UNITED TRUST BANK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£282M
-4.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£363M
+21% vs 2023
Employees
425
+12.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£86M
+4.4% vs 2023
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £82,739,000 | £86,369,000 | |
| Net profit | £63,274,000 | £65,772,000 | |
| Cash | £294,692,000 | £281,962,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £299,799,000 | £362,862,000 | |
| Equity | £299,799,000 | £362,862,000 | |
| Average employees | 378 | 425 | |
| Wages | £35,623,000 | £37,819,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.3% | 90.7% |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The Bank's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development and performance are set out in the Principal Risks and Uncertainties section of the Risk Management Report. In determining the going concern status the directors have considered: Business Performance, Strategic Risk, Conduct and Compliance Risk and Operational Resilience Capital Risk: The ability of the Bank to conduct its business profitably and generate sufficient revenues to cover costs Sufficiency of capital resources to sustain the Bank's existing and planned business activities and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements Liquidity Risk: Adequacy of liquidity to fund the Bank's activities (including FSCS coverage, maturity profile and funding diversification) and to satisfy regulatory requirements Credit Risk: The credit quality of the Bank's loan book, based on recent experience and the Bank's credit policies A "severe but plausible" stressed forecast scenario has also been modelled as part of the going concern assessment, including a significant fall in the House Price Index, as well as a rise in base rate and inflation. The scenario results in increased credit losses, delayed loan repayments and margin compression. UTB can continue to trade in this scenario, maintaining a surplus to capital and liquidity regulatory minimums. After considering the review of the Bank's operations and having made suitable enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Bank has adequate resources, even under a stress scenario to continue in operations for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements. Thus, the Bank continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024 the Bank announced that it had reached agreement with Warburg Pincus, a pioneer of private equity global growth investing, under which they will take a minority interest in the Bank's holding company, UTB Partners Plc ("UTBP"). Warburg Pincus will purchase existing shares and subscribe for newly issued shares, and the transaction is due to complete by 31 March 2025.”
- “Additionally, in February 2025, UTBP placed £50m of Additional Tier 1 capital to a pool of institutional investors, which further bolsters the Group's growth capital.”
- “In 2024, the Bank has reviewed and considered a number of new lending initiatives, including Strategic Partnerships and Build to Rent. The strategy and credit policies for these two products were reviewed and approved by Risk Committee and the Board in 2024. The Bank plans to launch these initiatives during H1 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Natasha Sian | Secretary | 2023-12-13 | — | — |
| ALTEMAIRE, Alice Helene Ernesta Renee | Director | 2022-02-28 | Nov 1977 | French |
| AYRES, Jonathan James | Director | 2016-01-21 | Feb 1971 | British |
| DAVIN, Graham Harold | Director | 2001-07-30 | Jan 1956 | South African |
| DOE, Richard John | Director | 2024-05-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| GLOVER, Bryce Paul | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| KAGAN, Harley Farrell | Director | 2002-12-30 | Oct 1969 | British |
| LAESSIG, Sarah Eileen | Director | 2019-09-26 | Nov 1968 | British,American |
| MURLEY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2016-08-17 | Jan 1957 | British |
| STOKES, Mark Andrew | Director | 2021-06-25 | Apr 1962 | British |
| THOMPSON, Michael Stephen | Director | 2025-03-24 | Mar 1980 | British,Irish |
| WOOSEY, Andrew David | Director | 2020-06-25 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Sophie Marie | Secretary | 2002-03-25 | 2004-01-12 |
| BANNERTON, Shane Clement | Secretary | 2014-03-24 | 2023-12-13 |
| BEAMES, John Charles | Secretary | — | 1995-06-29 |
| DOBBIE, William Robertson | Secretary | 2011-07-06 | 2014-03-24 |
| KAGAN, Harley Farrell | Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2014-06-22 |
| O CONNOR, Neville George, Mister | Secretary | 1998-04-17 | 2002-03-25 |
| PRITCHARD, Huw Elis | Secretary | 1995-06-29 | 1998-04-17 |
| ALLEN, Jasper Hugh John | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2006-04-24 |
| ALTEMAIRE, Alice Helene Ernesta Renee | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2019-06-30 |
| BLACKWELL, Tracy Marie | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2019-12-23 |
| CAMPION, Michael John | Director | 1995-05-30 | 2001-07-30 |
| CLEGG, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2016-08-17 |
| FREARSON, Anthony | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| HAMPSON, John Frederick | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1997-10-31 |
| HARRIS, Maria | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2025-12-31 |
| HERD, Andrew William | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| HERMANN, Dieter | Director | 1994-06-30 | 2001-07-30 |
| HOWARD, David Keith | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2004-02-05 |
| LATENSTEIN VAN VOORST, Ronald | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2002-11-29 |
| LEWIS, Michael | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2022-04-25 |
| LOCKLEY, Stephen John | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2024-12-31 |
| MANI, Ehsan | Director | — | 2013-04-30 |
| MEREDITH, Anthony Noel | Director | 2010-01-05 | 2021-03-31 |
| PALMER, Anthony Eric Fletcher | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2001-07-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Reginald Ernest Thomas | Director | — | 2001-07-30 |
| SPENCE, Christopher John | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2004-02-05 |
| STEBBENS, Graham David | Director | — | 1997-10-13 |
| TIDYMAN, Charles Roger | Director | 1997-10-13 | 2017-09-28 |
| TOWNSLEY, Barry Stephen | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2013-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utb Partners Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-4.3%
£294,692,000 £281,962,000
-
Net assets
+21%
£299,799,000 £362,862,000
-
Employees
+12.4%
378 425
-
Profit before tax
+4.4%
£82,739,000 £86,369,000
-
Wages
+6.2%
£35,623,000 £37,819,000
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