BANK OF CHINA (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-12 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-29
Watchouts
Cash
£1B
+35.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£414M
-4.5% vs 2023
Employees
702
+9.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£108M
-22.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £138,195,000 | £107,643,000 | |
| Net profit | £103,213,000 | £83,917,000 | |
| Cash | £773,547,000 | £1,048,859,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £433,289,000 | £413,744,000 | |
| Equity | £433,289,000 | £413,744,000 | |
| Average employees | 640 | 702 | |
| Wages | £51,837,000 | £53,671,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £924,000 | £947,000 |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+35.6%
£773,547,000 £1,048,859,000
-
Net assets
-4.5%
£433,289,000 £413,744,000
-
Employees
+9.7%
640 702
-
Profit before tax
-22.1%
£138,195,000 £107,643,000
-
Wages
+3.5%
£51,837,000 £53,671,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.2% | 82.2% |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has given its consideration to the going concern status of the Bank as at the reporting date. The Board has considered financial forecasts running out to December 2026 which included the latest business assumptions. The Board has taken into consideration the current economic environment, the Bank's business model, the financial forecast and capital requirements and is satisfied that it has the resources to continue in business for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report. As part of the going concern assessment the Board have also acknowledged this increase in global uncertainty and considered what effects the Bank may face in the future. 2024 was the biggest election year in human history, half the world's population held national elections in 2024. The leadership changes in some of these countries have meant significant changes in national and foreign policies. We have seen an increase in tariffs imposed by the United States on a number of countries and we have also seen changes in the approach by some governments to resolving the conflicts which occurred in Gaza and the Ukraine.”
Group structure
- BANK OF CHINA (UK) LIMITED · parent
- China Bridge Group (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZHOU, Qing | Secretary | 2017-09-28 | — | — |
| FANG, Wenjian | Director | 2018-11-02 | Mar 1970 | Chinese |
| KEERS, Richard John | Director | 2026-01-19 | Aug 1963 | British |
| LYONS, Gerard Patrick, Dr | Director | 2016-10-20 | Mar 1961 | British |
| PENG, Jinjun | Director | 2025-07-31 | Sep 1973 | Chinese |
| REID, Peter John | Director | 2025-03-10 | Aug 1962 | British |
| REID, Richard Harry | Director | 2025-03-05 | Feb 1956 | British |
| ZHANG, Lijuan | Director | 2025-08-18 | Jun 1975 | Chinese |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Alison Blanche | Secretary | 2007-09-20 | 2010-09-07 |
| SARTORIS, Jon | Secretary | 2010-09-07 | 2017-09-28 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-03-29 | 2007-06-25 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-03-29 | 2007-09-20 |
| FANG, Wenjian | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2015-03-10 |
| FITZGIBBON, Christopher Paul Julian | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2017-01-01 |
| GAO, Yingxin | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2018-12-11 |
| GE, Kenneth Qi, Doctor | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2011-12-12 |
| HARDY, Simon Charles | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2026-04-30 |
| HINDS, Stephen Eric | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2017-12-13 |
| HUANG, Yangxin | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2011-05-29 |
| LI, Jiuzhong | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-10-09 |
| LIU, Shiwei | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2015-09-14 |
| PRICE, David Robert | Director | 2023-02-16 | 2024-10-01 |
| REN, Li | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2026-04-13 |
| REN, Li | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2022-07-08 |
| SHI, Wei | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2024-05-14 |
| SPENCE, Jonathan | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2025-03-14 |
| SUN, Yu, Mr. | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| TRUSSLER, Stewart Henry | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2025-05-08 |
| WANG, Huabin | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| WORKMAN, John Donald Black | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2013-09-10 |
| YUE, Yi | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2015-10-14 |
| ZHANG, Yanling | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2011-02-16 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-03-29 | 2007-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry Of Finance Of The People's Republic Of China | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.