart | Director | 2014-01-03 | 2014-08-29 |
| CARTER, Kevin James, Dr | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| CHYNOWETH, David Boyd | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| GALVIN, William Kenny | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2023-09-04 |
| GILLSON, Roy Charles | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2013-03-26 |
| GRAY, Roger Michael | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| HOLMES, Virginia Anne | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2021-08-31 |
| HUNTER, Colin Stewart | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| MERCHANT, Thomas Henry | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| MOON, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2009-09-01 |
| OWENS, Anthony Paul | Director | 2015-10-27 | 2024-10-31 |
| POWELL, Michael James | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2024-03-05 |
| ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2024-01-31 |
| SHERLOCK, Ian Montague | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| WEBSTER, David Stephen | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2014-08-29 |
| WEBSTER, David Stephen | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2011-02-28 |
| WILLIAMS, John Peter | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2005-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.