AJ BELL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+69.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+8.6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£951K
+1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £128,407,000 | £147,489,000 | |
| Operating profit | £772,000 | £733,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £941,000 | £951,000 | |
| Net profit | £622,000 | £640,000 | |
| Cash | £5,304,000 | £9,012,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,194,000 | £21,292,000 | |
| Net assets | £7,956,000 | £8,637,000 | |
| Equity | £7,956,000 | £8,637,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £1,142,000 | £1,206,000 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.7% | 81.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 38.60x | 33.32x |
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
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. After making enquiries and considering the Company's financial position, its business model, strategy and financial forecasts together with its principal risks and uncertainties, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the report.”
Group structure
- AJ BELL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- AJ Bell Trustees Limited 100%
- Ashby London Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 November 2025, the Company completed the sale of the Platinum SSAS business, part of its non-platform business, to InvestAcc Group Limited ("InvestAcc") for a total consideration of up to £6,100,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, Kina | Secretary | 2024-11-01 | — | — |
| BIRCH, Peter Michael | Director | 2022-07-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| CARRINGTON, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2021-10-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| GOODMAN, Karen | Director | 2021-09-20 | Dec 1986 | British |
| HUGHES, Ryan David | Director | 2024-10-10 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MUSSON, Charles Alan | Director | 2024-05-22 | Jan 1974 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Kina | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jun 1991 | British |
| SUMMERSGILL, Michael Thomas | Director | 2011-05-31 | Dec 1983 | British |
| TAGARI, Mohamed | Director | 2019-11-01 | May 1979 | British |
| VOWLES, Stephen Eliott | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1967 | Australian,British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOOTSON, Stuart John | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| LIKINYO, Olubunmi | Secretary | 2023-10-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| LITTLEFAIR, Nicholas Francis | Secretary | 1995-08-16 | 2006-12-01 |
| POOLEY, Robert Stephen | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| SUMMERSGILL, Michael Thomas | Secretary | 2011-05-31 | 2012-10-31 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-15 | 1996-08-15 |
| BELL, Andrew James | Director | 1995-08-16 | 2022-10-01 |
| BELL, Ian James | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2008-12-24 |
| CARRINGTON, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| DOOTSON, Stuart John | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2011-05-31 |
| DORAN, Kevin | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-12-14 |
| GALBRAITH, Charles William | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| GORDON, Malcolm Neil | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| LITTLEFAIR, Nicholas Francis | Director | 1995-08-16 | 2006-12-01 |
| LYONS, Fergus John | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2021-10-01 |
| LYONS, Fergus John | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| MACKAY, William Findlay | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| MACKAY, William Findlay | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| PETHERICK, Louis | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2021-06-25 |
| PIMBLETT, David Thomas | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| POOLEY, Robert Stephen | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-04-13 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher Bruce | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| STOTT, Roger John | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Stuart | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-15 | 1996-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J Bell Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-10 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2023-11-10 | RP04AP03 | officers | Second filing of secretary appointment with name | |
| 2023-10-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+14.9%
£128,407,000 £147,489,000
-
Cash
+69.9%
£5,304,000 £9,012,000
-
Net assets
+8.6%
£7,956,000 £8,637,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-5.1%
£772,000 £733,000
-
Profit before tax
+1.1%
£941,000 £951,000
-
Wages
+5.6%
£1,142,000 £1,206,000
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