BLACKROCK ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£100m
+276.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£507m
+29.1% vs 2024
Employees
44
+76% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£800m
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of BLACKROCK ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED's latest filing
BlackRock's UK advisory arm just posted £1.1bn in revenue with only 44 direct employees on the books. Here is how the numbers work. 📈
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £787,029,000 | £947,744,000 | £1,101,452,000 | +16.2% | |
| Operating profit | £526,271,000 | £677,244,000 | £776,800,000 | +14.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £548,938,000 | £699,298,000 | £799,777,000 | +14.4% | |
| Net profit | £460,165,000 | £573,905,000 | £643,099,000 | +12.1% | |
| Cash | £28,178,000 | £26,432,000 | £99,618,000 | +276.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £580,419,000 | £405,180,000 | £525,285,000 | +29.6% | |
| Net assets | £568,689,000 | £392,768,000 | £507,051,000 | +29.1% | |
| Equity | £568,689,000 | £392,768,000 | £507,051,000 | +29.1% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 25 | 44 | +76% | |
| Wages | £1,934,000 | £5,490,000 | £8,950,000 | +63% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £457,000 | £402,000 | £418,000 | +4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 66.9% | 71.5% | 70.5% | |
| Net margin | 58.5% | 60.6% | 58.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 90.7% | 167.1% | 147.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.2% | 49.4% | 47.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 1.82x | 1.94x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BLACKROCK ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED 2009-12-02 → present
- BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED 1996-10-15 → 2009-12-02
- BZW BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED 1996-01-02 → 1996-10-15
- BARCLAYS DE ZOETE WEDD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1996-01-02
- SOUTHERN CROSS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1964-03-18 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being 12 months from the date of approval of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 19 January 2026, the Company's immediate holding company changed from BlackRock Finance Europe Limited to BlackRock Group Limited ("BGL").”
- “Following the completion of the reorganisational activities, BRFE was placed into members' voluntary liquidation on 25 March 2026.”
- “In March 2026, the Company paid a dividend of £210,000,000 to its parent, BGL.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 104 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-01-22 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Justine Clair | Director | 2022-07-12 | Sep 1978 | British |
| CLARKE, Deborah | Director | 2021-07-21 | Apr 1961 | British |
| DE FREITAS, Eleanor Judith | Director | 2014-04-03 | May 1974 | British |
| DUNCAN, Matthieu Benoit | Director | 2021-07-21 | Jan 1965 | French |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2024-05-16 | Sep 1965 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| WEERASEKERA, Ruwan Upendra | Director | 2024-08-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| YOUNG, Margaret Anne | Director | 2014-09-09 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 104 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABAN, Agnieszka | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2015-12-16 |
| CRAIG, Gregor Alexander | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2014-05-15 |
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2012-11-20 |
| EBORN, William Bentley | Secretary | — | 1996-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Janet | Secretary | 2014-05-15 | 2015-04-15 |
| WHYTE, Ian Craig | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1998-10-06 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-06 | 2009-12-01 |
| ANNABLE, Matthew John | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-05-19 |
| ANNABLE, Matthew John | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| ATHERTON, Simon Timothy Mark | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| BERRY, David Francis | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| BLUMER, David Jakob | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2017-09-27 |
| BRYDON, Donald Hood | Director | — | 1995-04-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Gail Kathleen | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| CHALMERS, Fraser David | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| CHARRINGTON, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2025-12-04 |
| CHITTENDEN, Frances Margaret | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| CHOWDHRY, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2024-04-05 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2018-03-28 |
| COHEN, Stephen Harold | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-05-20 |
| COLBOURNE, Graham Robert Leslie | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| COLLINS, Marian Elaine | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| CONNORS, Michael Francis James | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| CULL, Cecilia Ann | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| DAMM, Rudolph Andrew | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2019-09-18 |
| DASGUPTA, Partha | Director | 2004-09-29 | 2005-02-02 |
| DEMAINE, John George | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2005-11-01 |
| DESMARAIS, James Fenelon | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2014-03-25 |
| DICKEY, Nancy Margaret | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| DOBIE, Clare Juliet | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| DUDLEY JNR, Orie Leslie | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| DUNN-JAHNKE, Patricia Cecile | Director | 1998-08-13 | 2002-07-12 |
