CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-04-30
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-04-30; financial figures currently reflect up to 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 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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.0% | 9.0% |
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 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.”
Group structure
- CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED · parent
- CHHW Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-04-30 vs 2022-04-30
-
Turnover
-15.2%
£4,272,249 £3,622,787
-
Cash
-59.1%
£1,924,106 £786,899
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£3,673,348 £3,623,307
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-14.8%
£474,951 £404,775
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