THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL FINANCE BROKERS
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Cash
£2.8m
+23.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2m
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£128k
-63.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,290,448 | £3,602,364 | £3,889,132 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £29,729 | £217,958 | £16,913 | -92.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £155,727 | £347,840 | £128,195 | -63.1% | |
| Net profit | £142,124 | £314,941 | £94,700 | -69.9% | |
| Cash | £1,955,614 | £2,297,634 | £2,840,688 | +23.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,559,623 | £1,873,942 | £1,968,399 | +5% | |
| Net assets | £1,558,758 | £1,873,699 | £1,968,399 | +5.1% | |
| Equity | £1,558,758 | £1,873,699 | £1,968,399 | +5.1% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 24 | 32 | +33.3% | |
| Wages | £1,211,473 | £1,483,144 | £1,890,374 | +27.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £146,596 | £268,787 | £349,795 | +30.1% |
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 | 0.9% | 6.1% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 8.7% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | 11.6% | 0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.3% | 41.6% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 2.39x | 2.28x |
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 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL FINANCE BROKERS · parent
- NACFB Compliance Services Limited 100%
- NACFB Financial Services Limited 100%
- NACFB Member Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 92 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINBOTHAM, Jim | Secretary | 2024-11-28 | — | — |
| CAIN, Gary | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CHAMBERS, Norman Christopher | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1962 | British |
| CHAMP, Marc Alan John | Director | 2026-02-17 | Nov 1981 | British |
| EVERIDGE, Nova Jane | Director | 2026-01-20 | Jul 1971 | British |
| FEATHERSTONE, Simon Andrew | Director | 2025-11-18 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, Jim | Director | 2024-10-03 | Feb 1969 | British |
| KENT, John Norman | Director | 2026-01-17 | Dec 1965 | British |
| LEVY, Joshua Marc | Director | 2025-07-22 | Feb 1990 | British |
| NORMAN, Angela | Director | 2025-04-23 | Dec 1982 | British |
| ORAMS, Evette | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1974 | British |
| PERKINS, Tom | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1989 | British |
| WILCOX, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2025-09-23 | Aug 1991 | British |
Show 92 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANN, Nikki Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-04-10 | 2008-01-23 |
| CHAMBERS, Norman Christopher | Secretary | 2017-04-28 | 2024-11-28 |
| GRAY, John Stuart | Secretary | 1997-05-13 | 2000-12-31 |
| HERON, Keith Murdo | Secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2006-04-10 |
| MITCHELL, Philip Lindsay Rewse | Secretary | 1997-01-21 | 1997-05-13 |
| NEWBOROUGH, David Mark | Secretary | 2016-11-30 | 2017-04-28 |
| TYLER, Adam William | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| TYLER, Adam William | Secretary | 2008-01-23 | 2008-08-07 |
| TYLER, Adam William | Secretary | 2008-01-23 | 2008-08-07 |
| WHITMORE, Jocelyn | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2001-03-30 |
| ALEXANDER, Mark Robert | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| ARNOLD, Christopher Eric | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ARNOLD, Christopher Eric | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| BAKER, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BARTON, Stuart Ellis | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2007-12-31 |
| BASSETT, Stephen Charles | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| BENNETT, Robert | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2000-12-31 |
| BERKLEY, Richard John | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2003-12-31 |
| BIALAN, Christopher | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| BLACK, Ralph Blair | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-11-05 |
| BOWMAN, Alan | Director | 1999-06-22 | 1999-10-31 |
| BOYES, Debbie Jeanette | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| BROWN, Alan | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-12-08 |
| BULLARD, Andrew Philip | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-01-10 |
| CARTER, Simon Andrew | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-05-04 |
| CATTON, Martine Faith | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Norman Christopher | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2024-12-31 |
| COLES, Adrian Lewis | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| COLLINS, Robert Henry | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| DE COURCY, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| DEACON, Michael Charles Peter | Director | 2021-01-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| DEACON, Michael Charles Peter | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-09-08 |
| DEMPSEY, Maria Bernadette | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-03-24 |
| ELLISON, Alan Alexander | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| ERENTRAUT, Stefan Henryk | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| EVERITT, Alan Graham | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2007-11-11 |
| FLOWER, Mark Anthony | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| FURNIVAL, David Ian | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| GEDDES, Michael David | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| GOODMAN, Paul | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2024-04-08 |
| GRAVES, Debbie Louise | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-02-24 |
| GRAY, John Stuart | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2006-01-24 |
| GRAY, Philip John | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, Marcus John Steven | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| GROVE, William Hulbert | Director | 2025-03-25 | 2025-09-15 |
| HAM, Beverley Clare | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| HARE, Stuart Martin | Director | 1997-01-21 | 2000-12-31 |
| HELLAWELL, Philip | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| HERON, Keith Murdo | Director | 1997-03-05 | 1998-02-01 |
| HILL, Graham John | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| HILTON-BAIRD, Alexander | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| HODGE, Lucy Joanna | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| JOHNSON, Clifford | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Kevin Alan | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| LEE, Eric Anthony | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2004-09-14 |
| LEWIS, Russell David | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-04-02 |
| MANSELL, Nicholas Hands | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| MCGINLEY, Kim Angela | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MOGG, David James | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-08-18 |
| MURRAY, Philip Jarlath | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Philip Jarlath | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| NEWBOROUGH, David Mark | Director | 2015-01-14 | 2022-12-31 |
| NEWBOROUGH, Nicola Claire | Director | 2024-04-23 | 2025-01-31 |
| NEWBOROUGH, Nicola Claire | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2023-12-31 |
| OLEJNIK, Stephen Paul | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| OLEJNIK, Stephen Paul | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-10-06 |
| PHILLIPS, John William | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-04-18 |
| PHILLIPS, John William | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| POINTIN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| PRITCHARD, Andrew William | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| READING, Sara Louise | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2003-12-31 |
| ROSS, Allan Warren | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2015-11-21 |
| ROSS GOWER, Paul David | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| SALMON, David John | Director | 1997-03-05 | 1997-12-31 |
| SAMPSON, David Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2020-09-08 |
| SIMPSON, Nicholas | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| SPICER, Richard David John | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-09-02 |
| SPICER, Richard David John | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-05-19 |
| SPICER, Richard David John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-02-20 |
| SPICER, Richard David John | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Sears | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Stuart | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| TOY, Graham Philip | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2020-08-31 |
| WARD, Brian | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2006-12-31 |
| WARD, Brian | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| WARD, Brian William | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WELLS, Raymond Neale | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| WELLS, Raymond Neale | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| WHEADON, Ian Malcolm | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1997-12-31 |
| WHITFIELD, Andrew Edward | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-06-26 |
| WHITTAKER, David Christopher | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WILSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 308 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.