ASSET VALUE INVESTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-26 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-36.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+38.5% vs 2024
Employees
23
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+17.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ASSET VALUE INVESTORS LIMITED 2001-09-04 → present
- IVORY & SIME ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1995-08-08 → 2001-09-04
- CLAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1991-03-27 → 1995-08-08
- LAURWOOD LIMITED 1985-07-11 → 1991-03-27
- BELLFLINT LIMITED 1985-01-28 → 1985-07-11
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,969,974 | £11,885,564 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,825,612 | £3,000,357 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,248,755 | £3,823,781 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,431,524 | £2,864,511 | |
| Cash | — | £1,613,781 | £1,020,076 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,373,239 | £4,767,676 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,215,280 | £4,452,222 | |
| Equity | £2,264,445 | £3,215,280 | £4,452,222 | |
| Average employees | — | 23 | 23 | |
| Wages | — | £4,150,030 | £4,520,785 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 25.8% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 22.2% | 24.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 83.8% | 62.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.6% | 33.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.23x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 42258.55x |
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
- EVMS Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date the directors declared and paid a further interim dividend of £446,436. Additionally, following the realisation of a portion of the company's holdings of investment trust companies giving rise to cash receipts of £1,645,000, the company paid a special interim dividend of £3 per share, being £1,488,120 in aggregate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Alan | Director | 2023-09-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BAUERNFREUND, Joseph | Director | 2004-06-17 | Feb 1972 | British |
| BUDGE, Duncan William Allan | Director | 2015-03-04 | Oct 1955 | British |
| KIDD, John Aubrey | Director | 2019-09-25 | May 1975 | British |
| LAU, Kimmberly Wai | Director | 2004-06-17 | Sep 1967 | British,American |
| TREANOR, Thomas James | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISON, Graeme Philip | Secretary | — | 1995-07-31 |
| DENISON, Graeme Philip | Secretary | — | 1994-01-28 |
| MILLER, David John | Secretary | 2003-01-07 | 2011-04-04 |
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-29 | 2003-10-07 |
| FRIENDS IVORY & SIME PLC | Corporate Secretary | 1995-07-31 | 2001-08-29 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-10-23 | 2011-08-05 |
| ARTHUR, Peter Alistair Kennedy | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2001-08-29 |
| BACK, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2001-08-29 |
| BARTLETT, Alan | Director | 2016-08-24 | 2019-09-25 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter Neville | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| CARTER, Howard | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2001-08-29 |
| CHERMONT, Henri | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2016-07-29 |
| CRAWFORD, Guy Mervyn Archdall | Director | 1993-07-13 | 1995-07-31 |
| FOSSICK, William Gawne | Director | — | 1993-08-13 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2001-08-29 | 2003-10-07 |
| HOOK, Colin Peter | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1997-02-03 |
| HOOK, Colin Peter | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1994-10-16 |
| JONES, Peter Derek | Director | 1998-03-20 | 2000-09-30 |
| KINLOCH, David Oliphant, Sir | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| LAING, Andrew Arthur | Director | 2001-08-29 | 2003-10-07 |
| MCKIE, Justin John | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2023-09-01 |
| MILLER, David John | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2011-04-04 |
| NEILLY, Gordon Joseph | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1997-01-31 |
| PENNINK, John Ernest | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2019-01-24 |
| SHERRIFF, John Baird | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| STUBBS, John | Director | 1995-07-31 | 2000-09-30 |
| SWENSEN, David Frederick | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2012-05-18 |
| TOWNSEND, Richard Mark | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2019-01-24 |
| WALTON, John Cannell | Director | — | 2007-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodhart Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-23 | Ceased 2022-12-09 |
| Nairn Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-01-11 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Goodhart Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-16 | Ceased 2018-04-25 |
| Mr John Ernest Pennink | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-25 |
| Goodhart Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Joseph Bauernfreund | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 297 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-02-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+8.3%
£10,969,974 £11,885,564
-
Cash
-36.8%
£1,613,781 £1,020,076
-
Net assets
+38.5%
£3,215,280 £4,452,222
-
Employees
0%
23 23
-
Operating profit
+6.2%
£2,825,612 £3,000,357
-
Profit before tax
+17.7%
£3,248,755 £3,823,781
-
Wages
+8.9%
£4,150,030 £4,520,785
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