ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-21 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£912M
+10.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£267M
+5.8% vs 2023
Employees
914
+14.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£35M
-25.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC 2005-06-01 → present
- SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC 1998-07-01 → 2005-06-01
- SECURE TRUST GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1998-05-22 → 1998-07-01
- SECURE TRUST GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1988-05-26 → 1998-05-22
- SECURE HOMES TRUST LIMITED 1986-02-25 → 1988-05-26
- LEGIBUS 643 LIMITED 1985-11-04 → 1986-02-25
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 | £178,959,000 | £179,531,000 | |
| Operating profit | £142,334,000 | £160,784,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £47,117,000 | £35,090,000 | |
| Net profit | £35,379,000 | £24,854,000 | |
| Cash | £826,559,000 | £911,887,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £252,440,000 | £266,956,000 | |
| Equity | £252,440,000 | £266,956,000 | |
| Average employees | 799 | 914 | |
| Wages | £68,414,000 | £77,208,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 79.5% | 89.6% | |
| Net margin | 19.8% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.2% | 94.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 1.49x | 1.28x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and Parent 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.”
Group structure
- ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC · parent
- Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Limited 100%
- Arbuthnot Fund Managers Limited 100%
- Arbuthnot Securities Limited 100%
- Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited 100%
- Arbuthnot Asset Finance Limited 100%
- Asset Alliance Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Renaissance Asset Finance Limited 100%
- AAG Traffic Management Limited 100%
- Valley Finance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “An additional 11 new offices, including two new offices located at 20 Finsbury Circus and 40 St James’s Square, were opened on 1 February 2024.”
- “The new head office in London at 20 Finsbury Circus was opened in July 2024, resulting in the closure of the Group’s offices in Wilson Street and Dominion Street, prior to the expiry of the leases in October.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh | Secretary | 2018-07-17 | — | — |
| ALMOND, Jayne Doreen | Director | 2023-09-01 | Nov 1957 | British |
| ANGEST, Frederick Alexander Henry | Director | 2022-09-01 | Mar 1995 | British |
| ANGEST, Henry, Sir | Director | — | Jul 1940 | British |
| BOARDMAN, Nigel Patrick Gray | Director | 2019-06-01 | Oct 1950 | British |
| COBB, James Robert | Director | 2008-11-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| CROSSWELL, Charlotte Louise Benham | Director | 2025-07-16 | Jul 1972 | British |
| GABBERTAS, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2024-07-02 | Aug 1959 | British |
| KNIGHT, Angela Ann | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1950 | British |
| SALMON, Andrew Alfred | Director | 2004-03-08 | Oct 1962 | British |
| SASSOON, James Meyer, Lord | Director | 2023-09-01 | Sep 1955 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAYE, Jeremy Robin | Secretary | — | 2018-07-17 |
| AIREY, Christopher Jonathan | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-04-07 |
| BROWN, Mark Finlay | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2008-06-01 |
| BUSSEY, Michael Adrian | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-11-03 |
| DEAKIN, Keith Nicholas Francis | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-02-05 |
| DEWAR, Ian Andrew | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| ERITH, Robert Felix | Director | — | 1994-05-19 |
| FLEMING, James William | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2016-04-14 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Arthur | Director | 2016-05-06 | 2018-08-31 |
| JENNISON, Gary Antony | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2010-05-10 |
| KIRTON, Neil William | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2011-12-29 |
| LASCELLES, David Richard | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2007-05-22 |
| LEA, Ruth Jane | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2016-05-05 |
| LOCKLEY, Stephen John | Director | 1994-06-20 | 2006-09-30 |
| LYNAM, Paul Anthony | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2018-08-08 |
| MEYER, Christopher John Rome, Sir | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2022-05-25 |
| OMALLEY, Thomas Anthony | Director | — | 1995-11-07 |
| PASTON, Ronald | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| PEARSON, Derek | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-02-05 |
| PEAT, Michael, Sir | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2010-03-11 |
| PROCTOR, Dean Michael | Director | 2009-11-03 | 2012-03-01 |
| REED, John | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2008-06-01 |
| SHERIFF, Paul Nigel | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| TALBOT RICE, Nicholas Charles | Director | — | 1993-05-18 |
| TURRELL, Atholl Denis, Dr | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| WAKELIN, Anthony Colin | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| WICKHAM, Robert Joseph Johnstone | Director | 1993-12-06 | 2015-12-31 |
| YARROW, Alan Colin Drake, Sir | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2025-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowidea Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 352 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
+0.3%
£178,959,000 £179,531,000
-
Cash
+10.3%
£826,559,000 £911,887,000
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£252,440,000 £266,956,000
-
Employees
+14.4%
799 914
-
Operating profit
+13%
£142,334,000 £160,784,000
-
Profit before tax
-25.5%
£47,117,000 £35,090,000
-
Wages
+12.9%
£68,414,000 £77,208,000
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