THE LINK ASSET AND SECURITIES COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£119k
+11,800% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.9m
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£190k
-18.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-10.
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Directors have reviewed the role of the Company within the Group and remains committed to an orderly wind-down of the entity. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£13,000 | -£1,000 | -£6,000 | -500% | |
| Profit before tax | £154,000 | £234,000 | £190,000 | -18.8% | |
| Net profit | £113,000 | £174,000 | £138,000 | -20.7% | |
| Cash | £29,000 | £1,000 | £119,000 | +11,800% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,547,000 | £4,721,000 | £4,859,000 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £4,547,000 | £4,721,000 | £4,859,000 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 48.69x | 18.17x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE LINK ASSET AND SECURITIES COMPANY LIMITED 1997-12-31 → present
- REFAL 522 LIMITED 1997-10-23 → 1997-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Directors have reviewed the role of the Company within the Group and remains committed to an orderly wind-down of the entity. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “MM Warburg's claims against the Company for involvement in German dividend tax arbitrage transactions were dismissed in March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-12-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| ROZES, Christian Sebastien | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jul 1967 | French |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABREHART, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 2008-04-07 | 2016-09-01 |
| BRILL, Tiffany Fern | Secretary | 2017-04-06 | 2017-07-21 |
| CHEW, Bee Bee | Secretary | 2000-10-25 | 2002-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Charles Simon Hartley | Secretary | 1997-12-30 | 2000-10-25 |
| DUNCAN, Virginia | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | 2017-04-06 |
| LESTER, Paul Francis | Secretary | 1997-10-23 | 1997-12-30 |
| SAYERS, Catherine | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-05-03 |
| WILKS, Derek Graeme | Secretary | 2002-01-31 | 2008-04-07 |
| WYSE, Christine | Secretary | 2020-12-11 | 2021-12-01 |
| YOUNG, Ceri Joanne Charles | Secretary | 2023-05-03 | 2024-09-02 |
| YOUNG, Ceri Joanne Charles | Secretary | 2019-10-18 | 2022-04-01 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 1997-12-30 | 2011-06-15 |
| CASTERTON, David Anthony | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2013-06-01 |
| CRUWYS, Vanessa Elaine | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2013-09-13 |
| DARGAN, Nicholas James | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2016-12-30 |
| DAVIES, Charles Simon Hartley | Director | 1997-12-30 | 2010-07-14 |
| HOLLAND, Lewis | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2010-06-28 |
| KELLY, Alan | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2021-12-01 |
| KIDD, Timothy Charles | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2012-05-31 |
| MAYHEW, Lucy Rachel | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2020-09-01 |
| MCCLUMPHA, Donald Stuart | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| PLANQUART, Michel Daniel Jean Jacques | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2020-09-01 |
| ROBINE, Paul Gratien Bertrand | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2007-09-28 |
| SANDARS, George Russell | Nominee Director | 1997-10-23 | 1997-12-30 |
| SCARD-MORGAN, Jack | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2019-09-03 |
| SMITH, Gary James | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2014-10-13 |
| STEWART, Garry Hunter | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2019-10-18 |
| VOGELS, Frederik | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2019-06-27 |
| WILKS, Derek Graeme | Director | 2004-01-26 | 2010-07-16 |
| WREN, Samantha Anne | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2013-06-01 |
| YALLOP, John Mark | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2010-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tp Icap Emea Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-03-02 | Active |
| Icap Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-05-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
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