PATRIA PRIVATE EQUITY (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-15
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-74.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+283% vs 2023
Employees
57
+533.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-110% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,784,000 | £14,329,000 | |
| Operating profit | £15,102,000 | -£2,827,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £15,516,000 | -£1,558,000 | |
| Net profit | £11,364,000 | -£1,179,000 | |
| Cash | £4,928,000 | £1,257,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,106,000 | £15,727,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,106,000 | £15,727,000 | |
| Equity | £4,106,000 | £15,727,000 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 57 | |
| Wages | £1,284,000 | £4,144,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £70,000 | £1,125,000 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+46.5%
£9,784,000 £14,329,000
-
Cash
-74.5%
£4,928,000 £1,257,000
-
Net assets
+283%
£4,106,000 £15,727,000
-
Employees
+533.3%
9 57
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Operating profit
-118.7%
£15,102,000 -£2,827,000
-
Profit before tax
-110%
£15,516,000 -£1,558,000
-
Wages
+222.7%
£1,284,000 £4,144,000
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 154.4% | -19.7% | |
| Net margin | 116.1% | -8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 367.8% | -18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.22x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- PATRIA PRIVATE EQUITY (EUROPE) LIMITED 2024-04-29 → present
- ABRDN PRIVATE EQUITY (EUROPE) LIMITED 2021-11-26 → 2024-04-29
- STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE CAPITAL) LIMITED 2016-05-10 → 2021-11-26
- STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE EQUITY) LIMITED 1998-08-26 → 2016-05-10
- STANDARD LIFE PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGER LIMITED 1998-06-03 → 1998-08-26
- LOTHIAN FIFTY (501) LIMITED 1998-03-23 → 1998-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, expecting the Company to continue trading in 2025. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PATRIA PRIVATE EQUITY (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- Patria Capital Partners LLP 0.01%
Significant events
- “On 26 April 2024, the Company was sold by abrdn Investment Management Limited ("abrdn") to Patria Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Patria Investments Limited ("the Patria Group"), as part of the sale of the abrdn UK and European private equity business ("the Transaction").”
- “On 1 February 2024, in anticipation of the Transaction, abrdn and Patria agreed to restructure the Company to ensure that the Company and its subsidiaries, and associated mandates pursuant to which the Company is appointed as investment manager or investment advisor, could be transferred to Patria.”
- “As a result of the reorganisation, cash receipts totalling £11,353k were made in relation to these mandates, and an intangible asset was recognised.”
- “Any outstanding options at 31 December 2023 were cancelled during the year prior to Patria's acquisition of the LLP on 26 April 2024. At 31 December 2024, there were no options outstanding in relation to any of these schemes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-04-29 | — | — |
| BRYDEN, James Richard | Director | 2021-12-17 | Jan 1972 | British |
| D'IPPOLITO, Marco Nicola | Director | 2025-11-11 | Sep 1976 | Italian |
| MCKAY, Merrick | Director | 2022-06-20 | Sep 1967 | Australian,British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, David John | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2016-05-03 |
| KIDD, Holly Sylvia | Secretary | 2016-05-03 | 2020-06-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Vincent Joseph | Secretary | 2004-06-17 | 2010-08-01 |
| SOMERVILLE, Peter Walter | Secretary | 1998-08-25 | 2004-06-17 |
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-30 | 2024-04-29 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-23 | 1998-08-25 |
| CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2004-02-25 |
| CURRIE, David | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2007-10-01 |
| DEMETRIOU, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2022-03-04 | 2022-06-20 |
| DONALDSON, Allison | Director | 2019-12-08 | 2021-05-31 |
| FITZGERALD, Sean Andrew | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2018-10-28 |
| FRICKE, Barry Colin | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2021-12-31 |
| HAY, Stewart | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2007-10-01 |
| HELMSLEY, Dominic James | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2019-12-08 |
| LITTLEBOY, William Regnar | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2017-11-14 |
| MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2019-12-10 |
| MARSHALL, Gary Robert | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2021-05-31 |
| MAXWELL, John Dingwall | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2006-12-15 |
| MCKELLAR, Peter Archibald | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2019-12-08 |
| MCKELLAR, Peter | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2007-10-01 |
| MCKILLOP, Robert John | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2019-12-08 |
| MITCHELL, Aron William | Director | 2019-12-08 | 2021-12-07 |
| PARIS, Roderick Louis | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2019-12-08 |
| PIM, Roger Jonathan | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2019-12-08 |
| REDMAN, Michael Mark | Director | 2021-12-17 | 2022-03-04 |
| SHANKS, Adam George | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2024-04-16 |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 2004-02-25 | 2015-09-01 |
| WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-23 | 1998-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patria Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-14 | Active |
| Patria Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-12 | Ceased 2024-06-14 |
| Abrdn Investment Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-29 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-02-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-19 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.