FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£59M
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35M
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
342
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.8M
-34.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £221,638,000 | £176,870,000 | £163,134,000 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £6,855,000 | £6,373,000 | £2,982,000 | -53.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,136,000 | £7,303,000 | £4,787,000 | -34.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,575,000 | £5,139,000 | £4,290,000 | -16.5% | |
| Cash | £21,586,000 | £50,758,000 | £58,884,000 | +16% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,636,000 | £45,453,000 | £61,077,000 | +34.4% | |
| Net assets | £25,702,000 | £30,841,000 | £35,136,000 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £25,702,000 | £30,841,000 | £35,136,000 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 358 | 352 | 342 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £152,523,000 | £117,729,000 | £111,217,000 | -5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,736,000 | £2,422,000 | £2,366,000 | -2.3% |
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 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.7% | 14.0% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.7% | 79.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.37x | 1.58x |
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
- FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) SERVICES LIMITED 2020-09-18 → present
- FIRST STATE INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2001-08-31 → 2020-09-18
- CSI SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2000-05-12 → 2001-08-31
- COLONIAL FIRST STATE (UK) SERVICES LIMITED 2000-02-18 → 2000-05-12
- HACKREMCO (NO.1606) LIMITED 2000-01-11 → 2000-02-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the activities of the Company, together with its current financial position, the Company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this report. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the statutory financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPPARD, Rebecca Sarah | Secretary | 2015-02-05 | — | — |
| BARONET, Kerry-Leigh Michelle | Director | 2025-05-22 | Mar 1977 | British |
| DANIEL, Jane Philippa Louise | Director | 2023-05-02 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Scott Robert | Secretary | 2020-05-14 | 2022-06-30 |
| AYLING, James Stewart | Secretary | 2000-06-08 | 2005-04-28 |
| BAMFORD, Jacqueline Ann | Secretary | 2000-02-18 | 2000-06-08 |
| DAVIES, Gillian Victoria | Secretary | 2005-04-28 | 2015-02-05 |
| SMITH, Adrian Charles Newlands | Secretary | 2007-09-04 | 2014-08-15 |
| SMITH, Adrian Charles Newlands | Secretary | 2005-04-28 | 2007-02-28 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-11 | 2000-02-18 |
| ADAMS, Robert William | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2003-06-30 |
| BAMFORD, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-06-08 |
| BURGESS, Mark David | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-10-11 |
| CAREY, Janet Irene | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2011-12-15 |
| CARSTENS, Andre | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2001-03-30 |
| COOPER, Gregory Robert | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2012-03-16 |
| COTTON, Gary Nicholas | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2025-09-24 |
| CRAWFORD, Christopher Leslie | Director | 2006-08-28 | 2006-11-10 |
| EVANS, James Kingsman | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2008-12-01 |
| EVANS, Suzanne Clare | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2023-08-23 |
| GATELY, Paul Gerard | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2011-02-18 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Thomas | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2020-06-11 |
| JOHNSON, Christine Elaine | Director | 2021-03-18 | 2025-09-24 |
| JOHNSON, Cyril Francis | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2022-11-21 |
| JOHNSTON, Gregg | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2011-07-12 |
| KUBITSCHECK, Wai-Choo | Director | 2018-07-24 | 2025-09-24 |
| LAKHANI, Kanesh Vallabhdas Jeram | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2018-05-11 |
| LAZBERGER, Mark John | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2018-10-04 |
| MACK, Paul | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2001-01-12 |
| MCCORKELL, Barry Michael | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2002-08-15 |
| METCALFE, Charles Michael | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2009-02-18 |
| NEGUS, Warwick Martin | Director | 2006-08-28 | 2008-06-01 |
| PAUL, Stuart Watson | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2010-10-18 |
| POLSON, Peter Leith | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2002-10-25 |
| RAYSON, Paul | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2009-09-21 |
| STAPLETON, Michael David | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-09-21 |
| STEINBERG, Mark David | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2025-09-24 |
| STEINBERG, Mark David | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2013-01-03 |
| SWAN, Adele Jane | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| TURNER, Susan | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2018-01-15 |
| TURPIN, Christian Richard Spencer | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2021-12-17 |
| WALSH, Matthew James | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2000-06-08 |
| WARING, Thomas Douglas Tremayne | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-08-28 |
| WASTCOAT, Richard Carleton | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2020-09-23 |
| WITHERS, Gary Nigel | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2013-02-15 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-11 | 2000-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Sentier Investors Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.