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ARBUTHNOT SPECIALIST FINANCE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 11103603
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2017-12-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company's parent undertaking, Arbuthnot Latham and Co., Limited announced on 11 January 2023, that following a strategic review of the business, the management of Arbuthnot Latham has taken the decision to exit the short-term specialist lending market and as a result, the Company is closed to new business. The existing loan book will be managed down. The Parent will provide funding to ensure ASFL can meet financial obligations as they fall due. Therefore, the Company's financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “A decision to exit the market was communicated on the 11 January 2023 and ASFL is now closed for new business. As part of the business wind-down, the company is finalising collection of the outstanding financing.”
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 · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh | Secretary | 2018-07-11 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2021-10-14 | Jul 1981 | British |
| COBB, James Robert | Director | 2018-05-17 | Dec 1968 | British |
| LAYNE, Richard Michael James | Director | 2019-04-10 | Oct 1975 | British |
| SALMON, Andrew Alfred | Director | 2018-01-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-12-08 | 2018-01-31 |
| BROUGHTON, Andrew Joseph | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| BUX, Shoaib | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| FLETCHER, Stephen John | Director | 2018-05-17 | 2025-12-31 |
| HART, Roger | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2018-01-31 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Arthur | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2018-08-31 |
| PATEL, Yasin | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-12-08 | 2018-01-31 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2017-12-08 | 2018-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-31 | Active |
| Inhoco Formations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-08 | Ceased 2018-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-11 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | legacy |
| 2025-06-11 | GUARANTEE2 | other | legacy |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary |
| 2024-09-22 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | legacy |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-08-12 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-08-02 | AGREEMENT2 | other | legacy |
| 2024-08-02 | GUARANTEE2 | other | legacy |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-10-14 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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