ADVENT CAPITAL (NO. 3) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
USD 1,993,000
+23.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£79m
USD 106,452,000
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£16m
USD 22,194,000
+13% vs 2024
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £19,231,252 | £14,575,772 | £16,470,501 | +13% | |
| Net profit | £19,231,252 | £12,610,634 | £16,685,714 | +32.3% | |
| Cash | £15,665,987 | £1,198,663 | £1,479,035 | +23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,438,971 | £66,832,219 | £78,999,629 | +18.2% | |
| Net assets | £53,438,971 | £66,832,219 | £78,999,629 | +18.2% | |
| Equity | £53,438,971 | £66,832,219 | £78,999,629 | +18.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.8% | 61.0% | 51.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.21x | 0.18x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its liabilities as they come due, for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSTONE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-07-23 | — | — |
| CAIN, Michael Roger | Director | 2023-10-30 | Mar 1972 | British |
| CREED, Andrew Robert | Director | 2019-02-28 | Jun 1983 | British |
| INSLEY, James Christopher Paul | Director | 2026-02-19 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire | Secretary | 2005-08-05 | 2006-12-31 |
| EWING, Neil Murdoch | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2020-12-11 |
| JOHNSON, Nicholas Paul | Secretary | 2020-12-11 | 2026-07-23 |
| PERDONI, Giuseppe | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2008-07-17 |
| AMBRIDGE, Trevor John | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2021-08-23 |
| CAUDLE, Brian Frank | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2012-06-30 |
| GREEN, Philip James | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2010-08-08 |
| GREEN, Philip James | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| HEWITT, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2021-03-31 |
| LUMMIS, Duncan | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Clifford Edward | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2006-05-31 |
| TANZER, Luke Robert | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2026-01-05 |
| THOMPSON, Keith Donald | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advent Capital (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.