INVESTEC ASSET FINANCE PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-06 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£37M
+2,141.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£86M
+19.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£27M
-30.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- INVESTEC ASSET FINANCE PLC 1997-01-06 → present
- DYNAMIC FINANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1990-11-15 → 1997-01-06
- CAPITAL FOR COMPUTERS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-11-18 → 1990-11-15
- H W F NUMBER SIXTY THREE LIMITED 1987-10-15 → 1987-11-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,680,000 | £117,914,000 | |
| Operating profit | £38,519,000 | £26,975,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £38,709,000 | £27,050,000 | |
| Net profit | £30,784,000 | £20,975,000 | |
| Cash | £1,659,000 | £37,182,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £935,967,000 | £966,973,000 | |
| Net assets | £72,385,000 | £86,360,000 | |
| Equity | £72,385,000 | £86,360,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.8% | 22.9% | |
| Net margin | 29.4% | 17.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.7% | 94.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | 1.59x | 0.77x |
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
“On the basis of current financial projections the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence up to at least 31 March 2027, which is a period greater than twelve months from the date of issue of the financial statements that aligns with internal budgeting processes. Accordingly, the going concern basis is adopted in the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- INVESTEC ASSET FINANCE PLC · parent
- MI Vehicle Finance Limited 100%
- Mann Island Finance Limited 100%
- Investec Asset Finance (Channel Islands) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW, Connie Mei Ling | Secretary | 2002-03-08 | — | British |
| BUDD, Stephen Philip | Director | 2019-09-11 | Apr 1963 | British |
| COLLINS, James Stephen | Director | 2019-09-11 | May 1985 | British |
| HART, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2016-04-27 | May 1974 | British |
| SUMNER, Noel Justin, Mr. | Director | 2021-11-10 | May 1973 | British |
| ZIMUNHU, Margaret Dambudzo, Ms. | Director | 2021-11-10 | Sep 1981 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKHAM, Charles Sydney | Secretary | 1991-09-10 | 1994-10-04 |
| PACKER, Ian | Secretary | 1994-11-19 | 1996-10-31 |
| RICHINGS, Susan Christine | Secretary | 1994-10-05 | 1994-11-18 |
| VARDY, Richard John | Secretary | 1997-08-27 | 2002-03-08 |
| WHALLEY, Amanda | Secretary | 1996-10-31 | 1997-08-27 |
| LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1991-09-09 |
| BUCKE, Timothy Peter | Director | 1997-05-09 | 2004-03-19 |
| CHRISTIE, Kevin Bruce | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1996-02-14 |
| CROWTHER, Alistair James | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2014-06-30 |
| ELLIOTT, Stephen Maclaurin | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1996-03-20 |
| FRANCIS, Michael Richard | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2020-10-15 |
| FRIED, Bradley | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2009-12-01 |
| HOWARD, Mark | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| JAMES, Allan Maurice | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1997-01-06 |
| KALKHOVEN, Barry Kevin Archibald | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1999-08-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Charles Sydney | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-10-04 |
| LAURIE, Peter Hugh David | Director | — | 1998-04-02 |
| LESLIE, Dawn Clare | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2012-02-29 |
| MARTIN, Keith Stratten | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-07-12 |
| MEYER, Christopher Guy Butt | Director | 2014-05-29 | 2020-09-29 |
| SCHNEIDER, Roy Philip | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-07-12 |
| TAPNACK, Alan | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2004-09-13 |
| THOLET, Ryan James Eric, Mr. | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2025-08-15 |
| UNSWORTH, Paul | Director | — | 2004-09-13 |
| VAN DER WALT, David Michael | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2019-09-11 |
| WOHLMAN, Ian Robert | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2021-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investec Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.6%
£104,680,000 £117,914,000
-
Cash
+2,141.2%
£1,659,000 £37,182,000
-
Net assets
+19.3%
£72,385,000 £86,360,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-30%
£38,519,000 £26,975,000
-
Profit before tax
-30.1%
£38,709,000 £27,050,000
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