BANCTRUST INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors believe there exists a material uncertainty that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The Company's shareholder has provided verbal and written assurances that sufficient capital will be provided to meet all the Company's future liabilities but the directors are unable to conclude with certainty that there is adequate capital in the business to meet the Company's anticipated liabilities over that period.

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  -69.4%

  £18,476,537 → £5,660,258

• Cash

  -23.9%

  £637,345 → £484,980

• Net assets

  -62.2%

  £19,003,354 → £7,178,397

• Employees

  +44.4%

  27 → 39

• Operating profit

  -878.8%

  £1,748,438 → -£13,616,300

• Profit before tax

  -879.8%

  £1,759,669 → -£13,721,614

• Wages

  +10.4%

  £6,864,796 → £7,576,469

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

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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.

1. BANCTRUST INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED 2020-12-22 → present
2. BANCTRUST SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED 2013-03-04 → 2020-12-22
3. BTCM SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED 2011-11-01 → 2013-03-04

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors believe there exists a material uncertainty that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The Company's shareholder has provided verbal and written assurances that sufficient capital will be provided to meet all the Company's future liabilities but the directors are unable to conclude with certainty that there is adequate capital in the business to meet the Company's anticipated liabilities over that period.”

Significant events

• “On 28 November 2024, an additional 1,600,000 shares were allotted to and fully paid by the Company's sole shareholder. After the balance sheet date, on 14 April 2025, a further 730,000 shares were also allotted to and fully paid by the Company's sole shareholder.”
• “On 2 June 2025, the lease on the Company's premises was assigned to a willing buyer of the remaining term of the lease. The lease assignment removed the Company from any and all obligations in respect of the lease from that date.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

4

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.