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GBM SECURITIES LIMITED
Cash
£108K
+43.1% vs 2021
Net assets
£120K
+39.8% vs 2021
Employees
279
-11.4% vs 2021
Profit before tax
£41K
+411.2% vs 2021
Profile
- Company number
- 08040031
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2012-04-20
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
2-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest 2022-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£15,629 | £25,880 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,002 | £40,910 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £75,132 | £107,540 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,764 | £128,481 | |
| Net assets | £85,999 | £120,191 | |
| Equity | £85,999 | £120,191 | |
| Average employees | 315 | 279 | |
| 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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the analysis above and the information currently available, the Board has considered potential uncertainties, including the execution of the Company's strategic transition and the timing of revenue growth. Having assessed these factors, management concludes that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, covering a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the statutory accounts.”
Significant events
- “Following the Financial Conduct Authority's approval of a change of control to new ownership on 27 June 2024, the Company has undergone a comprehensive reorganisation aligned with its new shareholders' vision and strategy.”
- “The Company is transitioning from its previous operating model towards a fully integrated prime brokerage platform, focused on providing institutional and professional clients with streamlined access to mainstream markets and an enhanced, technology-driven experience.”
- “As at 31 December 2025, the Company no longer operates a branch in Moscow. The Moscow branch was officially deregistered on 3 December 2025.”
- “During 2025, the Company deliberately paused its core business activities while undertaking a comprehensive restructuring of its operational and strategic framework.”
- “The Company made significant progress in establishing its institutional infrastructure, including successful onboarding with BNY Pershing, J.P. Morgan and Barclays as Tier-1 strategic partners.”
- “The Company made a strategic investment in the preference shares of GBM Asset Management, strengthening the broader group's asset management capabilities.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Company declared and paid a dividend of $2.85m (2024: $33.7m).”
- “On 27 June 2024, GBM Holdings acquired 100% of the Company's issued share capital from FG BCS LTD DMCC, thereby obtaining controlling interest.”
- “The Company was previously known as BCS Prime Brokerage Limited and underwent a rebranding and legal name change to GBM Securities Limited on 29 July 2024.”
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
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Michael James | Director | 2024-07-11 | Apr 1964 | British,Swiss |
| BANKS, Gerald Thomas | Director | 2024-07-11 | Aug 1970 | British,American,Canadian |
| HOROWITZ, Adam | Director | 2024-12-12 | Jul 1957 | South African |
| JORDAN, Nicholas | Director | 2025-02-27 | Jun 1959 | American |
| MCCULLOCH, Gordon Robert | Director | 2019-03-08 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PULLIN, Elena | Secretary | 2021-08-16 | 2022-08-24 |
| F&L LEGAL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-13 | 2013-06-20 |
| THROGMORTON SECRETARIES LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2013-06-21 | 2019-06-11 |
| BARKER, John Robert Mark | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-07-10 |
| BEVAN, Timothy | Director | 2013-11-13 | 2022-07-31 |
| DAYAN, Yosef | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2016-04-28 |
| DUKE, Bradley Wayne | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2019-04-24 |
| FOSTER, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2021-02-22 | 2025-01-20 |
| GOLOSOV, Edward | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2024-07-11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Christian | Director | 2022-12-21 | 2025-01-31 |
| KAYANI, Rizwan Akbar Saleem | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2013-12-31 |
| LANGRIDGE, Wendy Annette | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2021-09-02 |
| LEVCHUK, Ratmir | Director | 2014-07-25 | 2015-09-25 |
| LOKHOV, Roman | Director | 2016-01-05 | 2020-06-20 |
| PONOMAREV, Nikita | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2025-02-19 |
| ROMER-LEE, Alexander Knyvett | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2023-04-30 |
| SAFONOV, Maxim | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2022-12-21 |
| SHELIKHOVSKIY, Vitaliy | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2014-06-02 |
| SURIKOV, Stanislav | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2013-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gerald Banks | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-06-27 | Active |
| Mr Michael James Abbott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2023-12-21 | Active |
| Mr Oleg Mikhasenko | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-06-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-05-09 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-08-07 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-07-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2022-12-31
6.51
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.626 × 6.56 = +4.10
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.128 × 6.72 = +0.86
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.468 × 1.05 = +1.54
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
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
31.7
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 50
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 39
- Accounts trajectory 90
- 6 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees -11% YoY
- Net Assets +40% YoY