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APEX CORPORATE TRUSTEES (UK) LIMITED

#00239726 · Active · Incorporated 1929-05-22 (97y) · Last filing 2026-03-31 (2mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 82990 · N Administrative & Support Service Activities · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-14 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-03-31

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£104K

+175.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£26M

+35.4% vs 2023

Employees

29

-31% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£6M

-0.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 7 times since incorporation

  1. APEX CORPORATE TRUSTEES (UK) LIMITED 2019-07-01 → present
  2. LINK CORPORATE TRUSTEES (UK) LIMITED 2017-11-06 → 2019-07-01
  3. CAPITA TRUST COMPANY LIMITED 2001-05-18 → 2017-11-06
  4. ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED 1997-07-30 → 2001-05-18
  5. SUN ALLIANCE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED 1987-04-02 → 1997-07-30
  6. SUN ALLIANCE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 1987-02-11 → 1987-04-02
  7. PHOENIX ASSURANCE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 1984-10-18 → 1987-02-11
  8. CENTURY INSURANCE TRUST LIMITED 1929-05-22 → 1984-10-18

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £10,921,964£11,379,293
Operating profit £5,950,397£5,922,976
Profit before tax £5,950,270£5,925,042
Net profit £5,138,168£6,696,762
Cash £37,660£103,803
Total assets less current liabilities £18,902,254£25,599,016
Net assets £18,902,254£25,599,016
Equity £18,902,254£25,599,016
Average employees 4229
Wages £2,188,118£2,171,642

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

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 54.5%52.1%
Net margin 47.0%58.9%
Return on capital employed 31.5%23.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 13.8%26.0%
Current ratio 7.04x3.78x
Interest cover 46853.52x—

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
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the approval of the 2024 Financial Statement. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”

Group structure

  1. APEX CORPORATE TRUSTEES (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. Pacific Quay Nominees No. 1 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    2. Apex Trust Corporate Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    3. Apex Consortium Nominees No. 1 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    4. Royal Exchange Trust Company Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    5. Pacific Quay Trustees No. 1 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    6. Apex Consortium Nominees No. 3 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    7. Royal Exchange Trustee Nominees Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    8. White City Property Trustees Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    9. Apex Agency Services Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    10. Apex Corporate Services (UK) Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    11. Apex Pension Trustee Company (1997) Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    12. White City Property Nominee Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    13. Apex Pension Trustees Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    14. Apex Trust Nominees No. 2 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    15. Apex Consortium Nominees No.2 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    16. Apex ASOP Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    17. Apex ATL Pension Trustees Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    18. Apex Pension Secretariat Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services
    19. Apex Trust Nominees No.1 Ltd 1% · England · Trustee & Administrative Services

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 36 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
GEDDES, Stephen George Director 2024-01-31 Jun 1969 British
MARTIN, Sean Peter Director 2006-07-10 Feb 1965 British
Show 36 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BERG, John Hilton Secretary 1998-07-14 2000-09-15
EVES, Richard Anthony Secretary 1997-04-24 1998-07-14
FONTANA, Tina Maria Secretary 2001-05-16 2004-11-01
KELLY, Balbir Secretary 2000-09-15 2001-05-16
PENGELLY, Arlene Faith Secretary 2004-11-01 2005-07-08
WILLS, Eric Roland Secretary — 1997-04-23
CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2005-07-08 2008-12-01
CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2008-12-01 2017-11-03
LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2017-11-03 2019-06-28
ARTHUR, Alan Director — 2002-10-30
BAKER, David Ross Director 2007-01-03 2011-10-19
BENFORD, Colin Arthur Director 2006-07-10 2024-01-31
BENFORD, Colin Arthur Director 2002-06-27 2004-07-05
BOOTH, Francis David Director 1998-12-11 2001-05-16
BROUGHTON, Stephen William Director 1998-04-29 2001-05-16
CORRIGAN, Paula Celine Director 2013-07-30 2016-02-02
COYLE, Robert Charles Director 2001-05-16 2005-05-10
CRYER, Charles Director 2002-12-18 2005-05-10
DOUGLAS, Beverley Michael Director 2009-09-25 2015-04-30
EADIE, Jonathan James Director 2006-03-16 2008-12-31
EVERARD, Nicholas Charles Director 2002-10-30 2005-07-13
GOWER, Adrian Walton Director 2005-01-05 2006-11-03
HAYES, Thomas Arthur Director — 1998-12-11
HURST, Gordon Mark Director 2001-05-16 2002-06-27
LAWRENCE, Susan Elizabeth Director 2006-11-24 2015-07-31
MONTAGU, Howard Alan Director 2009-11-09 2020-02-28
MORAR, Neal Director 2002-06-27 2003-02-18
NELSON, Thomas Scott Director — 1998-03-05
NEVILLE, Roger Albert Gartside, Sir Director — 1994-06-30
O'SULLIVAN, Liam Robert Director 2009-01-19 2009-10-23
OSBORNE, David John Director 2011-04-13 2018-09-06
PINDAR, Paul Richard Martin Director 2001-05-16 2002-06-27
SHIRALKAR, Medha Director 2004-07-05 2006-02-28
THRAVES, Michael David Director 2004-06-07 2005-12-31
VICKERS, Jonathan Glyn Director 2005-05-19 2009-04-21
WALSH, Barry Thomas Director 2001-08-21 2001-12-05

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Apex Consolidation Entity Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2019-06-28 Active
Link Asset Services (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-06-28

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 334 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-12 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-11-18 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-10-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-07-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-31 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-31 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-08-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-31 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-03-20 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2022-10-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2022-10-18 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-10-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-27 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2021-10-27 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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

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