FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of ION Investment Group, the company develops and provides trading platforms, investment management systems, and market data solutions for the global financial services sector.
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Cash
£171k
-77.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
-12.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
354
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£96m
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £176,136,000 | £178,131,000 | £172,098,000 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £99,177,000 | £100,400,000 | £92,630,000 | -7.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £102,859,000 | £102,941,000 | £95,887,000 | -6.9% | |
| Net profit | £79,469,000 | £78,725,000 | £71,667,000 | -9% | |
| Cash | £3,482,000 | £772,000 | £171,000 | -77.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £217,048,000 | £33,348,000 | £29,454,000 | -11.7% | |
| Net assets | £197,564,000 | £20,397,000 | £17,764,000 | -12.9% | |
| Equity | £197,564,000 | £20,397,000 | £17,764,000 | -12.9% | |
| Average employees | 375 | 368 | 354 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £22,650,000 | £21,973,000 | £21,650,000 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,000 | £2,000 | 0% |
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 | 56.3% | 56.4% | 53.8% | |
| Net margin | 45.1% | 44.2% | 41.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.7% | 301.1% | 314.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 88.9% | 90.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 0.88x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | 75.31x | — | — |
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
- FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED 2019-03-04 → present
- FIDESSA TRADING UK PLC 2019-03-04 → 2019-03-04
- FIDESSA PLC 2007-05-01 → 2019-03-04
- ROYALBLUE FINANCIAL PLC 1999-06-18 → 2007-05-01
- CCF AND SAJ PLC 1999-05-27 → 1999-06-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has also considered the expected future cash flows of the Company and has satisfied itself and considers it appropriate that the Company is a going concern, having adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and has not identified any material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern over the period of assessment.”
Group structure
- FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED · parent
- Fidessa Solucoes em Software Ltda 10%
- Fidessa SAS 2.5%
Significant events
- “In 2026, the Board declared and paid dividends of £12.4 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, Colm | Director | 2023-06-14 | Dec 1980 | Irish |
| EVANS, Paul Robert | Director | 2022-10-31 | May 1975 | English |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Susanna Elizabeth Genevieve | Secretary | 2005-06-23 | 2012-02-10 |
| GRIFFIN, Neil | Secretary | 2021-06-30 | 2026-03-31 |
| MALPASS, Andrew | Secretary | 2012-02-10 | 2012-07-05 |
| MALPASS, Andrew | Secretary | 1999-06-11 | 2005-06-23 |
| SHAH, Anil Manilal | Secretary | 2012-07-05 | 2019-05-01 |
| WOODS, Ashley | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-05-27 | 1999-05-27 |
| ASPINWALL, Christopher | Director | 1999-06-11 | 2018-12-03 |
| CLINCH, Conor Gerard | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2022-10-31 |
| MALPASS, Andrew | Director | 1999-06-11 | 2015-10-26 |
| SKELTON, Andrew Keith | Director | 2015-10-26 | 2018-12-18 |
| WALSH, Patrick | Director | 2021-05-19 | 2023-08-15 |
| WOODS, Ashley Graham | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2021-04-09 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-05-27 | 1999-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Pignataro | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Fidessa Software Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-16 | Active |
| Fidessa Software Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-12 | 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
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.