INVESTEC BANK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4B
-26% vs 2024
Net assets
£3B
+15.7% vs 2024
Employees
2,357
+1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£447M
+6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- INVESTEC BANK PLC 2009-01-23 → present
- INVESTEC BANK LIMITED 2009-01-23 → 2009-01-23
- INVESTEC BANK (UK) LIMITED 1997-01-06 → 2009-01-23
- ALLIED TRUST BANK LIMITED 1989-09-01 → 1997-01-06
- ALLIED ARAB BANK LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1989-09-01
- EDWARD BATES & SONS LIMITED 1950-12-20 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £421,742,000 | £446,848,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £421,742,000 | £446,848,000 | |
| Net profit | £325,213,000 | £366,431,000 | |
| Cash | £5,661,623,000 | £4,191,750,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,218,480,000 | £4,336,898,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,894,043,000 | £3,347,185,000 | |
| Equity | £2,894,043,000 | £3,347,185,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,331 | 2,357 | |
| Wages | £342,565,000 | £325,850,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.3% | 88.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 0.40x | 0.24x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In addressing our going concern basis for preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Group have considered the Bank’s business activities, objectives and strategy, principal risks, business model and the Bank’s financial forecasts across a range of scenarios over a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INVESTEC BANK PLC · parent
- Investec Investments (UK) Limited 100%
- Investec Asset Finance plc 100%
- Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited 100%
- Investec Bank (Mauritius) AG 100%
- Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited 100%
- Investec Holdings Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Investec Capitalised Investment Limited 100%
- Investec Europe Limited 100%
- Investec Securities (US) LLC 100%
- Investec Continental Europe Advisory BV 80%
- Investec Advisory SAS 60%
- Investec Advisory GmbH & Co. KG 60%
- Investec Investment Management (IAM) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, David | Secretary | 2007-05-02 | — | British |
| AHUJA, Vivek Gopaldas | Director | 2025-03-05 | Sep 1966 | Singaporean |
| BALDOCK, Henrietta Caroline | Director | 2021-02-10 | Feb 1971 | British |
| GERMAIN, David | Director | 2020-09-15 | Apr 1976 | British |
| LEAS, Ruth | Director | 2016-07-27 | May 1972 | British,South African |
| MCKENNA, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2012-05-10 | Sep 1966 | Irish |
| SEWARD, Paul Kenneth | Director | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1956 | British |
| TITI, Fani | Director | 2011-08-03 | Jun 1962 | South African |
| VAN DER WALT, Marle | Director | 2022-09-20 | Oct 1975 | South African |
| WATKINS, Lesley Susan | Director | 2018-11-13 | May 1959 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Philippa Jane Littleton | Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 1994-09-23 |
| MARGARSON, John David Rhodes | Secretary | 1991-09-25 | 1993-06-15 |
| RICHINGS, Susan Christine | Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 1996-05-02 |
| VARDY, Richard John | Secretary | 1996-05-02 | 2007-05-02 |
| ABELL, John Norman | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2004-05-26 |
| ALFORD, George Francis Onslow | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2014-08-07 |
| BASSA, Zarina Bibi Mahomed | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2024-08-08 |
| CARDEN, Anthony Richard Paul | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| CHAMPION, John | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| CROSTHWAITE, Peregrine Kenneth Oughton | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2018-05-15 |
| CROSTHWAITE, Peregrine Kenneth Oughton | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| FORLEE, Richard Paul Mark Aidan | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2004-06-23 |
| FRIED, Bradley | Director | 1999-07-22 | 2010-02-24 |
| FRIEDLAND, David | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2020-09-15 |
| FUKUDA OBE, Haruko | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2019-08-08 |
| HEILBRON, Steven John | Director | 2010-02-24 | 2011-12-08 |
| HERMAN, Hugh Sidney | Director | 1994-02-22 | 2011-11-17 |
| HICKEY, David Martin James | Director | 1999-06-23 | 1999-12-08 |
| JAMES, Allan Maurice | Director | — | 1997-01-06 |
| JAMESON TILL, Michael Anthony | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2004-06-30 |
| KALKHOVEN, Barry Kevin Archibald | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1999-08-31 |
| KANTOR, Bernard | Director | 1992-11-16 | 2019-01-30 |
| KANTOR, Ian Robert | Director | 1992-11-16 | 2013-07-16 |
| KARDOL, Bastiaan | Director | 1992-11-16 | 2002-03-19 |
| KESWICK, John Chippendale Lindley, Sir | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2010-08-13 |
| KOSEFF, Stephen | Director | 1992-11-16 | 2019-01-30 |
| LARKMAN, Jolyon David | Director | — | 1992-12-16 |
| MANNINGS, Sheikh Mansurah Tal-At | Director | 2016-07-27 | 2023-01-31 |
| MARGARSON, John David Rhodes | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1993-02-09 |
| MEYER, Christopher Guy Butt | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2020-07-23 |
| POTTER, David Roger William | Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| PROSSER, David John, Sir | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-08-07 |
| REIZENSTEIN, Anthony Jonathan | Director | 2024-04-02 | 2026-01-29 |
| SNOW, Alexander Charles Wallace | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-06-06 |
| STEVENSON, Brian David, Mr. | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2024-07-01 |
| STUART, Alistair David | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2020-07-23 |
| TAPNACK, Alan | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2011-02-24 |
| THOLET, Ryan James Eric, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2020-07-23 |
| VAN DER WALT, David Michael | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2019-11-19 |
| WAKELIN, Anthony Colin | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| WHELAN, James Kieran Colum, Mr. | Director | 2016-04-14 | 2019-11-19 |
| WOHLMAN, Ian Robert | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2019-11-19 |
| WOHLMAN, Ian Robert | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1993-02-09 |
| WOHLMAN, Ina Robert | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1993-02-09 |
| ZIMBLER, Allen, Dr | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2016-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investec 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 498 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-26%
£5,661,623,000 £4,191,750,000
-
Net assets
+15.7%
£2,894,043,000 £3,347,185,000
-
Employees
+1.1%
2,331 2,357
-
Operating profit
+6%
£421,742,000 £446,848,000
-
Profit before tax
+6%
£421,742,000 £446,848,000
-
Wages
-4.9%
£342,565,000 £325,850,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers