ADVISER SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£63K
-98.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.3M
-90.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
69
-38.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12M
+900.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £78,270,343 | £94,477,998 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,339,017 | -£5,060,811 | -£5,590,919 | -10.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£191,769 | £1,177,753 | £11,784,223 | +900.6% | |
| Net profit | -£708,767 | -£2,124,848 | -£3,368,059 | -£642,461 | £183,494 | £11,781,769 | +6,320.8% | |
| Cash | £359,558 | £94,608 | £5,478,599 | £5,084,754 | £5,391,623 | £63,392 | -98.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,748,399 | £5,174,712 | £9,063,213 | £16,902,061 | £16,713,090 | £2,257,302 | -86.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,698,399 | £5,174,712 | £6,130,713 | £11,543,207 | £12,834,843 | £1,276,705 | -90.1% | |
| Equity | £6,698,399 | £5,174,712 | £6,130,713 | £11,543,207 | £12,834,843 | £1,276,705 | -90.1% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 19 | 39 | 102 | 112 | 69 | -38.4% | |
| Wages | £516,457 | £1,416,844 | £2,296,971 | £5,272,936 | £6,367,556 | £4,061,949 | -36.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £845,220 | £878,901 | £1,112,080 | +26.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.7% | -5.4% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.8% | 0.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 7.9% | -30.3% | -247.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 62.5% | 63.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.19x | 0.82x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.00x | -9.59x | -13.15x |
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
- ADVISER SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED 2020-01-06 → present
- ADVISER SERVICES HOLDCO LIMITED 2019-05-22 → 2020-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company has a strong net asset position including significant cash reserves. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ADVISER SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Lyncombe Consultants Limited 100%
- Rockhold Investments Limited 100%
- Sense Adviser Services Limited 100%
- Sense Network Limited 100%
- Sense Support Limited 100%
- Beyond Wealth (Financial Management) Limited 100%
- Adviser Services Holdings Wealth Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company completed a distribution in specie of its interests in seven wholly owned subsidiary undertakings to Adviser Services Group Holdings Limited, the parent company. The distribution was effected on 20 March 2025 and involved the transfer of the Company's entire shareholdings in the following entities: Friarsgate Financial Planning Limited, North Financial Planning Limited, Sheafmoor Money Management Limited, Richard Armitage Wealth Management South West Limited, Hancock Associates Limited, Hanson Assured Limited, Bright Star Wealth Ltd and Rockhold Asset Management Limited.”
- “During the year, the Company undertook a reorganisation of its share capital. The existing A, B, C and D ordinary shares were redesignated as Ordinary shares of £0.01 each, resulting in a single class of ordinary shares. The redesignation was undertaken to simplify the Company's share structure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Charlotte Angela | Secretary | 2019-06-24 | — | — |
| COUZENS, Michael Alastair | Director | 2019-05-22 | Jan 1964 | British |
| CRESSWELL, Stuart | Director | 2020-03-19 | May 1969 | British |
| FERNS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2020-03-19 | Mar 1964 | British |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2021-09-09 | Jan 1963 | British |
| TURNER, Michelle | Director | 2019-12-04 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODALL, Richard Arthur | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2025-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adviser Services Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-18 | Active |
| Marlborough Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-09-30 | Ceased 2025-03-18 |
| Mrs Michelle Turner | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2019-12-04 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mr Michael Alastair Couzens | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-22 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-03-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-03-03 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-03 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-03 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.