CLARKSONS FUTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
-9.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5m
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
+47.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.7m
-192.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £24,087,000 | £22,856,000 | £24,701,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £5,802,000 | £3,439,000 | -£4,176,000 | -221.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,364,000 | £4,048,000 | -£3,740,000 | -192.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,843,000 | £2,963,000 | -£4,572,000 | -254.3% | |
| Cash | £14,984,000 | £16,038,000 | £14,527,000 | -9.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,452,000 | £7,480,000 | +15.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,989,000 | £6,452,000 | £7,480,000 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £6,989,000 | £6,452,000 | £7,480,000 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 48 | 71 | +47.9% | |
| Wages | £11,303,000 | £11,716,000 | £18,925,000 | +61.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,221,000 | £3,119,000 | £3,368,000 | +8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £55,000 | £55,000 | £29,000 | -47.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,934,524 | £1,759,188 | £2,537,631 | +44.3% |
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 | 24.1% | 15.0% | -16.9% | |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 13.0% | -18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 53.3% | -55.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.7% | 64.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.46x | 1.54x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-07-01
- CLARKSONS FUTURES LIMITED 2025-07-01 → present
- CLARKSONS PLATOU FUTURES LIMITED 2015-03-25 → 2025-07-01
- CLARKSON SECURITIES LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 2015-03-25
- ALEXSAVE LIMITED 1995-05-01 → 1995-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Rachel Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| BOTS, Sander Willem Peter | Director | 2025-09-15 | Apr 1980 | Dutch |
| CONWAY, Liam Richard | Director | 2025-06-16 | Apr 1978 | British |
| GALEA, Vincent Edward | Director | 2025-04-30 | Aug 1973 | British,Irish |
| HEWITSON, Robert Alexander | Director | 2019-09-17 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABREHART, Deborah | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| BUCKSEY, Nicholas Richard | Secretary | 2013-03-31 | 2013-12-09 |
| CAHILL, Michael John Christopher | Secretary | 2017-12-21 | 2018-04-09 |
| DEASEY, Stephen Gregory | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| FAIRLEY, Martin Charles | Secretary | 1995-05-17 | 1998-05-31 |
| GILBERT, David Hugh | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| MCEVOY, Terence | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| SPENCER, Rachel Louise | Secretary | 2018-04-09 | 2020-11-30 |
| WARD, Robert Dennis | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2005-06-01 |
| WATSON, Penny | Secretary | 2013-12-09 | 2017-12-21 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 1995-05-17 |
| BAGGER, Jan | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2016-07-15 |
| BLAND, Ian Mckean | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2006-04-30 |
| BOTS, Sander Willem Peter | Director | 2014-03-17 | 2017-10-06 |
| BYRNE, Robert | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2020-04-26 |
| COURTNEY, Ben Michael | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-09-15 |
| GOGGIN, Benjamin Jay | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2006-06-30 |
| GOODALL, Betina Frolund | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2017-02-09 |
| GRAY, Alexander James | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2023-05-23 |
| GREIG, Toby Benjamin | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2017-04-28 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew Simon | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2012-10-08 |
| HAYES, Richard | Director | 2020-10-13 | 2025-01-30 |
| HILL, Andrew Charles | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2017-10-06 |
| JAMES, Graham Andrew | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2000-10-11 |
| KING, Robin Hurst | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2003-08-07 |
| KNIGHT, Robert Charles | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2022-07-21 |
| LANE, Alasdair Giles Rickwood | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2019-09-16 |
| NAPHRAY, Vivek | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2025-04-28 |
| POTTS, Daniel Michael | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2025-06-17 |
| RICHARDSON, Mark James | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2002-08-30 |
| ROWELL, Crispin Nicholas | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2000-08-04 |
| SUTTILL, Adam | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2021-06-24 |
| VAN DEN ABEELE, Philippe Jean Jacques | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2006-03-31 |
| VAN DEN ABEELE, Philippe Jean Jacques | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2000-07-12 |
| WARD, Robert Dennis | Director | 1995-05-17 | 2006-12-29 |
| WESTON, Gary Douglas | Director | 1995-05-17 | 2004-04-30 |
| WOYDA, Jeffrey David | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2022-07-21 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-01 | 1995-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-06-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-22 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-22 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.