PERSHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
461
-1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£679K
+271% 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 | £91,200,000 | £91,736,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£330,000 | £1,536,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £183,000 | £679,000 | |
| Net profit | £103,000 | £481,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £159,497,000 | £160,764,000 | |
| Average employees | 469 | 461 | |
| Wages | £24,586,000 | £21,560,000 |
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 | -0.4% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| Interest cover | -3.47x | 1.00x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors perform an annual going concern review that considers, under a stress test scenario, the Company's ability to meet its financial obligations as they fall due, for a period of at least twelve months after the date that the financial statements are signed. Consequently, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. No significant issues have been noted.”
Group structure
- PERSHING LIMITED · parent
- Pershing Securities Limited 100%
- Pershing Securities International Limited 100%
- Pershing (Channel Islands) Limited 100%
- BNY Mellon Pershing Trustees Limited 100%
- Pershing International Nominees Limited 100%
- Pershing Nominees Limited 100%
- Pershing (CI) Nominees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNY MELLON SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-07-02 | — | — |
| CLIFFORD, Craig Douglas | Director | 2024-04-24 | Feb 1969 | British |
| GILVARRY, Emer Mary | Director | 2020-07-13 | Aug 1957 | Irish |
| ROBERTS, Amanda Jane | Director | 2024-02-26 | Jul 1979 | British |
| THORPE, Glenn Raymond | Director | 2025-06-26 | Aug 1972 | British |
| WALLESTAD, Dennis Allen | Director | 2023-09-21 | Nov 1962 | American |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACH, Roger Andrew | Secretary | — | 2003-04-25 |
| HUGHES, Jeffrey Peter | Secretary | 2003-04-25 | 2003-07-02 |
| AKELLIAN, David Paul | Director | — | 1997-03-10 |
| BACH, Roger Andrew | Director | 1994-06-21 | 2003-05-29 |
| BAKER, Ted Harrison | Director | — | 2001-10-04 |
| BLANCO, Luis Alfredo | Director | — | 1999-01-21 |
| BONAR, Kevin Andrew | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2015-03-31 |
| BRUECKNER, Richard Frederick | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2011-10-06 |
| BURGER, Van Vechten | Director | — | 2001-10-04 |
| CANNING, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2023-12-19 |
| COHEN, Graham John | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2014-03-31 |
| COLE-FONTAYN, Michael Colquhoun | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2016-11-29 |
| CRACKNELL, Kevin Phillip | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2018-04-23 |
| DE CICCO, Ronald | Director | 2008-02-27 | 2014-10-31 |
| DIAMANTIS, John M | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2001-10-04 |
| DOBSON, Lee Warren | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2023-03-30 |
| DOLLY, Lisa Ann | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2014-10-31 |
| DOLLY, Lisa Ann | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2012-06-14 |
| DUVAR, Jeffrey David Hunter | Director | 2004-07-16 | 2005-10-14 |
| FITZSIMONS, Alstair | Director | 2012-01-11 | 2012-11-13 |
| GOLD, Peter Michael | Director | 1994-06-21 | 2001-10-04 |
| GRAHAM, John Henry | Director | 1994-06-21 | 2005-02-01 |
| HAMILTON, John Charles | Director | 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-28 |
| HAWN, Gates Helmes | Director | — | 2001-10-04 |
| HIARD, Michael Henry | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-07-06 |
| HOPKINS, David R | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2014-06-30 |
| HUMFREY, Hugh John Cave | Director | 1994-06-21 | 1994-08-12 |
| HUTT, Gregory Dale | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2016-06-07 |
| JACK, John William | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2023-12-31 |
| JOHNSTONE, Janet Mary, Ms. | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2019-06-05 |
| JONES, Trevor John | Director | 1991-05-09 | 2001-10-04 |
| KEANEY, Timothy Francis | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2011-10-06 |
| KEANEY, Timothy Francis | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2007-10-12 |
| KEATLEY, William Halliday | Director | — | 2001-10-04 |
| KELLY, Paul | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2006-11-14 |
| KERR, William Abercrombie | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2011-10-06 |
| LA SALLA, Francis Joseph | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2014-03-31 |
| MAHON, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2017-03-06 |
| MCELENEY, James C | Director | 2011-11-08 | 2014-02-04 |
| MCPHAIL, Margaret Anne | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2025-08-31 |
| MINNIG, George Joseph | Director | — | 1991-05-03 |
| MORGAN, John Ronald | Director | — | 2004-01-28 |
| NAGEL, Cecile Isabelle | Director | 2023-01-06 | 2023-10-01 |
| NEATE, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-26 | 2026-04-30 |
| O'CONNOR, Sophie Jane | Director | 2016-07-27 | 2020-05-11 |
| ONORIO, Paul Gaspare | Director | — | 1997-03-10 |
| REINEMANN, Richard William | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2001-10-04 |
| SANTANIELLO, Claire H | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2014-06-30 |
| SEWELL, Richard George | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SHEA, Brian Thomas | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2013-05-02 |
| SMART, James Howard | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2011-10-06 |
| TOWERS, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2021-05-28 |
| VAN DER MERWE, Charles Hatley | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2012-01-30 |
| WEEKS, Mark Keith | Director | 1999-01-21 | 1999-03-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Lloyd Russell | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2014-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
+0.6%
£91,200,000 £91,736,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-1.7%
469 461
-
Operating profit
+565.5%
-£330,000 £1,536,000
-
Profit before tax
+271%
£183,000 £679,000
-
Wages
-12.3%
£24,586,000 £21,560,000
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