BRITISH ARAB COMMERCIAL BANK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1K
0% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
252
+13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£38M
+0.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £89,415,000 | £98,650,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £37,966,000 | £38,209,000 | |
| Net profit | £29,044,000 | £28,755,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £1,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £232,578,000 | £257,612,000 | |
| Average employees | 222 | 252 | |
| Wages | £28,207,000 | £33,940,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 32.5% | 29.1% |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Bank possesses adequate resources to continue to operate for 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Directors have recommended a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024 of £7.2m (equivalent of £0.048 per share). The dividend is subject to approval by Shareholders at the Bank’s Annual General Meeting which is scheduled on 13 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUSSAIN, Akbar | Secretary | 2023-12-24 | — | — |
| ADDARRAT, Mohammed Ali | Director | 2023-09-22 | Sep 1975 | United States |
| AHMED, Ahmed Montaser Mihoob, Dr | Director | 2022-05-20 | Nov 1968 | Libyan |
| AL-AWADI, Yousef Abdullah, Dr | Director | 2022-05-20 | May 1948 | Kuwaiti |
| AMER, Ezzedden Moh Ibr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1966 | Libyan |
| BHANDARI, Sundeep | Director | 2020-10-06 | Sep 1965 | British |
| BOOTHROYD, Nigel Wayne | Director | 2020-10-14 | Aug 1960 | British |
| HOWARD, Paul Julian | Director | 2023-09-11 | Jan 1963 | British |
| JENNINGS, Paul Henry | Director | 2023-04-11 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIKER, Susannah Louise | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2018-07-06 |
| DENBY, Crispian Humphrey | Secretary | 2013-01-02 | 2014-09-05 |
| DENBY, Crispian Humphrey | Secretary | 1999-03-19 | 2013-09-27 |
| EGAN, Reginald Ernest | Secretary | 1993-12-17 | 1999-03-19 |
| FOULSTON, Anthony Richard | Secretary | 2013-09-27 | 2013-12-24 |
| SMITH, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2018-07-06 | 2020-12-04 |
| TYLER, Francis Anthony | Secretary | — | 1993-12-17 |
| WATERSTONE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-05 | 2023-12-24 |
| ABUHALLALA, Sadek Khalifa | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2006-02-25 |
| ABUL EYOUN, Mahmoud I, Dr | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2003-12-31 |
| ABURKHIS, Ahmed Mohamed | Director | 2014-06-19 | 2021-05-10 |
| ABURKHIS, Ahmed Mohamed | Director | 1999-09-24 | 2004-07-22 |
| ABUSHADI, Mohamed Mahmoud, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-06 |
| AL-KHAYOUN, Dhid Habeeb Faris | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1998-04-20 |
| ALIKER, Susannah Louise | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2020-10-20 |
| ALRASHED, Fahed Mohammed, Dr | Director | 1993-06-06 | 1996-02-21 |
| ASA'AD, Mufid Aziz | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2002-08-15 |
| ASHUR, Ezzedin Milud | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2018-10-07 |
| BAIT ELMAL, Mohamed, Dr | Director | 2006-07-21 | 2012-07-17 |
| BENAISSA, Boualem | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2005-05-26 |
| BENCHAABOUN, Mohamed | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2012-10-30 |
| BOOKER, Niall Scott Kilgour | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| BOREHAM, Simon Nicholas Campbell | Director | 1991-12-17 | 1993-06-29 |
| CARDONA, George | Director | 1997-02-12 | 1999-12-31 |
| CHAAR, Naim, Dr | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1998-12-31 |
| COOPER, Simon Nigel | Director | 2009-10-31 | 2010-10-29 |
| COTTERILL, Ian Christopher | Director | — | 1991-09-17 |
| DENBY, Crispian Humphrey | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2014-09-05 |
| DIXON, Andrew | Director | 1998-02-28 | 2010-12-17 |
| DOWIE, Robert Douglas | Director | 2009-04-24 | 2018-06-30 |
| EL ANWAR, Abdel Salam Mostafa | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2010-10-29 |
| EL JAMAL, Mohamed Najib | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1999-09-24 |
| EL MUGHSI, Omar Ahmed | Director | 1990-06-07 | 1991-09-25 |
| EL-OKDAH, Farouk Abdel Baki, Doctor | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2010-10-29 |
| GEOGHEGAN, Michael Francis | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1997-02-11 |
| GORE BOOTH, David Alwyn, Sir | Director | 1999-04-06 | 2004-10-31 |
| GRAY, Robert Blackburn | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2010-10-29 |
| GREW, Akram | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2018-07-12 |
| HAMED, Mahmoud Salah El Din, Dr | Director | — | 1994-03-21 |
| HANNACHI, Houcine | Director | — | 2000-12-20 |
| HARTWELL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2018-06-08 |
| HICKMAN, Philip George | Director | — | 1991-12-17 |
| HILL, John Andrew Patrick | Director | 1993-01-15 | 2003-06-30 |
| HODGKINSON, David Howard | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2006-06-01 |
| HUBBARD, Robert Arthur | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1993-12-31 |
| HUDANAH, Ben-Issa Ahmed, Dr | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2012-05-08 |
| INGLIS, Richard Thomas | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2002-09-27 |
| JAWANMARDI, Jehangir | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2022-07-31 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Henry | Director | 2021-07-13 | 2021-11-19 |
| JOUAHRI, Abdellatif | Director | 2003-04-23 | 2010-04-30 |
| KAGIGI, Kaled Ali Ahmed, Dr | Director | 2006-02-25 | 2021-05-10 |
| KEIRLE, Christopher John Meade | Director | 1996-02-21 | 2010-10-29 |
| KIRKBY, Colin | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1999-01-14 |
| KREKSHI, Sameh Mahmud | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2015-06-11 |
| LAHMAR, Mohamed | Director | 1999-09-24 | 2006-07-21 |
| LASWAD, Aiman Hussein | Director | 2021-09-10 | 2023-09-22 |
| LATRECHE, Lazhar | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2024-04-16 |
| LAYAS, Mohamed Husain | Director | 1994-06-24 | 2004-07-22 |
| LOUKAL, Mohamed | Director | 2005-05-26 | 2016-08-08 |
| MAHDI, Bassim Kamal | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2003-09-15 |
| MARTIN, Andrew William | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2014-08-27 |
| MEHTA, Aman | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-02-28 |
| MISELLATI, Regeb Abdalla | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| MISKAL, Mahmood Nadim | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| MOHAMED, Ismail Hassan | Director | 1994-03-21 | 2001-10-12 |
| MOHAMED, Ismail Hassan | Director | 1994-03-21 | 1995-04-28 |
| NAAMA, Abdalla Ramadan | Director | 2016-02-02 | 2019-05-01 |
| NAGIM, Hadi Ibrahim | Director | — | 1999-09-24 |
| NASR, Youssef Assaad | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2009-10-30 |
| NORRIS, Mark Edward Michael | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-08-21 |
| NORTON, Edward Joseph | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2023-04-11 |
| OTHMAN, Faesal Khali Khalil | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2025-12-31 |
| OTHMAN, Faesal Kh Ali Khalil | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-07-24 |
| PARR, Michael Julian | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2013-04-15 |
| SEMID, Brahim | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2019-12-24 |
| SEQAT, Mohamed | Director | — | 2003-04-24 |
| SHALLOUF, Farag | Director | — | 1994-06-24 |
| SHAW, Rondell Lee | Director | 1997-05-19 | 2001-09-28 |
| SHOKRI, Mohamed | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2022-05-20 |
| SMITH, Michael Roger Pearson | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1994-11-01 |
| STEVENSON, Michael John | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2022-05-20 |
| SULLIVAN, Maura | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2023-09-02 |
| TAPLIN, Peter John Walter | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-05-19 |
| TERBECHE, Mohamed | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2003-02-21 |
| TOKER, Sencar | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| TUKMACHI, Tarik Al | Director | — | 1993-04-13 |
| WALLIS, Clive Shaun O'Neill | Director | 1999-01-09 | 1999-12-31 |
| ZENTUTI, Khaled, Dr | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2012-03-06 |
| ZINE, Mohamed | Director | 2012-10-30 | 2025-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank Libya | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 367 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+10.3%
£89,415,000 £98,650,000
-
Cash
0%
£1,000 £1,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+13.5%
222 252
-
Profit before tax
+0.6%
£37,966,000 £38,209,000
-
Wages
+20.3%
£28,207,000 £33,940,000
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