BLACKFINCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-8.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+18.1% vs 2023
Employees
126
+11.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-14.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BLACKFINCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2015-04-21 → present
- BLACKFINCH INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2013-04-16 → 2015-04-21
- AVD WEALTH LIMITED 2010-05-05 → 2013-04-16
- NEVILLE JAMES LIMITED 1992-04-10 → 2010-05-05
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £18,111,059 | £21,336,662 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,940,246 | £3,361,171 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,942,972 | £3,362,652 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,379,005 | £2,899,701 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,456,546 | £1,331,480 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £4,823,661 | £5,615,645 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,700,769 | £5,550,470 | |
| Equity | — | £2,629,248 | £3,371,764 | £4,700,769 | £5,550,470 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 113 | 126 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £9,317,700 | £11,329,335 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 21.8% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 18.7% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 81.7% | 59.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.01x | 3.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 212.63x | 65.20x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kendall Wadley LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLACKFINCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Blackfinch Nominees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Richard James | Director | 2010-03-31 | Jan 1978 | British |
| SIMMONDS, Richard Leonard | Director | 2016-11-01 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Pauline Janet | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2017-04-25 |
| GARTSIDE, Bruce Peter Neville | Secretary | 1992-04-10 | 1996-09-30 |
| HELLER, John Gibson | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | 2010-01-04 |
| SIMMONDS, Richard Leonard | Secretary | 2010-01-04 | 2010-03-31 |
| BISDEE, Morris James | Director | 1992-04-10 | 1999-07-27 |
| BUTLER, Rachael Claire | Director | 2003-05-09 | 2004-11-26 |
| CASLING, Lyn Howell | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2010-01-04 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Keith | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2003-03-20 |
| GARTSIDE, Bruce Peter Neville | Director | 1992-04-10 | 1996-09-30 |
| GILL, Karen Adele | Director | 2003-05-09 | 2010-01-04 |
| HELLER, John Gibson | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2010-01-04 |
| HOLLAND, Paul William | Director | 1996-09-30 | 1997-05-22 |
| JONES, Nicola | Director | 2003-05-09 | 2010-01-04 |
| MACCARTHY, Joseph Paul | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2015-07-24 |
| MASON, Peter William | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2010-01-04 |
| NEWMAN, Brett John | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2003-05-09 |
| SIMMONDS, Richard Leonard | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2012-01-01 |
| STRAW, John Sorby | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2000-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfinch Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+17.8%
£18,111,059 £21,336,662
-
Cash
-8.6%
£1,456,546 £1,331,480
-
Net assets
+18.1%
£4,700,769 £5,550,470
-
Employees
+11.5%
113 126
-
Operating profit
-14.7%
£3,940,246 £3,361,171
-
Profit before tax
-14.7%
£3,942,972 £3,362,652
-
Wages
+21.6%
£9,317,700 £11,329,335
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