UK MUNICIPAL BONDS AGENCY LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-12 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-29
Watchouts
Cash
£89K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
6
Average over period
Profit before tax
£157K
Period ending 2024-11-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Doubts over the occurrence and timing of further bond issuances, and the requirement for the continued provision of necessary working capital support, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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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 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £300,000 | £400,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£11,000 | £170,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£24,000 | £157,000 | |
| Net profit | -£24,000 | £157,000 | |
| Cash | £29,000 | £89,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£1,321,000 | -£1,164,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,321,000 | -£1,164,000 | |
| Average employees | 7 | 6 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.7% | 42.5% | |
| Net margin | -8.0% | 39.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 616.0% | 619.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | -0.85x | 13.08x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-10
- UK MUNICIPAL BONDS AGENCY LTD 2025-06-10 → present
- UK MUNICIPAL BONDS AGENCY PLC 2015-11-05 → 2025-06-10
- UK MUNICIPAL BONDS AGENCY LIMITED 2015-11-05 → 2015-11-05
- LOCAL CAPITAL FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED 2014-06-03 → 2015-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Doubts over the occurrence and timing of further bond issuances, and the requirement for the continued provision of necessary working capital support, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 3 February 2025, the Company wrote to shareholders setting out the intention to reduce business activities to supporting the bonds in issue, but not to seek new business, due to the ongoing lack of demand.”
- “On 5 March 2025, the UKMBA gained agreement from the LGA Board to reduce £293k of liabilities, and to restructure the convertible loan arrangement, while rescinding the existing 2018 Letter of Comfort, to be replaced by a new Agreement.”
- “On 31 March 2025, the contract with PFM for the provision of front-office services expired.”
- “On 20 March 2025 the first £350 million 5-year Floating Rate Note bond issued by Lancashire County Council was completed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOYTENKO, Vitaly | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| BELL, Adrian John | Director | 2015-10-12 | May 1950 | British |
| GRATTE, Jonathan André | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jun 1972 | British |
| ROBERTS, Brian David | Director | 2017-03-21 | Aug 1956 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-11-05 | 2019-01-01 |
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-10-06 | 2015-11-05 |
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-06-03 | 2014-06-03 |
| ANDERSON, Derrick Bancroft | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2025-05-12 |
| COCKELL, Merrick Richard, Sir | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2025-07-15 |
| HOUGHTON, Stephen Geoffrey, Councillor | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2025-05-12 |
| LOCKWOOD, Michael Frederick | Director | 2014-06-03 | 2019-12-19 |
| MCLAREN, Melanie Elizabeth | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2018-05-23 |
| PICKUP, Sarah | Director | 2020-01-10 | 2025-05-12 |
| PROCTOR, Andrew James | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2023-06-20 |
| TANSLEY, Mridul | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2019-05-14 |
| WESTON, Clive | Director | 2014-06-03 | 2014-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-10 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-06-10 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2025-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-06-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-06-10 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-06-10 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.