CHASE DE VERE IFA GROUP PLC
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Cash
£40M
-2.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£135M
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
668
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£35M
+9.9% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,411,000 | £118,640,000 | £131,362,000 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £26,804,000 | £32,132,000 | £35,116,000 | +9.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,701,000 | £31,929,000 | £35,076,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net profit | £19,167,000 | £23,801,000 | £26,353,000 | +10.7% | |
| Cash | £31,966,000 | £41,187,000 | £40,300,000 | -2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £142,524,000 | £157,278,000 | £166,954,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £115,217,000 | £126,818,000 | £135,171,000 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £115,217,000 | £126,818,000 | £135,171,000 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 623 | 659 | 668 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £48,532,000 | £55,737,000 | £63,121,000 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,178,000 | £1,534,000 | £1,521,000 | -0.8% |
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 | 25.7% | 27.1% | 26.7% | |
| Net margin | 18.4% | 20.1% | 20.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 20.4% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.6% | 32.6% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.20x | 1.96x | 2.54x | |
| Interest cover | 12.55x | 15.99x | 19.85x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CHASE DE VERE IFA GROUP PLC 2013-05-21 → present
- AWD GROUP PLC 2004-10-05 → 2013-05-21
- THOMSON'S GROUP PLC 1997-02-24 → 2004-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CHASE DE VERE IFA GROUP PLC · parent
- Chase de Vere Independent Financial Advisers Limited 100%
- Chase de Vere Private Client Trustees Limited 100%
- Chase de Vere Consulting Limited 100%
- Nestor Financial Group Limited 100%
- Principal & Prosper Limited 100%
- Principal & Prosper IFA Holdings Limited 100%
- DL Bloomer Limited 100%
- Kenneth Ross Independent Financial Advisers Ltd 100%
- Nancherro Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKIE, Iain James | Secretary | 2025-03-21 | — | — |
| AEBERLI, Rolf Werner | Director | 2017-12-31 | Mar 1959 | Swiss |
| CHAPMAN, Gavin Paul | Director | 2009-10-28 | Sep 1968 | British |
| GALLAGHER, Kathleen | Director | 2022-05-03 | Apr 1978 | British |
| IAPONAS, Theodoros | Director | 2023-07-01 | May 1978 | Cypriot |
| KAVANAGH, Stephen | Director | 2006-04-03 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MCKIE, Iain James | Director | 2023-07-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SCHWANDER, Vital Andreas | Director | 2023-11-29 | Sep 1985 | Swiss |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKIE, Iain James | Secretary | 2018-04-06 | 2023-06-30 |
| ORGAN, Robert Charles William | Secretary | 2007-09-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| RICHARDS, Douglas John | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2007-08-30 |
| RUSSELL, Peter James | Secretary | 2010-03-26 | 2018-04-06 |
| THOMASON, Richard Stephen Jeremy | Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 2006-04-30 |
| WING, Clifford Donald | Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
| BEST, Robert Trevor | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2006-12-31 |
| BROADHEAD, Mark William | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2009-11-30 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Sheridan | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2001-12-19 |
| DERNDINGER, Friedemann Andreas Hermann | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2006-09-18 |
| FLEET, Mark Russell | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2008-03-31 |
| FROWEN, Nils | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2023-06-23 |
| FUHER, David | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2008-12-12 |
| GARDNER, Douglas | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2005-08-05 |
| GORDON, Anthony Simon | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| HOLME, Thomas Gordon Anthony | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2004-12-16 |
| HOOPER, Graham | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2006-12-31 |
| HUBACHER, Beat | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| HUBACHER, Beat | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-09-29 |
| ISARD, Christopher David Venning | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2005-08-05 |
| JUNKE, Martin, Dr | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2012-12-13 |
| KIRSCH, Michael Terence | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| LAVERICK, Martyn Nicholas | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-09-28 |
| MAINZER, Ulf, Dr | Director | 2006-09-18 | 2007-11-30 |
| MOLLER-BOSLING, Ralph, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| OPPELT, Dietram Willibald | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2007-05-24 |
| ORGAN, Robert Charles William | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2010-09-28 |
| RICHARDS, Douglas John | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2007-08-30 |
| SMYTH, David | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2009-12-11 |
| STABLES, Eric Stephen | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2005-12-01 |
| SUTER, Rudolf Werner | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2022-09-01 |
| THOMASON, Richard Stephen Jeremy | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2006-04-30 |
| WAUGH, Simon John | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2009-12-11 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Life Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-07-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.