CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
+19.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£3.6m
+13.5% vs 2025
Employees
8
-11.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£588k
+7.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,271,356 | £4,272,249 | £3,622,787 | £3,242,686 | £3,825,442 | £4,673,118 | +22.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £476,523 | £537,641 | £635,283 | +18.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £365,501 | £474,951 | £404,775 | £392,710 | £549,652 | £588,422 | +7.1% | |
| Net profit | £296,055 | £384,938 | £324,959 | £275,728 | £412,182 | £426,291 | +3.4% | |
| Cash | £661,983 | £1,924,106 | £786,899 | £804,418 | £1,141,047 | £1,365,643 | +19.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,293,915 | £3,677,744 | £3,630,904 | £2,944,754 | £3,154,818 | £3,579,171 | +13.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,288,410 | £3,673,348 | £3,623,307 | £2,934,077 | £3,146,259 | £3,572,550 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £2,934,077 | £3,146,259 | £3,572,550 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,732,041 | £2,154,594 | £2,756,779 | +27.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £775,676 | £1,082,111 | £1,693,987 | +56.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £445,713 | £703,501 | £1,211,526 | +72.2% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.7% | 14.1% | 13.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.2% | 17.0% | 17.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -236.0% | -54.7% | -88.3% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.16x | 3.05x | 2.12x |
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
- CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED 2008-07-24 → present
- CONTRARIAN INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED 2008-04-30 → 2008-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED · parent
- CHHW Limited 100%
Significant events
- “With effect from 17 December 2025 the parent and ultimate parent company is: Contrarius Group Holdings Limited”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2016-04-08 | — | — |
| CAREW, Peter Gareth | Director | 2017-06-01 | Apr 1989 | Dutch |
| DE KOCK, Matthys Michael | Director | 2008-10-16 | Feb 1976 | South African |
| HALL, Claire Louise | Director | 2012-12-13 | May 1983 | British |
| MILDENHALL, Stephen | Director | 2008-04-30 | Sep 1971 | South African |
| RAUBENHEIMER, Simon Andre | Director | 2023-11-27 | Feb 1979 | German |
| WATKINS, Nathaniel Ashley Thomas | Director | 2023-11-27 | Nov 1991 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE KOCK, Matthys | Secretary | 2010-07-19 | 2016-04-08 |
| CETC (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2008-04-30 |
| STONEHAGE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2010-07-19 |
| BARKHUYSEN, Marcel Francois | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2017-06-30 |
| POSEN, Kevin | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2021-10-31 |
| POSEN, Kevin | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2014-04-05 |
| WATSON, Christopher Robert | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| CITY EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-30 | 2008-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Craig Mildenhall | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.