ASPECT CAPITAL LIMITED
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Cash
£20m
-25.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£74m
-5.4% vs 2024
Employees
138
-3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.5m
-175.9% 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 | £49,640,000 | £68,463,000 | £43,665,000 | -36.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£23,537,000 | £3,010,000 | -£11,341,000 | -476.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£21,305,000 | £4,660,000 | -£3,536,000 | -175.9% | |
| Net profit | -£14,097,000 | £4,206,000 | -£3,603,000 | -185.7% | |
| Cash | £35,518,000 | £26,810,000 | £20,022,000 | -25.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,156,000 | £127,958,000 | £93,336,000 | -27.1% | |
| Net assets | £72,229,000 | £77,855,000 | £73,629,000 | -5.4% | |
| Equity | £72,229,000 | £77,855,000 | £73,629,000 | -5.4% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 143 | 138 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £41,562,000 | £33,922,000 | £25,815,000 | -23.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,791,000 | £3,891,000 | £1,821,000 | -53.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,000 | £59,000 | £63,000 | +6.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £3,070,000 | £944,000 | £682,000 | -27.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -47.4% | 4.4% | -26.0% | |
| Net margin | -28.4% | 6.1% | -8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.4% | 2.4% | -12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 52.0% | 48.2% | |
| Current ratio | 6.10x | 4.65x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | -36.72x | 15.44x | -90.73x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ASPECT CAPITAL LIMITED 1999-07-07 → present
- ENIGMA CAPITAL LIMITED 1998-06-18 → 1999-07-07
- LENNOXDOVE LIMITED 1998-01-12 → 1998-06-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors believe that the Group has sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities for at least 12 months following the date of this report and that the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis remains appropriate”
Group structure
- ASPECT CAPITAL LIMITED · parent
- Aspect Capital Inc. 100%
- Aspect Capital (China) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEEMA, Sukhminder Kaur | Secretary | 2026-02-04 | — | — |
| CARTER, Kevin James, Dr | Director | 2015-12-02 | Oct 1952 | British |
| HOPE, Kenneth Michael Edward | Director | 2009-02-25 | Sep 1973 | British |
| LUECK, Martin Anthony | Director | 1998-07-02 | Nov 1961 | American |
| REEVE, Christopher Edward | Director | 2024-11-05 | Mar 1981 | British |
| TODD, Anthony James | Director | 1998-06-18 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENWOLD, Jonathan | Secretary | 2011-05-25 | 2019-04-20 |
| HORNUNG, Michael Bernard | Secretary | 2002-06-24 | 2003-02-18 |
| LUECK, Martin Anthony | Secretary | 2003-02-28 | 2003-08-19 |
| LUECK, Martin Anthony | Secretary | 2003-02-25 | 2003-08-19 |
| ROCKALL, Simon Michael | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2011-05-25 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 2002-06-24 |
| ADAM, Michael | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2008-04-17 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-06-18 |
| DALTON, Barnaby | Director | 2011-10-07 | 2019-02-01 |
| FAYOLLE, Jean-Michel | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-06-25 |
| FERRIS, Gavin Robert, Dr | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2011-10-06 |
| FREY, Rainer Marc | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2003-12-17 |
| FREY, Rainer Marc | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2002-07-05 |
| GABRIELE, Mauro | Director | 2006-01-24 | 2008-10-06 |
| GIBBS, Peter | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2021-02-01 |
| GREENWOLD, Jonathan Edward Stark | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2019-04-20 |
| HULL, Anna Christina | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2018-09-26 |
| JARDIM, Daniel Camara | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2005-04-16 |
| JARVIS, Ian Nicholas Helge | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2005-05-03 |
| LAMBERT, Eugene Patrick, Dr | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2005-05-10 |
| REYNOLDS, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2025-11-05 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-06-18 |
| ROCKALL, Simon Michael | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2011-06-10 |
| SMITH, Alastair Benedict Protheroe | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2005-05-05 |
| WAKEFIELD, Robert John | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2008-09-16 |
| WALKER, James Michael | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2009-02-25 |
| WAREHAM, John Derek | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2015-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony James Todd | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.