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CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED
Cash
£787K
-59.1% vs 2022
Net assets
£4M
-1.4% vs 2022
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£405K
-14.8% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 06581705
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2008-04-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-04-30
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2023-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,272,249 | £3,622,787 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £474,951 | £404,775 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £384,938 | £324,959 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,924,106 | £786,899 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,677,744 | £3,630,904 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,673,348 | £3,623,307 | |
| Equity | £1,247,795 | £1,292,355 | £3,288,410 | £3,673,348 | £3,623,307 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- CHHW Limited · 100% held · England & Wales · owning investment property and property letting
Significant events
- “The Company's subsidiary, CHHW Limited, holds the freehold of the building in which the Company's offices are located. The building is let, for a minimum of three years, to the serviced office provider who operates the building.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2016-04-08 | — | — |
| CAREW, Peter Gareth | Director | 2017-06-01 | Apr 1989 | Dutch |
| DE KOCK, Matthys Michael | Director | 2008-10-16 | Feb 1976 | South African |
| HALL, Claire Louise | Director | 2012-12-13 | May 1983 | British |
| MILDENHALL, Stephen | Director | 2008-04-30 | Sep 1971 | South African |
| RAUBENHEIMER, Simon Andre | Director | 2023-11-27 | Feb 1979 | German |
| WATKINS, Nathaniel Ashley Thomas | Director | 2023-11-27 | Nov 1991 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE KOCK, Matthys | Secretary | 2010-07-19 | 2016-04-08 |
| CETC (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2008-04-30 |
| STONEHAGE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2010-07-19 |
| BARKHUYSEN, Marcel Francois | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2017-06-30 |
| POSEN, Kevin | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2021-10-31 |
| POSEN, Kevin | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2014-04-05 |
| WATSON, Christopher Robert | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| CITY EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-30 | 2008-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Craig Mildenhall | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-11-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-01-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2020-12-07 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2020-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-04-30
1.80
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.401 × 6.56 = +2.63
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.209 × 6.72 = +1.41
- Book equity / Total liabilities -2.132 × 1.05 = -2.24
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory