SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position and performance, and the requirement for the Company to remain as a corporate member for its operating subsidiary, Bernstein Autonomous LLP, the Company's 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 annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN LIMITED · parent
   1. Sanford C. Bernstein (Autonomous UK) 1 Limited 100% · UK · Intermediate holding
   2. Sanford C. Bernstein (CREST Nominees) Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   3. Bernstein Autonomous LLP 44.91% · UK · Research and trading

Significant events

• “During the year, AllianceBernstein L.P. and Société Générale, a leading European bank, combined their respective cash equities and research businesses in a joint venture, of which the Company is part of. Société Générale took a 51% interest in the joint venture, with an option to reach 100% ownership after 5 years. The joint venture transaction was completed on 1 April 2024.”
• “From 1 April 2024, the Company's European business which includes branches in Germany, Italy, Sweden and Netherlands was sold to BSG France S.A. The Company received cash consideration of £2,865,923. This was recognised in the profit and loss account.”
• “The Company was previously authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Company is no longer regulated since 21 May 2025.”
• “In 2024 the subsidiary of the Company surrendered group relief which related to a sister company for Nil consideration. It has been agreed that the subsidiary will receive the commercial value of the group relief in the amount of £965,001 to be recognised in the subsequent accounting period.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -75.2%

  £4,521,951 → £1,119,733

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +233.2%

  £12,005,947 → £40,007,952

• Employees

  -71.4%

  7 → 2

• Operating profit

  -458.6%

  -£11,558,151 → -£64,562,599

• Profit before tax

  -459.4%

  -£11,538,497 → -£64,548,796

• Wages

  -76.6%

  £2,242,934 → £524,816

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