BLACKROCK UK HOLDCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£937M
-0.1% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£71M
-12% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- BLACKROCK UK HOLDCO LIMITED 2012-08-14 → present
- BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2006-10-02 → 2012-08-14
- MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2000-06-30 → 2006-10-02
- MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1995-07-27 → 2000-06-30
- WARBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD 1982-10-01 → 1995-07-27
- AETNA WARBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1982-10-01
- EIGHTY-NINTH SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1981-03-12 → 1981-12-31
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 | £80,058,000 | £70,822,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £80,912,000 | £71,164,000 | |
| Net profit | £79,518,000 | £69,680,000 | |
| Cash | £8,926,000 | £8,141,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £938,009,000 | £936,867,000 | |
| Equity | £938,009,000 | £936,867,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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) | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.45x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | 134.33x | — |
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
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being twelve months from the date of approval of this report.”
Group structure
- BLACKROCK UK HOLDCO LIMITED · parent
- BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG 100%
- BlackRock Growth Markets II SGP Limited 100%
- BlackRock Infrastructure II SGP Limited 100%
- BlackRock Private Equity V SGP Limited 100%
- BlackRock Channel Islands Holdco Limited 100%
- BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited 100%
- St Albans House Nominees (Jersey) Limited 98%
- BlackRock First Partner Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-08-15 | — | — |
| BRYDEN, Benjamin James Glendinning | Director | 2021-01-13 | Jun 1983 | British |
| FAWCETT, Sam | Director | 2021-01-13 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MCDONALD, Colin Alistair | Director | 2021-07-21 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABAN, Agnieszka | Secretary | 2013-05-02 | 2015-12-16 |
| CRAIG, Gregor Alexander | Secretary | 2013-05-02 | 2014-05-15 |
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2007-01-26 | 2012-11-20 |
| FARQUHARSON, Charles Bowen | Secretary | — | 1998-07-01 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Secretary | 2006-09-29 | 2009-05-29 |
| LEWIS, Bernadette | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2003-12-01 |
| PERKINS, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 1998-11-20 |
| SEARLE, Debra Anne | Secretary | 1998-11-20 | 2003-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, Janet | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | 2015-04-15 |
| MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2006-09-29 |
| AL-ALAWI, Oliver Riyad | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2021-07-21 |
| BENNETT, George F | Director | — | 1993-06-22 |
| BRILLON, Marc Henri | Director | 2001-08-21 | 2006-09-29 |
| BROOKE, Carol Consuelo | Director | 1993-08-20 | 2002-01-14 |
| DESMARAIS, James Fenelon | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2014-12-08 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Robert William, Vice Chairman | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2009-03-19 |
| FLEMING, Nigel David | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2019-01-31 |
| GIBBS, Peter John | Director | 1997-09-09 | 2005-05-31 |
| GOLANN, Steven W | Director | — | 2001-07-06 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 2006-10-16 | 2009-05-29 |
| HURST BROWN, Christopher Nigel | Director | 1996-05-17 | 1997-09-09 |
| KUSHEL, John Richard | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2009-12-01 |
| LANDERT, Gerhard, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-22 |
| LEE, Carl Hickson | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2006-10-16 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick James | Director | 1993-08-20 | 1997-06-18 |
| MCDONALD, Colin Alistair | Director | 2016-08-15 | 2021-01-15 |
| MERCADANTE, Edoardo Luigi Raphael | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-03-12 |
| MICHAELSON, Robert Paul Brandon | Director | — | 1993-08-20 |
| MILES, Simon George Bradley | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2006-09-29 |
| NELSON, John Eric | Director | — | 2001-12-14 |
| OLDFIELD, Richard John | Director | — | 1996-04-19 |
| PRICE, Quintin Rupert Salter | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2006-01-06 |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2009-12-01 |
| REICH, Joseph Harden | Director | — | 1993-06-22 |
| SCOTT, David Morris Fitzgerald | Director | 1993-02-12 | 2000-04-13 |
| SHIRCLIFF, Katherine Marianne | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2008-03-07 |
| SIEVEWRIGHT, Alan Campbell | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2016-08-12 |
| STORMONTH DARLING, Peter | Director | 1993-08-20 | 1998-07-01 |
| SYKES, Carolyn | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| THOMSON, Colin Roy | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| TOOZE, Roger Clark | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2013-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-05-28 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-11 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-8.8%
£8,926,000 £8,141,000
-
Net assets
-0.1%
£938,009,000 £936,867,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-11.5%
£80,058,000 £70,822,000
-
Profit before tax
-12%
£80,912,000 £71,164,000
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