ABSA SECURITIES UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
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Cash
£35m
+58.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
39
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7m
-3.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,096,979 | £18,889,279 | £18,730,530 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,095,136 | £2,312,831 | £2,258,915 | -2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,551,908 | £2,843,393 | £2,740,767 | -3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,966,128 | £2,093,033 | £2,984,259 | +42.6% | |
| Cash | £14,404,307 | £22,176,774 | £35,208,350 | +58.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,271,078 | £16,175,656 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £13,815,074 | £14,278,506 | £15,355,773 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £13,815,074 | £14,278,506 | £15,355,773 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 38 | 39 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £9,369,404 | £10,569,562 | £10,555,173 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £980,149 | £1,232,814 | £2,968,881 | +140.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 11.1% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.1% | 14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.5% | 47.5% | 59.6% | |
| Current ratio | 4.08x | 2.16x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 40.66x | 7.61x | 2.69x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The ASUK financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors believe to be appropriate. The Directors believe that ASUK faces no significant solvency or liquidity risks in the foreseeable future, this being at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A recommended final dividend of 29.15248 pence per ordinary share was declared by the Directors on 16 April 2026 for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGIN, James Otieno | Director | 2024-11-25 | Sep 1969 | Kenyan |
| BUSS, Cheryl Rae | Director | 2019-11-05 | Apr 1973 | South African |
| CHAMBOKO, Judith, Ms. | Director | 2018-07-23 | Sep 1976 | Zimbabwean |
| LACEY, Jason George Vernon | Director | 2024-11-25 | Mar 1974 | South African |
| MERSON, Mark Simon | Director | 2018-07-23 | Jul 1968 | British |
| RENWICK, David John | Director | 2024-11-25 | Sep 1974 | South African |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIDDY, Cecil John Louis | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2019-09-30 |
| OFONG, Temisan Gubemi John | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2019-09-30 |
| RUSSON, Charles | Director | 2019-11-05 | 2024-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.