R C BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+125.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+12% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
13
+8.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£341K
+138.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- R C BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLC 1990-05-22 → present
- GLOBECROFT LIMITED 1990-04-05 → 1990-05-22
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,110,685 | £2,688,088 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £104,623 | £248,929 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £143,097 | £341,235 | |
| Net profit | £153,045 | £238,902 | £381,370 | £79,412 | £101,923 | £237,564 | |
| Cash | £568,559 | £506,745 | £1,022,422 | £337,485 | £488,556 | £1,103,043 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,801,410 | — | — | — | £2,027,109 | £2,255,692 | |
| Net assets | £1,549,835 | £1,798,957 | £2,108,100 | £2,187,512 | £1,979,787 | £2,217,351 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £1,979,787 | £2,217,351 | |
| Average employees | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| Wages | £536,708 | £524,550 | £650,645 | £542,598 | £729,376 | £776,326 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 16.9% | 20.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.71x | 2.95x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- R C BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLC · parent
- Portcullis Financial Planning Ltd 90%
- RCBIM Nominees Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 April 2025 a special resolution was passed by directors of Portcullis Financial Planning to convert 98 ordinary shares to ordinary A shares with a nominal value of £1.”
- “Additionally a share purchase agreement was signed on the same date for R.C. Brown Investment Management PLC to sell 79 ordinary A shares in Portcullis Financial Planning to one of the directors of Portcullis.”
- “In order to fund part of this purchase Portcullis has paid R.C. Brown Investment Management PLC £81,700 on the director's behalf and the director owes Portcullis this balance post year end as well as a further £339,700 to R.C Brown Investment Management PLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Oliver Charles | Secretary | 2013-05-01 | — | — |
| BEANEY, Alan Frederick | Director | 2010-03-17 | Aug 1957 | British |
| BROWN, Oliver Charles | Director | 2009-05-07 | Sep 1980 | British |
| BROWN, Robert Charles | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| MEYER, Glenn John | Director | 2012-05-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| WHELAN, Neil Michael | Director | 2018-11-16 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Anthony Lewis | Secretary | — | 2004-12-15 |
| JONES, Lindsey Jacqueline | Secretary | 2004-12-15 | 2013-04-30 |
| BROWN, Oliver Charles | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2009-05-01 |
| COMER, Alan James | Director | — | 2013-05-29 |
| HUGHES, Anthony Lewis | Director | — | 2004-04-30 |
| JONES, Lindsey Jacqueline | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| WILLIS, Michael John David | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2008-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Charles Brown | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-04-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+27.4%
£2,110,685 £2,688,088
-
Cash
+125.8%
£488,556 £1,103,043
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+12%
£1,979,787 £2,217,351
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+8.3%
12 13
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+137.9%
£104,623 £248,929
-
Profit before tax
+138.5%
£143,097 £341,235
-
Wages
+6.4%
£729,376 £776,326
highest in 6 filed years
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