AFH INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
-12.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£102m
+37.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
593
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£28m
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of AFH INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED's latest filing
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Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-06.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,191,695 | £73,601,856 | £81,874,887 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £18,881,447 | £26,009,572 | £27,829,128 | +7% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,889,324 | £26,054,012 | £27,861,148 | +6.9% | |
| Net profit | £21,033,653 | £25,582,519 | £28,026,269 | +9.6% | |
| Cash | £1,547,953 | £2,886,137 | £2,529,164 | -12.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,697,960 | £74,280,479 | £104,842,002 | +41.1% | |
| Net assets | £48,697,960 | £74,280,479 | £102,306,748 | +37.7% | |
| Equity | £48,697,960 | £74,280,479 | £102,306,748 | +37.7% | |
| Average employees | 527 | 560 | 593 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £20,517,676 | £24,216,781 | £26,224,291 | +8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.7% | 35.3% | 34.0% | |
| Net margin | 30.8% | 34.8% | 34.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.8% | 35.0% | 26.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.0% | 19.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.16x | 5.21x | 7.06x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- AFH INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2003-02-06 → present
- AFH BRIGHTWELLS LIMITED 2000-08-08 → 2003-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “We have completed our Ongoing Service Review and have provided a £3.6m for potential client refunds and redress which will be returned to clients in 2026.”
- “During the year, AFII Financial Group Limited novated the lease of its head office premises to AFFI Independent Financial Services Limited as part of an ongoing review of the group structure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROAD, Austin David | Director | 2019-12-02 | Apr 1963 | British |
| HUDSON, Alan | Director | 2000-08-08 | Jul 1958 | British |
| LARVIN, Alexis | Director | 2011-06-23 | Jul 1982 | British |
| ROBINSON, Hayden David | Director | 2023-06-15 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-08 | 2000-08-08 |
| BROWN, Anne-Marie | Secretary | 2010-09-03 | 2023-11-03 |
| HUDSON, Alan | Secretary | 2000-08-08 | 2003-01-31 |
| HUDSON, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2008-11-17 |
| WHEATLEY, John Stefan | Secretary | 2008-11-17 | 2010-09-03 |
| ADAMS, Peter | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2002-05-14 |
| AMOS, John Leslie | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2001-09-01 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2000-08-08 | 2000-08-08 |
| BROWN, Anne Marie | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2020-02-17 |
| GRAINGER, Richard John | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2003-01-29 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Keith | Director | 2016-02-12 | 2023-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afh Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.