LIV-EX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+16.2% vs 2024
Employees
68
-11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-5.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £66,412,744 | £64,304,590 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,632,439 | £1,513,019 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,972,621 | £1,858,774 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,893,520 | £1,556,337 | |
| Cash | — | £11,349,156 | £10,556,508 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,115,292 | £8,262,730 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,014,144 | £8,147,830 | |
| Equity | — | £7,014,144 | £8,147,830 | |
| Average employees | — | 77 | 68 | |
| Wages | — | £4,592,708 | £4,424,963 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,098,998 | £1,110,912 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.2%
£66,412,744 £64,304,590
-
Cash
-7%
£11,349,156 £10,556,508
-
Net assets
+16.2%
£7,014,144 £8,147,830
-
Employees
-11.7%
77 68
-
Operating profit
-7.3%
£1,632,439 £1,513,019
-
Profit before tax
-5.8%
£1,972,621 £1,858,774
-
Wages
-3.7%
£4,592,708 £4,424,963
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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 | — | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.9% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 58.9% | 50.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.71x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | 221.17x | 98.73x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period through to 31 May 2027, which indicate that, taking account of reasonable possible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The company operates with no debt and had cash reserves of over £9.1m excluding customer deposit balances at the end of 2025. Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval for the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Early indications of market recovery during the first part of the year were undermined by the introduction of US tariffs in early April 2025.”
- “Market sentiment was further weakened by a challenging Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, which did not stimulate demand despite significant price reductions.”
- “Deployed a more powerful search function to help users efficiently filter thousands of bids and offers and identify the most relevant opportunities.”
- “Launched a Market Intelligence product, leveraging Liv-ex's data and expertise to support members' buying and selling decisions.”
- “Progressed initiatives to improve the product-market fit of the data offering, including material development of the medium-term product vision.”
- “Simplified the value proposition, including the release of a new website.”
- “To further strengthen its fine wine credentials, the business established a branch in France with effect from 1 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDARIA, Anish Chimanlal | Secretary | 2022-11-07 | — | — |
| CHANDARIA, Anish Chimanlal | Director | 2022-11-07 | Aug 1978 | British |
| COURTAULD, Toby Augustine | Director | 2005-01-19 | Apr 1968 | British |
| GIBBS, Justin Geoffrey | Director | 2000-03-30 | Feb 1969 | Australian |
| LOCKWOOD, Gregory Kilborn | Director | 2014-09-18 | Jan 1962 | Canadian |
| MAXWELL, Anthony Terence | Director | 2009-11-25 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MILES, Henry James Pearson | Director | 1999-11-10 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMASU, Kate Patricia | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | 2022-11-07 |
| COTTEE, Simon Anthony Robert | Secretary | 2011-05-05 | 2020-11-26 |
| MILES, Henry James Pearson | Secretary | 1999-11-10 | 2011-05-04 |
| ADMASU, Kate Patricia | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2022-11-07 |
| COTTEE, Simon Anthony Robert | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2020-11-26 |
| HOPKINS, Ashley | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2025-09-19 |
| JOHNSON-HILL, Nigel Maurice | Director | 2001-02-14 | 2017-12-31 |
| MILES, Laura | Director | 1999-11-10 | 2000-03-30 |
| MORLAND, Henry Martin Roland | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2012-05-02 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Brian, Sir | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Henry James Pearson Miles | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.