ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING (SOUTH AFRICA) LLP
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
Cash
£804K
-75.9% vs 2024
Net assets
-£7M
-370.7% vs 2024
Employees
24
-29.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5M
-227.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as, subsequent to the realignment of the Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Group global strategic objectives, the LLP ceased trading in December 2024 and will be dissolved in due course on a voluntary and solvent basis, subject to the requirements of applicable company law. As a result, the members do not consider the LLP to be a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING (SOUTH AFRICA) LLP 2024-05-01 → present
- ALLEN & OVERY (SOUTH AFRICA) LLP 2014-09-11 → 2024-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,813,931 | £3,871,725 | |
| Operating profit | £4,222,498 | -£5,105,312 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,125,163 | -£5,252,112 | |
| Net profit | £2,559,725 | -£6,929,944 | |
| Cash | £3,343,287 | £804,308 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£6,929,944 | |
| Net assets | £2,559,725 | -£6,929,944 | |
| Equity | £2,559,725 | -£6,929,944 | |
| Average employees | 34 | 24 | |
| Wages | £2,170,024 | £431,737 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 43.0% | -131.9% | |
| Net margin | 26.1% | -179.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 73.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.4% | 466.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | 22.17x | -22.75x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as, subsequent to the realignment of the Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Group global strategic objectives, the LLP ceased trading in December 2024 and will be dissolved in due course on a voluntary and solvent basis, subject to the requirements of applicable company law. As a result, the members do not consider the LLP to be a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2024 the LLP changed its name from Allen & Overy (South Africa) LLP to Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (South Africa) LLP.”
- “Following a realignment of the Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Group global strategic objectives, the LLP ceased trading in December 2024 and will be dissolved in due course on a voluntary and solvent basis, subject to the requirements of applicable company law.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL-GAROUSHA, Khalid Soleiman | Llp Designated Member | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1971 | — |
| EKUÉ, Hervé Roland Adade | Llp Designated Member | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1972 | — |
| ANDREW, Christopher Hugh | Llp Member | 2021-04-26 | Feb 1967 | — |
| BURNETT, Calum Donald | Llp Member | 2021-04-26 | Jan 1968 | — |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Richard Kimberley John | Llp Designated Member | 2021-04-26 | 2024-07-15 |
| DEJONGHE, Willem Michel Georges Clara | Llp Designated Member | 2016-05-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| DEJONGHE, Willem Michel Georges Clara | Llp Designated Member | 2014-09-11 | 2015-04-15 |
| DUNCAN, Michael Greig | Llp Designated Member | 2015-03-23 | 2020-04-30 |
| MORLEY, David Howard | Llp Designated Member | 2014-09-11 | 2016-04-30 |
| PRICE, Gareth David | Llp Designated Member | 2020-05-01 | 2023-07-10 |
| BALLHEIMER, Andrew Mark | Llp Member | 2015-04-30 | 2020-04-30 |
| BLIEDEN, Ze'Ev David | Llp Member | 2022-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BOTHA, Lisa Marie Le Breton | Llp Member | 2014-10-06 | 2020-08-31 |
| CARMICHAEL, Deborah Helen | Llp Member | 2023-03-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| CLUVER, Alexandra | Llp Member | 2021-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| COLEGRAVE, Anthony John | Llp Member | 2018-04-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| COLEGRAVE, Anthony | Llp Member | 2014-11-03 | 2016-04-30 |
| DANIELS, Katherine | Llp Member | 2018-04-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| EBRAHIM-FAKIER, Widaad | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| FAZEL, Khurshid | Llp Member | 2014-10-06 | 2019-09-30 |
| FELEKIS, Alexanthra | Llp Member | 2021-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| FULLER, Geoffrey William | Llp Member | 2015-04-30 | 2017-04-30 |
| GAGNÉ, Kelle Elizabeth | Llp Member | 2022-04-04 | 2024-12-31 |
| GROOTES, Nicholas | Llp Member | 2015-10-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| HILL, Simon Guy Vladimir | Llp Member | 2015-04-30 | 2023-10-31 |
| HITCHIN, Jonathan David James | Llp Member | 2015-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
| HOUSE, Timothy James | Llp Member | 2015-04-30 | 2021-03-17 |
| JONES, Amanda Jane | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LEUTA, Allen Balebetse | Llp Member | 2015-01-12 | 2020-11-18 |
| MBANA, Benjamin | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Paul Henry | Llp Member | 2021-04-26 | 2026-01-31 |
| MNDUZULWANA, Luvo | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| MTHEMBU, Lindani Lwazilwenkosi | Llp Member | 2014-10-06 | 2021-09-30 |
| NELSON, Ryan | Llp Member | 2021-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| NIVEN, Gillian | Llp Member | 2021-10-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Callum | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| PARDINI, Alessandra | Llp Member | 2021-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| PORTER-WRIGHT, Michelle | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| PRICE, Brian | Llp Member | 2022-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| RANERO, Franz Joseph | Llp Member | 2021-04-26 | 2025-05-30 |
| RUDOLPH, Gerhardus | Llp Member | 2018-03-08 | 2024-12-31 |
| SDUDUZO DLADLA, Mongezi | Llp Member | 2021-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SEWARD, Karen Estelle | Llp Member | 2017-03-31 | 2023-06-15 |
| SHAW, Nikita | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SHAWE, Lionel | Llp Member | 2014-10-06 | 2021-04-30 |
| THACKWELL, Robert | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| VAN DER POEL, Jason Paul | Llp Member | 2015-04-01 | 2019-05-30 |
| VENTER, Cynthia | Llp Member | 2018-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| WONG, Kathleen | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | 2020-08-30 |
| ZUNGU, Mfanisemi Sibusiso | Llp Member | 2014-10-06 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Llp | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-60.5%
£9,813,931 £3,871,725
-
Cash
-75.9%
£3,343,287 £804,308
-
Net assets
-370.7%
£2,559,725 -£6,929,944
-
Employees
-29.4%
34 24
-
Operating profit
-220.9%
£4,222,498 -£5,105,312
-
Profit before tax
-227.3%
£4,125,163 -£5,252,112
-
Wages
-80.1%
£2,170,024 £431,737
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