BREWIN DOLPHIN LIMITED
Trading as RBC Brewin Dolphin, the company provides investment management and financial planning services as a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada.
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Cash
£91m
-52.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£92m
-68.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1bn
+3,742% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £391,509,000 | £385,764,000 | £3,216,000 | -99.2% | |
| Operating profit | £40,578,000 | £19,706,000 | £1,120,378,000 | +5,585.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,491,000 | £29,697,000 | £1,140,968,000 | +3,742% | |
| Net profit | £30,200,000 | £20,292,000 | £1,136,101,000 | +5,498.8% | |
| Cash | £224,920,000 | £190,467,000 | £91,293,000 | -52.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £309,937,000 | £290,811,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £309,937,000 | £290,811,000 | £91,912,000 | -68.4% | |
| Equity | £309,937,000 | £290,811,000 | £91,912,000 | -68.4% | |
| Average employees | 2,191 | 2,126 | 0 | -100% | |
| Wages | £195,575,000 | £181,960,000 | £1,546,000 | -99.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,587,000 | £1,628,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,000 | £1,300 | £0 | -100% | |
| Highest paid director | £2,587,000 | £1,628,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 5.1% | — | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 5.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 6.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.0% | 51.6% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.94x | — | |
| Interest cover | 12.54x | 6.48x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BREWIN DOLPHIN LIMITED 2007-10-01 → present
- BREWIN DOLPHIN SECURITIES LIMITED 1998-09-28 → 2007-10-01
- BREWIN DOLPHIN BELL LAWRIE LIMITED 1993-04-30 → 1998-09-28
- BREWIN DOLPHIN & CO LTD 1987-06-01 → 1993-04-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. ... Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis for the preparation of the Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company sold its business on 4 November 2024, making a gain of £1.12bn.”
- “Dividends totalling £1.34 billion were approved in the year and were made in accordance with the principles of good capital management.”
- “On 4 November 2024, Brewin Dolphin Limited sold its business to RBC Europe Limited, RBC London Branch and Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 80 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCANNON, Marg | Secretary | 2023-05-31 | — | — |
| BEER, Robin | Director | 2020-06-15 | Mar 1975 | British |
| LJUNGKVIST, Malena Sofie, Ms. | Director | 2023-10-09 | Nov 1975 | Swedish |
Show 80 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYFORD, Robin Alec | Secretary | 1997-10-10 | 1997-12-11 |
| BOWDEN, Leann Frances Jones | Secretary | 1997-12-11 | 2003-10-09 |
| BRILL, Tiffany | Secretary | 2017-09-04 | 2023-05-31 |
| HOWLETT, Judie May | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2013-03-21 |
| LE SUEUR, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 1991-11-21 | 1997-10-10 |
| MEADS, Louise | Secretary | 2013-03-21 | 2017-02-03 |
| MULLINS, Catherine | Secretary | 2017-02-03 | 2020-04-22 |
| REED, Anna | Secretary | 2007-07-19 | 2009-05-01 |
| THOMPSON, David Courtney | Secretary | — | 1991-11-21 |
| WRIGHT, Angela | Secretary | 2017-02-03 | 2017-09-04 |
| WRIGHT, Angela | Secretary | 2003-06-13 | 2013-10-29 |
| ALGEO, Henry Arthur | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-03-20 |
| ANDREWS, Ian Robert Dundas | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| AVERSA, Sandra Pia | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2025-09-06 |
| BAYFORD, Robin Alec | Director | — | 2012-12-31 |
| BEESTON, John Howard | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2013-02-04 |
| BIGGAR, Alan Gordon | Director | 1993-06-03 | 2001-05-11 |
| BOWDEN, Leann Frances Jones | Director | 1997-05-12 | 2004-05-01 |
| BOYLAN, Siobhan Geraldine | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2023-02-03 |
| BROWNE, Philip John | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2013-02-04 |
| BUCKLEY, David Douglas | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2025-09-06 |
| BUTCHER, Matthew George | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-02-04 |
| CADWALLADER, John Patrick | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2007-09-28 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Linda | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| COLLIS, Matthew | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2013-02-21 |
| DAUBENY, Charles Niel | Director | — | 1992-04-01 |
| DEWAR, Ian | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2022-09-27 |
| DIXON, Stuart | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2001-05-11 |
| FERRY, Charles Edward | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2022-09-27 |
| FORD, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2016-01-07 |
| FORD, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-02-04 |
| FYFE, John Richard | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-11-15 |
| GATES, David Jack | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2001-01-31 |
| GATES, David Jack | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| GORDON, John Strathearn | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| HALL, Joanna Rosalie | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2022-09-27 |
| HALL, John Peirs | Director | — | 2008-02-22 |
| HOSFORD, Stanley Robin Henry | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| HOWARD, Barry Mark | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2013-03-20 |
| KELLARD, Michael John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2022-09-27 |
| KNIGHT, Angela Ann | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2017-02-03 |
| KNOX, Gerald Francoys Needham | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| LALL, Vikram | Director | 2001-05-23 | 2004-02-09 |
| LAMPORT, Stephen Mark Jeffrey, Sir | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2015-02-20 |
| LEGGE, Christopher David | Director | — | 2009-09-26 |
| MALCOLM, Francis Kyles | Director | 1994-07-29 | 2007-03-12 |
| MATHESON, Jamie Graham | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2013-03-20 |
| MAUNSELL-THOMAS, John Richard | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| MCCORKELL, David William | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2012-10-22 |
| MCINTOSH, Derek John Hunter | Director | 1993-06-03 | 2002-02-26 |
| MILLER, Simon Edward Callum | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2021-02-05 |
| MONKS, David Phillip | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2024-08-20 |
| NICOL, David Richardson | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2020-06-14 |
| PIKE, David Brian Elwis | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| PLATTS, David Alexander | Director | — | 1995-12-15 |
| POLLOCK, Shaine Brian | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2023-09-08 |
| PUBLICOVER, Jennifer Kristine | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2025-09-06 |
| PUREWAL, Parwinder Singh | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-09-27 |
| RASSMUSON, Bo Vilhelm Arvid | Director | — | 1992-04-01 |
| RIGO, Simonetta | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| SHAILER, Kathleen Mary | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2021-02-05 |
| SHERLOCK, Nigel | Director | 2001-05-23 | 2002-02-26 |
| SMITH, Leslie James | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| SPEKE, Ian Benjamin | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2013-03-20 |
| SPENCER, Sarah Jane | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2013-03-20 |
| STILL, Simon Jonathan Henry | Director | 2001-05-23 | 2009-09-25 |
| STRANGE, David Charles | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| STRAUSS, Toby Emil | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2022-09-27 |
| SUMMERS, Graeme | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2011-04-21 |
| SUTTON, Robin Maxwell | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| TAYLOR, Caroline Helen | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2025-09-06 |
| THOMAS, David John | Director | 2022-10-07 | 2024-11-30 |
| THOMPSON, David Courtney | Director | — | 1993-02-23 |
| TYLER, Rupert David | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-02-04 |
| WESTENBERGER, Andrew Thomas Karl | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-05-16 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael John Ross | Director | — | 2015-02-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Polly Ann | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2025-09-06 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2019-10-09 |
| WORSLEY, Francis Edward | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2014-02-17 |
| WRIGHT, Angela | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2013-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewin Dolphin Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 400 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.