COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-07 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15K
+58.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£98M
+6.6% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
+898% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2022-07-01 → present
- BMO AM HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-10-31 → 2022-07-01
- F&C HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-12-24 → 2018-10-31
- ESN PENSION MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED 1991-04-24 → 1999-12-24
- PADCHASE LIMITED 1989-08-23 → 1991-04-24
- ELECTRICITY PENSIONS LIMITED 1989-04-19 → 1989-08-23
- PADCHASE LIMITED 1989-03-03 → 1989-04-19
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 | — | £5,818,806 | |
| Profit before tax | -£620,514 | £4,951,919 | |
| Net profit | -£474,693 | £6,034,873 | |
| Cash | £9,337 | £14,823 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £91,868,072 | £97,902,945 | |
| Net assets | £91,868,072 | £97,902,945 | |
| Equity | £91,868,072 | £97,902,945 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.71x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the Company has no trading business, the Company has net assets that support the Directors' assessment that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The Company is in a net current liability position and has received a letter of support from its parent, Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, confirming that sufficient funds would be made available to the Company to meet its short-term obligations if required. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited 100%
- F&C Unit Management Limited 0%
- FCEM Holdings (UK) Limited 100%
- F&C Emerging Markets Limited 0%
- Columbia Threadneedle Investment Services Limited 0%
- F&C (CI) Limited 0%
- F&C Private Equity Nominee Limited 0%
Significant events
- “In 2024, the Group implemented a new risk management framework to streamline risk identification and ensure continued appropriate oversight and focus on clearer decisions around the risks to the business. This included refreshing the Risk Control Self-Assessment ("RCSA") framework to align with the uplifted group standards, including the identification of high-risk processes.”
- “During 2024, the wider Columbia Threadneedle Investments Group of companies published its second climate change report detailing how the Group managed climate risks and opportunities in investment portfolios and across its business operations under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD") framework, for the year ending 2023.”
- “The Company's subsidiaries Columbia Threadneedle Investment Services Limited and F&C (CI) Limited were dissolved during 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Elliot James | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1976 | British |
| OLLIER, Alexander Timothy Matthew | Director | 2024-04-30 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGIN, Rachel Danae | Secretary | 2017-06-01 | 2024-10-11 |
| COLLIS, Brian George | Secretary | — | 1995-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Alison Susan | Secretary | 1995-09-30 | 1996-05-01 |
| F & C MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-11 | 2017-06-05 |
| BANERJI, Arnab Kumar, Dr | Director | 1997-07-04 | 2002-08-14 |
| BELL, Timothy Mark | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| BROCCARDO, Anthony John | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2004-10-11 |
| CANNAN, Michael Barry | Director | — | 1994-06-01 |
| COLEMAN, Anthony William John | Director | 1995-11-23 | 1996-05-01 |
| COLLIS, Brian George | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1996-05-01 |
| DE FIGUEIREDO RIBEIRO, Fernando Jorge Filomeno | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| DOEL, Philip John | Director | 2020-02-19 | 2024-04-30 |
| EVANS, John Wynford | Director | — | 1995-02-02 |
| FEILER, Wolf Rudiger | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| GIBSON, Robert James Mcintosh | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| GRISAY, Alain Leopold | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2012-05-09 |
| HART, Michael John | Director | 1997-07-04 | 1997-12-24 |
| JACKSON, Roderick James | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| JEFFERIES, David George | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| JENKINS, Robert Warren | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| JOHNS, Patrick Norman Chaloner | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| LOGAN, David | Director | 2012-05-09 | 2017-06-05 |
| LUBRAN, Jonathan Frank | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1999-11-05 |
| MANNING, David Scott | Director | 1995-05-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| MANNIX, Mandy Frances | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| MATTHEWS, William Brian | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| MCPHERSON, Karen Margaret | Director | 1997-07-04 | 1998-06-01 |
| MUSTOE, Nicholas Charles William | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2001-12-03 |
| OGILVY, James Donald Diarmid, The Hon | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| PATERSON BROWN, Ian John | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2006-05-16 |
| ROBERTS, John Edward | Director | 1995-05-16 | 1995-10-12 |
| SLOPER, David Jonathan | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-01-16 |
| THOMSON, Chilton | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-05-09 |
| TOMLINSON, Anthony Frank | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-10-11 |
| TWISTON DAVIES, Audley William | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-07-11 |
| VELDMAN, Joost | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2001-10-09 |
| WALKER, Graham Roderick | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-11-01 |
| WATTS, Richard Adrian | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Director | 2006-05-16 | 2017-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-05-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+58.8%
£9,337 £14,823
-
Net assets
+6.6%
£91,868,072 £97,902,945
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+898%
-£620,514 £4,951,919
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