STANDARD LIFE FUND MANAGERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-07 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£206K
-19.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+10.3% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
+82.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-03-20
- STANDARD LIFE FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 2026-03-20 → present
- PHOENIX UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LIMITED 2014-11-25 → 2026-03-20
- BRITANNIC UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LIMITED 1998-08-04 → 2014-11-25
- POTTERHAWK LIMITED 1998-06-25 → 1998-08-04
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 | £69,482,000 | £58,584,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,527,000 | £2,783,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,168,000 | £2,087,000 | |
| Cash | £255,000 | £206,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,305,000 | £22,392,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,305,000 | £22,392,000 | |
| Equity | £20,305,000 | £22,392,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.7% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.4% | 85.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.19x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has a strong liquidity position, with £47m of cash and liquidity funds at 31 December 2024, and regular reviews are undertaken to identify cash flow requirements. The cash and liquidity funds are held with financial institutions which have an investment grade credit rating and a positive outlook. The Company has a strong net asset and net current asset position. As a result of this review, the Directors believe the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least 30 June 2026. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company launched two Funds during 2024, following the launch of a new multi manager fund in 2023.”
- “No dividends were paid during the year (2023: £nil).”
- “The Company has plans to launch new funds in 2025 to diversify and improve its asset management offering, as well as further increasing Assets Under Management ("AUM") through the transfer and collectivisation of funds from elsewhere within Phoenix Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARL GROUP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-01 | — | — |
| BARILETTI, Michela | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jun 1977 | Italian,British |
| CRASTON, Ian Adam | Director | 2023-09-19 | Mar 1966 | British |
| FLENK, Victoria | Director | 2026-03-25 | Sep 1984 | British |
| HARRIS, Timothy Walter | Director | 2022-09-30 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MUIR, Martin John | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SETHI, Arif | Director | 2025-09-15 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST, Anna | Secretary | 2000-02-23 | 2004-10-31 |
| GRIFFIN-SMITH, Philip Bernard | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2006-09-01 |
| WHITE, Gillian Maryjoy | Secretary | 1998-07-24 | 2000-02-23 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-25 | 1998-07-24 |
| BAKER, Craig Anthony | Director | 2015-02-18 | 2024-04-28 |
| BAKER, Stephen Paul | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2004-02-29 |
| BROWN, Bernard George | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2005-12-31 |
| CASSONI, Maria Luisa | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2000-12-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1998-06-25 | 1998-07-24 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| CRAINE, Roger | Director | 2005-12-31 | 2007-04-30 |
| EAKINS, Michael John | Director | 2024-04-29 | 2025-09-14 |
| EAST, Anna | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2004-03-03 |
| GREENFIELD, Richard Edward Keith | Director | 2005-12-31 | 2007-12-31 |
| HAYNES, William Paul Glen | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2001-06-15 |
| LUSCOMBE, Kerr | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-12-19 |
| MACLACHLAN, Frances Clare | Director | 2024-04-19 | 2025-03-30 |
| MEANEY, Brid Mary | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-04-19 |
| MERRICK, Michael John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2014-06-02 |
| MOHAMMED, Shamira | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2017-06-26 |
| MOSS, Andrew | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2022-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Bryan Henry | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2002-04-04 |
| POYNTZ-WRIGHT, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2025-02-28 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1998-06-25 | 1998-07-24 |
| SHAW, Brian Hamilton | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2001-12-31 |
| SINGLETON, Graham Lloyd | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2005-12-31 |
| STOCKTON, Robert Paul | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2008-07-18 |
| SWIFT, William Edward | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-24 |
| TABER, Jeremy Neil Fenton | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2004-03-12 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2005-12-31 |
| TOMLINS, John | Director | 1998-09-10 | 2001-05-31 |
| URMSTON, Michael Norris | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2021-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Life Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-20 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-03-20 NM06 Change of name request comments
- 2026-03-20 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-20 | NM06 | change-of-name | Change of name request comments | |
| 2026-03-20 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-15.7%
£69,482,000 £58,584,000
-
Cash
-19.2%
£255,000 £206,000
-
Net assets
+10.3%
£20,305,000 £22,392,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+82.3%
£1,527,000 £2,783,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers