ROLAND BERGER LTD
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Cash
£3m
+42.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.1m
-1.5% vs 2024
Employees
84
-11.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-14.4% vs 2024
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 Industrials 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 | £25,673,299 | £29,406,861 | £32,917,746 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,826,443 | £2,385,659 | £2,527,974 | +6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,697,614 | £2,153,024 | £1,841,929 | -14.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,283,027 | £1,591,567 | £1,206,785 | -24.2% | |
| Cash | £854,499 | £2,139,671 | £3,049,050 | +42.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,026,350 | £6,447,642 | £7,245,969 | +12.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,617,547 | £6,209,114 | £6,115,899 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | £4,617,547 | £6,209,114 | £6,115,899 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 95 | 84 | -11.6% | |
| Wages | £13,022,938 | £14,118,064 | £15,332,795 | +8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £798,538 | £597,294 | £404,919 | -32.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £14,794 | £12,419 | -16.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £738,347 | £597,294 | — | — |
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 | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 5.4% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.3% | 37.0% | 34.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.3% | 65.0% | 69.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 1.20x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 14.18x | 10.25x | 3.68x |
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
- ROLAND BERGER LTD 2015-09-17 → present
- ROLAND BERGER STRATEGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 2002-04-05 → 2015-09-17
- ROLAND BERGER & PARTNERS LIMITED 1998-05-08 → 2002-04-05
- ROLAND BERGER & PARTNER LIMITED 1990-05-01 → 1998-05-08
- ALNERY NO. 927 LIMITED 1989-12-20 → 1990-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Arifur Rahman | Secretary | 2009-08-18 | — | British |
| KNOTT, Michael Gordon | Director | 2023-11-24 | Apr 1965 | Canadian |
| SCHAIBLE, Stefan Georg | Director | 2024-03-16 | Mar 1968 | German |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVES, Peter Nicholas | Secretary | 2004-09-16 | 2009-08-18 |
| DUFFIELD, Alistair Andrew | Secretary | — | 1993-05-07 |
| DUNCAN, Jane Alison | Secretary | 1993-05-07 | 1995-09-01 |
| NICHOLAS, Stephen Richard | Secretary | 1997-05-31 | 2004-09-16 |
| PEARSON, Nigel William | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1997-05-31 |
| BERGER, Roland | Director | 1997-04-25 | 2009-08-18 |
| BERRET, Marcus | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2024-03-15 |
| BLACK, Michael Thomas | Director | — | 1991-06-30 |
| COLLOT D'ESCURY, Tijo Johannes Guyon, Baron | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2021-01-15 |
| DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay | Director | 1996-12-18 | 1998-08-06 |
| DE PANAFIEU, Olivier | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2022-03-11 |
| DUNNE, Philip Spencer | Director | 2020-09-18 | 2023-11-24 |
| EICHELMANN, Thomas | Director | 2004-11-12 | 2007-09-03 |
| GODDEN, Ian Adam | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2004-07-01 |
| GOLDSCHMIDT, Paul Lionel | Director | 1994-12-19 | 2003-07-27 |
| HAMBRO, Rupert Nicholas | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-04-04 |
| HAUSRUCKINGER, Gerhard, Dr | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-04-04 |
| HILDYARD, Nigel David | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1999-01-01 |
| JOWETT, Paul Melville, Dr | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2018-01-01 |
| KALTHOFF, Otto Ulrich, Dr | Director | — | 1997-06-05 |
| KENNEDY, Allan | Director | 1993-05-07 | 1996-12-31 |
| LINTNER, Alexander | Director | 1998-08-31 | 1999-01-01 |
| LYNCH, Kevin Joseph | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2000-09-01 |
| MCLEOD, Stephen Douglas | Director | 1996-04-09 | 1997-03-31 |
| MULLER ESCHENBACH, Gordon Patrick | Director | 1998-11-19 | 1999-12-23 |
| RAGHAVAN, Anand, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| SCHWENKER, Burkhard, Dr | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2012-04-23 |
| SHARMAN, David William Henry | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| STERN, David Paul, Dr | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2012-04-23 |
| THOMSON, Robert William | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Gordon Knott | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-11-24 | Ceased 2025-10-23 |
| Mr Philip Spencer Dunne | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-15 | Ceased 2023-11-24 |
| Baron Tijo Johannes Guyon Collot D'Escury | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2021-01-15 |
| Dr Paul Melville Jowett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.