| DUNN-JAHNKE, Patricia Cecile | Director | 1995-12-29 | 1997-03-13 |
| EBORN, William Bentley | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| FISHWICK, James Edward | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2022-07-20 |
| GOULD, Ronald Jay | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| GRASSIN DRAKE, Laurel Edward | Director | 1994-11-23 | 1996-01-01 |
| GRAUER, Frederick Lee Albert | Director | 1995-12-29 | 1998-06-30 |
| GUILLOT, Janine Marie | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2005-08-02 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2017-05-31 |
| HART, Edward Francis | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2013-03-01 |
| HICKLEY, Henry Hyden | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| IRONMONGER, Kevin Robert | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2015-05-28 |
| JEAL, Philip Stephen | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| KELLY, John Dennis | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| KILLINGBECK, Denys Robert William | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
| KUSHEL, John Richard | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2011-05-24 |
| LINHARES, Joseph Mark | Director | 2010-10-27 | 2013-10-10 |
| LONG, George Williamson | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2021-04-15 |
| MANTEL, Jan | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter Edward, Sir | Director | 1997-03-13 | 2001-12-12 |
| MILLS, Noel Edward | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| MINDERIDES, John | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| MOLTENI, Ann Eileen | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1995-04-13 |
| MOORE, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-12-01 |
| MULLIN OUTHWAITE, Stacey | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2022-07-06 |
| MUWANGA, Yayeri Nakaggwa | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| NATHANSON, Daniel Philip | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| NAYLOR, Mark Jeremy Melville | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-25 |
| O'BRIEN, Michael John | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2010-06-28 |
| OLSON, Patrick Michael | Director | 2015-06-03 | 2019-03-20 |
| PLATT, Jane Christine | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| PRICE, Quintin Rupert Salter | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2014-03-12 |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2014-03-25 |
| RAWSON, Michael James | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2004-09-29 |
| RAWSON, Michael James | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| REID, Iain Andrew | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| RIMMER, Christopher John | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2009-10-22 |
| ROADS, Anna Mary | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| ROMAIN, Christopher | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Alan Martin | Director | — | 1994-09-20 |
| SASDI, Annmarie | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1995-05-31 |
| SEMAYA, David Jonathan | Director | 2007-06-19 | 2009-12-01 |
| SHACKLETON, Karen Elaine | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1995-07-03 |
| SKAN, Jonathan Anthony | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| SKIRTON, Andrew Graham | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2005-10-24 |
| SKIRTON, Andrew Graham | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| SKLAR, Brenda Sue | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2014-03-25 |
| SLENDEBROEK, Maarten Frederik | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2012-04-27 |
| SMITH, Malcolm Ashley | Director | 2005-09-28 | 2007-06-22 |
| SUTTON, Christopher David | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2007-03-08 |
| THIEL, Scott Franklin | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2012-11-30 |
| THOMASON, Christopher John | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| THOMSON, Colin Roy | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2020-12-11 |
| TOBIN, Rory Thomas | Director | 2005-03-30 | 2010-07-09 |
| TODD, Roger Gordon | Director | — | 1994-09-20 |
| TODD, Roger Gordon | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| TOMLINSON, Lindsay Peter | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| TOOZE, Roger Clark | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2013-10-10 |
| VARLEY, John Silvester | Director | 1996-04-02 | 1998-04-01 |
| VARLEY, John Silvester | Director | 1995-04-24 | 1996-01-01 |
| WALKER, Duncan | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2005-03-03 |
| WALSH, Michael Bernard | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2008-07-31 |
| WEBB, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2017-12-12 |
| WEBB, Timothy David | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2014-03-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Nigel, Dr | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2007-06-15 |
| WILSON, Anthony Charles | Director | 1993-09-30 | 1996-01-01 |
| WINSTON, Philip | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| WOLFGANG, Michael John | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| WOODLOCK, James Robert Charles | Director | — | 1997-03-13 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-12-23 | 2004-03-25 |
| BAROMETERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-12-23 | 2004-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-19 | Active |
| Blackrock Finance Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-17 | Ceased 2026-01-19 |
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 447 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.