HOULIHAN LOKEY UK LIMITED
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Cash
£205m
+18.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£124m
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
448
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£67m
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,195,263 | £244,450,800 | £289,607,413 | +18.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,196,452 | £52,525,067 | £56,930,821 | +8.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,693,907 | £57,438,078 | £66,636,718 | +16% | |
| Net profit | £2,815,008 | £48,591,540 | £48,500,731 | -0.2% | |
| Cash | £1,289,187 | £172,935,196 | £205,367,826 | +18.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,151,482 | £110,892,824 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,151,482 | £104,145,499 | £124,460,377 | +19.5% | |
| Equity | £5,151,482 | £104,145,499 | £124,460,377 | +19.5% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 407 | 448 | +10.1% | |
| Wages | £1,292,300 | £126,073,711 | £158,782,659 | +25.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £98,293 | £3,172,452 | £5,516,685 | +73.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £71,418 | £112,963 | +58.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £49,602 | £1,236,711 | £1,517,657 | +22.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.2% | 21.5% | 19.7% | |
| Net margin | 23.1% | 19.9% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.0% | 47.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.3% | 67.1% | 61.0% | |
| Current ratio | 15.61x | 1.39x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.20x | 26.38x |
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
- HOULIHAN LOKEY UK LIMITED 2024-02-26 → present
- HOULIHAN LOKEY ADVISORY LIMITED 2023-02-10 → 2024-02-26
- OAKLEY ADVISORY LIMITED 2015-05-06 → 2023-02-10
- OAKLEY ADVISORS LIMITED 2015-04-10 → 2015-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. Internal forecasts suggest that the Company is expected to remain profitable and maintain adequate levels of liquidity and capital for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company completed a transaction as part of a group reorganisation. On 1 April 2025, the assets and liabilities of Houlihan Lokey Valuations Solutions Limited were transferred to the Company at their carrying values, with no goodwill arising on the transfer. In the prior year, the Company undertook a series of transactions as part of a group reorganisation, including the transfer of Houlihan Lokey EMEA, LLP, Houlihan Lokey (Corporate Finance) Limited, Houlihan Lokey Advisory Limited, and Houlihan Lokey PFG Advisory Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Philip Christopher | Director | 2023-02-24 | Mar 1967 | British |
| EASTON-THOMAS, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jun 1975 | British |
| FOLEY, Christopher | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| MORANDI, Henriette Høeg Madsen | Director | 2024-01-24 | Jan 1982 | Danish |
| PAVLOV, Milko Rumenov | Director | 2024-10-11 | Oct 1983 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Daniel Walter Alexander | Director | 2023-05-12 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUBENS, Peter Adam Daiches | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2017-10-06 |
| GODSMARK, Christopher | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2023-05-12 |
| MAHER, Christian Matthew | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2023-09-21 |
| TILL, David John | Director | 2017-10-06 | 2023-02-08 |
| WOOLTON, Simon Frederick | Director | 2023-03-17 | 2025-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-08 | Active |
| Mr Christian Matthew Maher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
| Mr Peter Adam Daiches Dubens | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
| Mr Christopher Godsmark | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.