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FOCUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02874302
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1993-11-23
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the company's ability to continue as a going concern and are confident that the business has adequate liquid resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The controlling stake in the Company was sold by its parent, Aberdeen Group plc ("Aberdeen" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Aberdeen Group'), on 13 December 2024 to Focus Advice Technology Holdings Limited as part of a management buyout. Aberdeen Group Plc retained a 20% stake in the Company.”
- “There was a share issue of 290,289,070 shares on 13th Dec 2024 adding £2,903k to the share capital.”
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People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KITCHEN, Nathan Rhys | Director | 2024-12-13 | Feb 1983 | British |
| MACINTOSH, Andrew Bruce Sinclair | Director | 2025-08-18 | Nov 1966 | British |
| RICHARDS, Craig Owen | Director | 2024-12-13 | Sep 1969 | British |
| UPTON, David Stephen | Director | 2017-11-14 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, Martin James | Secretary | 2003-09-25 | 2013-12-18 |
| HARRINGTON, Elaine | Secretary | 1993-11-23 | 1995-03-23 |
| HULL, William Robert | Secretary | 1998-08-28 | 2003-09-25 |
| KELLY, Miranda Anne | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2015-05-01 |
| MCKENNA, Paul Bernard | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2020-10-02 |
| RUST, Gillian Catherine | Secretary | 2013-12-18 | 2014-12-22 |
| STREETS, Jayne | Secretary | 1995-03-23 | 1998-08-27 |
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-10-02 | 2024-12-13 |
| BROOKS, David Keith | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2007-08-03 |
| CLEMENTS, Martin James | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2013-12-18 |
| DIXON, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2017-11-01 |
| FIENNES, Martin | Director | 1998-08-28 | 2000-06-01 |
| FORREST, Claire Maureen, Dr | Director | 2001-06-05 | 2003-03-31 |
| HARRINGTON, Nicholas John | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1995-03-19 |
| HELE, Susan Amanda | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2003-06-12 |
| HESKETH, Mark Alexander | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2017-05-31 |
| HULL, William Robert | Director | 1998-08-28 | 2003-09-25 |
| LOOSEMORE, Mark Antony | Director | 1996-10-10 | 1997-11-01 |
| LOOSMORE, Mark Antony | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2006-08-04 |
| MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson | Director | 2019-08-07 | 2021-09-01 |
| MACKAY, Scott | Director | 2021-02-11 | 2022-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Frank | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2011-01-11 |
| PATEL, Suchita Vijaychandra | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2023-03-22 |
| RINK, Max Edgar, Mr. | Director | 2023-03-22 | 2025-04-18 |
| SCOTT, David Campbell | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2024-12-13 |
| STEVENSON, Richard | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2013-12-18 |
| STREETS, John Bernard, Mr. | Director | 1993-11-23 | 2006-04-27 |
| THELWELL, Mark Andrew | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2006-04-07 |
| TITTERTON, Paul James | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2023-03-29 |
| WARNER, Andrew Simon | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2019-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Advice Technology Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-13 | Active |
| Abrdn Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-29 | Ceased 2024-12-13 |
| Focus Solutions Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-08-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-01-02 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-12-28 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-23 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-12-20 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-22 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
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