ACCEL PARTNERS LIMITED
The company operates as the UK subsidiary of the global venture capital firm Accel, facilitating seed, early, and growth-stage investments in enterprise, software, and consumer businesses.
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Cash
£11m
+67% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.8m
+54.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37m
+10.2% 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 | £50,181,887 | £52,187,365 | £57,646,453 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £31,381,666 | £33,204,228 | £36,620,262 | +10.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £31,511,821 | £33,362,716 | £36,777,302 | +10.2% | |
| Net profit | £31,511,821 | £33,362,716 | £36,777,302 | +10.2% | |
| Cash | £5,273,299 | £6,804,713 | £11,361,355 | +67% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,461,536 | £2,461,536 | £3,801,536 | +54.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,461,536 | £2,461,536 | £3,801,536 | +54.4% | |
| Equity | £1,461,526 | £2,461,536 | £3,801,536 | +54.4% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 43 | 40 | -7% | |
| Wages | £7,798,788 | £6,870,584 | £7,343,999 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £8,026,650 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 62.5% | 63.6% | 63.5% | |
| Net margin | 62.8% | 63.9% | 63.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1348.9% | 963.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.2% | 78.7% | 74.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.21x | 1.30x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Due to the size and certainty of these revenue streams, the directors feel that the Group is well placed to manage its liquidity and accordingly, they believe the going concern basis is an appropriate one.”
Group structure
- ACCEL PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
- Accel Partners Management LLP
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTERI, Philippe Laurent Alain | Director | 2016-01-01 | Oct 1973 | French |
| BRASOVEANU, Andrei Florin | Director | 2023-04-04 | Oct 1986 | Swiss,British,Romanian |
| DE RYCKER, Sonali | Director | 2010-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| NELIS, Hendrik Willem | Director | 2008-01-16 | Feb 1964 | Dutch |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGS, Jonathan Michael Arthur | Secretary | 2001-11-21 | 2021-04-30 |
| SEDNAOUI, George Carter | Secretary | 2000-07-11 | 2001-11-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-11 | 2000-07-11 |
| BIGGS, Jonathan Michael Arthur | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2021-04-30 |
| BOCCHIO, Luca | Director | 2023-04-04 | 2026-03-06 |
| COMOLLI, Kevin Earl | Director | 2000-07-11 | 2022-01-01 |
| DESTIN, Frederic Geoffrey Albert | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-04-24 |
| GOLDEN, Bruce | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2022-01-01 |
| GOLDEN, Bruce | Director | 2006-09-15 | 2013-09-30 |
| GOLDEN, Joseph Francis | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2007-08-10 |
| LIXANDRU, Luciana Maria | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2020-03-09 |
| RELANDER, Kaj Erik | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2008-12-18 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-07-11 | 2000-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philippe Laurent Alain Botteri | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-01 | Active |
| Mrs Sonali De Rycker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Hendrik Willem Nelis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.