ICBC (LONDON) PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£443M
USD 591,416,000
+8.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
193
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£43M
USD 57,255,000
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | — | £41,924,689 | £41,935,170 | 0% | |
| Fee & commission income | — | £1,581,824 | £1,718,820 | +8.7% | |
| Operating income | — | £48,962,420 | £51,519,689 | +5.2% | |
| Impairment losses | — | -£233,568 | £38,928 | +116.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,877,377 | £41,054,799 | £42,861,955 | +4.4% | |
| Net profit | £19,565,055 | £29,692,319 | £32,100,614 | +8.1% | |
| Loans & advances to customers | — | £251,726,306 | £309,422,069 | +22.9% | |
| Customer deposits | — | £123,989,370 | £120,460,398 | -2.8% | |
| Total assets | £1,133,942,207 | £1,274,239,407 | £1,792,144,034 | +40.6% | |
| Total liabilities | — | £866,506,214 | £1,349,401,108 | +55.7% | |
| Equity | £375,078,605 | £407,733,194 | £442,742,926 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 179 | 185 | 193 | +4.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 53.3% | 68.2% | — | |
| Net margin | 40.3% | 49.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.9% | 68.0% | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.19x | 2.24x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ICBC (LONDON) PLC 2011-05-26 → present
- ICBC (LONDON) LIMITED 2002-10-03 → 2011-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Bank has sufficient capital and liquidity resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future under the stressed scenarios. Further, the Directors are not aware of any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt upon the Bank's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “There is no significant event since the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDDIQUI, Asim Saeed | Secretary | 2020-02-26 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Giles Franklin Walton | Director | 2024-04-17 | Mar 1963 | British |
| CUI, Hui | Director | 2023-04-12 | Jan 1976 | Chinese |
| GEMES, Alan | Director | 2018-09-06 | Jun 1956 | British |
| HU, Fang | Director | 2023-04-12 | Apr 1975 | Chinese |
| LIN, Qingsheng | Director | 2017-11-08 | Jul 1968 | Chinese |
| LIU, Jianjun | Director | 2023-07-06 | Jul 1970 | Chinese |
| TOSEN, Graeme | Director | 2020-02-26 | Oct 1976 | British |
| ZHANG, Weiwu | Director | 2021-10-14 | Dec 1975 | Chinese |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOATH, Josephine Anderson | Secretary | 2002-10-03 | 2002-10-03 |
| HILL, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2003-11-27 |
| KERR, John | Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2019-12-31 |
| LIU, Jin | Secretary | 2002-10-03 | 2003-02-20 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-05-20 | 2003-10-06 |
| CHEN, Jin | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2016-11-09 |
| GOSHAWK, Peter Richard | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2018-08-31 |
| GU, Shu, Dr | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2017-08-17 |
| HAN, Ruixiang | Director | 2016-08-11 | 2023-04-12 |
| HU, Hao, Dr. | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2020-02-26 |
| JIANG, Bo | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2014-12-12 |
| KERR, John | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2019-12-31 |
| LACY, Edwin Stanley, Mr. | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2015-10-22 |
| LAN, Li | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2017-11-07 |
| NEWTON, David | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2024-04-22 |
| PAN, Kang | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2006-05-26 |
| PENNY, Graham | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2015-10-22 |
| TAO, Mei | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2007-11-30 |
| TIAN, Zhiping | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2013-10-28 |
| WANG, Lili | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2014-11-20 |
| XU, Jinlei | Director | 2005-03-17 | 2013-02-28 |
| YUAN, Shuyi | Director | 2014-12-16 | 2023-09-30 |
| ZHANG, Kexin | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2005-03-17 |
| ZHAO, Jingfen | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2011-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.