ARGENTA PRIVATE CAPITAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£98K
+14% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+43.3% vs 2024
Employees
44
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9M
+64.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ARGENTA PRIVATE CAPITAL LIMITED 2004-09-27 → present
- SOC PRIVATE CAPITAL LIMITED 2000-12-13 → 2004-09-27
- SEDGWICK OAKWOOD LLOYD'S UNDERWRITING AGENTS LIMITED 1996-05-09 → 2000-12-13
- SEDGWICK LLOYD'S UNDERWRITING AGENTS LIMITED 1986-02-01 → 1996-05-09
- SEDGWICK FORBES (LLOYD'S UNDERWRITING AGENTS) LIMITED 1962-11-21 → 1986-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,983,000 | £23,300,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,032,000 | £8,622,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,376,000 | £8,860,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,012,000 | £6,722,000 | |
| Cash | £86,000 | £98,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,264,000 | £8,974,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,264,000 | £8,974,000 | |
| Equity | £6,264,000 | £8,974,000 | |
| Average employees | 43 | 44 | |
| Wages | £6,216,000 | £6,860,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.0% | 37.0% | |
| Net margin | 22.3% | 28.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 80.3% | 96.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | 2516.00x | — |
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 impact on the Company's ongoing profitability, particularly in respect of profit commission and cost inflation, have been assessed and whilst there remains considerable uncertainty in respect of these, there are no going concern implications. 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. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ARGENTA PRIVATE CAPITAL LIMITED · parent
- APCL Corporate Director No. 1 Limited 100%
- APCL Corporate Director No. 2 Limited 100%
- Argenta Secretariat Limited 100%
- Fountain Continuity Limited 100%
- Names Taxation Service Limited 100%
- Argenta Continuity Limited 100%
- Argenta General Partner Limited 100%
- Argenta General Partner II LLP
- Argenta LLP Services Limited 100%
- Argenta SLP Continuity Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no material events subsequent to 31 December 2025 and up until the authorisation of the financial statements for issue that have not been disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOR, Michael Sean | Secretary | 2021-01-27 | — | — |
| BOWDERY, Amy Cordelia Jane | Director | 2022-03-23 | Aug 1985 | British |
| BURCH, Nicola Monica Alexia | Director | 2022-03-23 | Feb 1966 | British |
| FLACH, Robert Paul | Director | 2018-09-14 | Mar 1967 | British |
| GLAZE, Philip James Francis | Director | 2022-03-23 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MOORE, Nicholas John | Director | 2022-12-31 | Nov 1979 | British |
| TONGUE, Katharine Louise | Director | 2022-11-10 | Feb 1982 | British |
| WARNER, Marcus Gary | Director | 2003-09-03 | May 1973 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRS, Christopher John Rupert | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2020-08-26 |
| MURPHY, Christopher Hugh | Secretary | — | 1999-03-31 |
| ANNANDALE, Andrew John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| BARBER, John Stuart | Director | 1998-01-02 | 2000-07-18 |
| BIRD, Trevor Robert | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| BRAY, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2012-07-30 |
| BRETT, Rupert James Antony | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| CLARK, Christopher Norman | Director | 2012-08-09 | 2020-01-01 |
| CRISPIN, Michael Julian | Director | — | 1997-12-30 |
| FAIRS, Christopher John Rupert | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2020-08-26 |
| FLACH, Robert Paul | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2012-07-30 |
| GODSON, Antony Graham | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Katherine Jane | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-06-28 |
| HARRISON, David Bernard | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2012-11-13 |
| HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| HUBBARD, Andrew John | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| HUDSON, Guy Bentley | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2025-12-03 |
| JACKSON, Kevin | Director | 2022-11-04 | 2025-12-03 |
| KNATCHBULL, Norton Louis Philip, Lord Brabourne | Director | 1999-09-14 | 2010-09-10 |
| MACKAY, James Anthony | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2019-03-29 |
| MAIDENS, Philip Alan | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2002-07-08 |
| MILES, Henry Michael Pearson | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| MONKSFIELD, David | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2021-06-30 |
| MUELLER, Anne Elisabeth, Dame | Director | 1992-04-21 | 1995-12-31 |
| MURPHY, Christopher Hugh | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| MURRAY WILLIS, James Henry | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1997-12-30 |
| PAYNE, Michael William | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2001-12-12 |
| PINCHIN, Jeremy | Director | — | 2003-07-21 |
| PITHER, Jon Peter | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2000-05-17 |
| REAMES, David Peter | Director | 2012-08-07 | 2016-02-24 |
| RIDDELL, Timothy Roger | Director | — | 2001-12-12 |
| ROBSON, William David | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2012-07-30 |
| ROWLAND, John David | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SANDILANDS, Paul Francis | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2013-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Iain Cook | Director | — | 1996-12-30 |
| SIMPSON, James Robert | Director | — | 1995-05-26 |
| SPENCE, Colin David | Director | — | 1996-05-24 |
| STEWART, Derek Robert James | Director | 1994-04-06 | 1996-12-30 |
| TAYLOR, Robin Charles Griffiths | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1997-12-30 |
| TUCKER, Alan William | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2012-07-31 |
| WHITE, Graham John | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2015-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, David Gareth | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-07-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Timothy Colin Holdsworth | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+29.6%
£17,983,000 £23,300,000
-
Cash
+14%
£86,000 £98,000
-
Net assets
+43.3%
£6,264,000 £8,974,000
-
Employees
+2.3%
43 44
-
Operating profit
+71.3%
£5,032,000 £8,622,000
-
Profit before tax
+64.8%
£5,376,000 £8,860,000
-
Wages
+10.4%
£6,216,000 £6,860,000
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