METHOD INVESTMENTS & ADVISORY LTD
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Cash
£5.2m
EUR 5,907,546
-54% vs 2024
Net assets
£36m
EUR 41,656,888
-11.5% vs 2024
Employees
35
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£479k
EUR 549,676
+175.7% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,940,364 | £8,016,959 | £10,630,047 | £11,466,966 | £9,037,777 | £16,454,021 | +82.1% | |
| Operating profit | £391,062 | -£4,226,976 | -£4,009,605 | £947,005 | -£150,777 | £2,492,576 | +1,753.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £211,727 | £8,534,660 | -£870,492 | -£8,758 | -£632,976 | £479,396 | +175.7% | |
| Net profit | £101,301 | £8,530,773 | -£876,375 | -£37,070 | -£632,976 | £509,989 | +180.6% | |
| Cash | £10,676,881 | £9,090,781 | £9,585,714 | £4,265,642 | £11,195,993 | £5,152,229 | -54% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £36,330,794 | — | |
| Net assets | £13,139,894 | £30,670,667 | £22,694,291 | £41,705,111 | £41,072,135 | £36,330,794 | -11.5% | |
| Equity | £13,139,894 | £30,670,667 | £22,694,291 | — | £41,072,135 | £36,330,794 | -11.5% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,373,629 | £2,488,749 | £2,734,028 | £3,088,233 | £3,196,051 | £3,603,787 | +12.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £931,870 | £410,848 | £391,631 | £380,920 | £763,338 | £540,383 | -29.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £326,011 | £628,467 | £536,194 | -14.7% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | -52.7% | -37.7% | 8.3% | -1.7% | 15.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 106.4% | -8.2% | -0.3% | -7.0% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.1% | 31.9% | 64.0% | -15.1% | 40.2% | 38.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.21x | 1.53x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 0.88x | -12.20x | -9.25x | 0.98x | -0.30x | 2.03x |
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
- METHOD INVESTMENTS & ADVISORY LTD 2009-03-11 → present
- ATHENA PARTNERS LIMITED 2004-12-17 → 2009-03-11
- DECA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2001-11-02 → 2004-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Perrys Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- METHOD INVESTMENTS & ADVISORY LTD · parent
- Agave Investments Holdings BV 100%
- Method Asset Management S.a.r.l 100%
- MSquared 100%
- Method Quant APAC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE RIS, Theron | Director | 2021-02-19 | Dec 1972 | English |
| DESSI, Giuseppe | Director | 2001-11-26 | Jul 1963 | Italian |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORSA, Marco | Secretary | 2011-01-10 | 2014-08-31 |
| MERGONI, Giacomo | Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2011-01-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
| BIANCHI, Elisa | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-12-28 |
| BORSA, Marco | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2014-08-31 |
| CAGLIERO, Massimiiano | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-29 |
| CECCHIN, Andrea | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2014-12-01 |
| MAZZOCCHI, Matteo Francesco Giuseppe | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-10-30 |
| MERGONI, Giacomo | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2011-01-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Stefano Felice Reina | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2023-01-25 | Ceased 2024-11-25 |
| Mr Giuseppe Dessi | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-18 | Ceased 2024-11-25 |
| Mr Georgios Savvides | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2022-03-18 | Ceased 2024-11-25 |
| Mr Charalambos Kartoudes | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2022-03-18 | Ceased 2024-11-25 |
| Giuseppe Dessi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-06-04 | Ceased 2016-06-04 |
| Mr Georgios Savvides | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-27 |
| Mr Charalambos Kartoudes | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.