LIQUIDNET EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£26M
-32.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
-6.6% vs 2024
Employees
51
-12.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4M
+53.4% 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 | £54,832,000 | £69,782,000 | £71,975,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£21,742,000 | -£9,217,000 | -£5,112,000 | +44.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£20,428,000 | -£8,486,000 | -£3,952,000 | +53.4% | |
| Net profit | -£15,211,000 | -£6,363,000 | -£3,072,000 | +51.7% | |
| Cash | £12,988,000 | £37,987,000 | £25,609,000 | -32.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,573,000 | £41,509,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £27,573,000 | £41,509,000 | £38,766,000 | -6.6% | |
| Equity | £27,573,000 | £41,509,000 | £38,766,000 | -6.6% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 58 | 51 | -12.1% | |
| Wages | £15,643,000 | £15,259,000 | £15,203,000 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £675,000 | £569,000 | £126,000 | -77.9% |
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 | -39.7% | -13.2% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | -27.7% | -9.1% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -78.9% | -22.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.8% | 41.2% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.81x | 2.39x | 3.33x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements and for the foreseeable future. Thus, they adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company completed the liquidation of its subsidiary, Liquidnet EU Limited, which was formally liquidated on 21 September 2025.”
- “As part of the Group's ongoing strategy to strengthen and streamline its trading and broking operations across EMEA, the Company completed the transfer of certain business activities to a fellow Group subsidiary in February 2026.”
- “Approval of the new Non-executive Director and Executive Director Board appointments, and the approval of a new Board Chair.”
- “Approval of matters in relation to the liquidation of the Company's subsidiary, Liquidnet EU Limited.”
- “Approval of the Modern Slavery Act statement.”
- “Approval of the transfer of the Company's equity business into TP ICAP Markets Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAVENEY, Karen | Secretary | 2025-12-12 | — | — |
| YOUNG, Ceri Joanne Charles | Secretary | 2023-05-03 | — | — |
| BLACKBURN, Christopher | Director | 2025-09-18 | Dec 1977 | British |
| MCGAHAN, Peter Charles | Director | 2025-03-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MEAGER, Joanna Mary | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MOORE, Colette Tamar Zakarian | Director | 2026-05-14 | Aug 1977 | British |
| ROZES, Christian Sebastien | Director | 2021-11-10 | Jul 1967 | French |
| SPARKE, Stephen Howard | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1958 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Robert Mark | Secretary | 2001-07-13 | 2012-05-04 |
| DANIELE, Roberto | Secretary | 2019-03-15 | 2021-11-18 |
| HART, Victoria Louise | Secretary | 2024-09-23 | 2026-03-18 |
| LEGOFF, Eric Jean | Secretary | 2001-06-12 | 2001-07-13 |
| SAYERS, Catherine | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-05-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-12 | 2001-06-12 |
| BARKER, John Robert Mark | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2012-05-04 |
| BRIDEL, Claire Marie Michel | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2025-05-31 |
| BROWN, Steven George | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2010-08-24 |
| CONROY, Brian Bernard | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2021-05-17 |
| FITZPATRICK, Adrian John Stephen | Director | 2010-08-06 | 2021-08-05 |
| GRADY, Stephen Charles | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2019-01-28 |
| GREENWELL, Simon | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2021-08-05 |
| KELLY, John Lawson | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2014-08-07 |
| LEGOFF, Eric Jean | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2006-11-01 |
| MERRIN, Seth Isaac | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2020-03-13 |
| ORMROD, Simon Mark | Director | 2010-10-18 | 2021-06-24 |
| PUMFREY, Mark Reginald St John | Director | 2013-02-12 | 2021-08-23 |
| RANDALL, Peter Charles | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| REDMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-08-05 | 2026-05-14 |
| SCIARD, Thierry Jean Philippe | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| WITHEY, Carinne Sophie | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2022-03-07 |
| YOUNG, Patrick Lyle | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2014-11-13 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-06-12 | 2001-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tp Icap Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-03-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-23 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-07-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-07-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.