ATOMOS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-03 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+206.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+9.3% vs 2023
Employees
158
+4.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£270K
-1,521.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,225,000 | £19,888,000 | |
| Operating profit | £19,000 | -£270,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £19,000 | -£270,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,088,000 | £414,000 | |
| Cash | £1,185,000 | £3,628,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,602,000 | £5,250,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,470,000 | £4,884,000 | |
| Equity | £4,470,000 | £4,884,000 | |
| Average employees | 151 | 158 | |
| Wages | £7,567,000 | £7,882,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £361,000 | £279,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+15.5%
£17,225,000 £19,888,000
-
Cash
+206.2%
£1,185,000 £3,628,000
-
Net assets
+9.3%
£4,470,000 £4,884,000
-
Employees
+4.6%
151 158
-
Operating profit
-1,521.1%
£19,000 -£270,000
-
Profit before tax
-1,521.1%
£19,000 -£270,000
-
Wages
+4.2%
£7,567,000 £7,882,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | -5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.8% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.90x | 2.74x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- ATOMOS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 2022-09-21 → present
- SANLAM WEALTH PLANNING UK LIMITED 2014-07-14 → 2022-09-21
- SANLAM PRIVATE WEALTH UK LIMITED 2011-05-03 → 2014-07-14
- BUCKLES INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2001-04-09 → 2011-05-03
- BUCKLES NORTH LIMITED 2000-12-04 → 2001-04-09
- BUCKLES INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED 1999-11-19 → 2000-12-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have examined the Company's business activities, along with its financial position, financial forecasts, capital structure, risk management approach and factors likely to affect its future performance. The Directors are satisfied that the Company has a viable business proposition and robust strategic plan which is expected to continue and produce adequate resources to continue in business for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 3 October 2024 Willis Towers Watson ("WTW") acquired a minority stake in the atomos Group.”
- “On 5 August 2022 AFPH acquired Ergowealth Group Limited ("Ergo") with the trade and assets of Ergo transferring to AFPL on 1 March 2023 as part of a group re-organisation. Prior to the acquisition, Ergowealth Limited was an Appointed Representative of AFPL, with the Appointed Representative agreement being terminated on 10 October 2023.”
- “On 1 September 2023, AFPH acquired Equanimity Independent Financial Advisers Limited ("Equanimity") with the trade and assets of Equanimity transferring to the Company on 1 November 2023 as part of a group re-organisation.”
- “On 8 December 2023, AFPH acquired Shore Financial Planning (Plymouth) Limited ("Shore") and Define Financial Planning Limited ("Define"). The trade and assets of Shore transferred to the Company on 5 February 2024 and the trade and assets of Define transferred to the Company on 30 April 2024 as part of group re-organisations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2020-11-06 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PAREKH, Niral | Director | 2025-03-14 | Jun 1983 | British |
| POLIN, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2016-02-15 | Sep 1959 | British |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2023-04-26 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Clare Louise | Secretary | 2008-06-04 | 2011-08-16 |
| GIBSON, Jeremy Paul | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | 2019-10-02 |
| HAINES, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| HONAN, Richard | Secretary | 1999-11-19 | 2001-01-26 |
| POWELL, Michael John | Secretary | 2001-01-26 | 2008-06-04 |
| BEDDARD, John Martin | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2001-10-26 |
| BRADSHAW, Paul Richard | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2016-06-14 |
| BRIESIES, Reece | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-01-12 |
| DABORN, Steven | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2006-08-23 |
| DYER, Clare Louise | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2011-12-19 |
| FRASER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2020-06-11 |
| GIBSON, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2019-10-02 |
| HAINES, Stephen Paul | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2017-03-31 |
| HONAN, Richard | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2001-10-26 |
| KERIN, Christopher | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2011-04-28 |
| KRAFT, Christopher | Director | 2022-12-13 | 2025-03-14 |
| MASON, David John | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2022-05-06 |
| MORLEY, Alex James Ford | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2019-03-08 |
| OWEN, David Gwynn | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2008-10-31 |
| OWEN JONES, Trefor | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2003-10-01 |
| PARFITT, Kate | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2013-04-02 |
| POWELL, Michael John | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2008-06-04 |
| ROBINSON, Mary May | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2008-12-31 |
| SAMUELS, James Anthony Angus | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2016-06-16 |
| SANDROCK, Herman Ernst | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2013-09-30 |
| SILK, Elliott John | Director | 2022-12-13 | 2024-02-06 |
| SPEIRS, Nigel | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2015-04-13 |
| TAGLIABUE, Alfio | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2016-10-12 |
| VAN DER WALT, Lukas | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2016-01-20 |
| WHITE, John David | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2021-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomos Financial Planning Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.