ACTIVTRADES PLC
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Cash
£13m
-48% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£37m
-11.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
273
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
-49.5% first positive since 2023
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 | £27,543,000 | £37,568,000 | £33,137,000 | -11.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,202,000 | £2,596,000 | £410,000 | -84.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,887,000 | £4,611,000 | £2,329,000 | -49.5% | |
| Net profit | -£6,731,000 | £4,138,000 | £1,769,000 | -57.2% | |
| Cash | £30,319,000 | £25,100,000 | £13,041,000 | -48% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,212,000 | £42,081,000 | £36,993,000 | -12.1% | |
| Net assets | £39,302,000 | £41,958,000 | £36,993,000 | -11.8% | |
| Equity | £39,302,000 | £41,958,000 | £36,993,000 | -11.8% | |
| Average employees | 272 | 260 | 273 | +5% | |
| Wages | £11,193,000 | £11,754,000 | £9,348,000 | -20.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £486,000 | £473,000 | £414,000 | -12.5% |
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 | -37.0% | 6.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | -24.4% | 11.0% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.4% | 6.2% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 11.7% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 6.48x | 8.65x | 22.78x | |
| Interest cover | -27.42x | — | — |
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
- ACTIVTRADES PLC 2009-07-15 → present
- ACTIVTRADES LIMITED 2005-02-17 → 2009-07-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The conclusion drawn by the directors is that they expect the Company and the Group to be a going concern for the foreseeable future. The information presented to the Board related to 5 years financial projections as well as the Capital and sufficient liquidity resources.”
Group structure
- ACTIVTRADES PLC · parent
- ActivTrades Europe S.A. 100%
- ActivTrades Brasil Participacoes 100%
- ActivTrades CCTVM 100%
- ActivTrades SPV No 1 Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, the Company underwent a group restructure exercise to streamline its operations.”
- “Total qualifying expenditure for research and development was £nil during 2025 (2024: £1,286,403).”
- “The Group's direct cost of sales decreased by 235% to £760k (2024: £3.2m), while total administrative expenses (excluding FX revaluations) increased to £32.8m (2024: 31.2m).”
- “Total Interest income decreased slightly in 2025 to £1.9m (2024: £2.0m). Although, primarily driven by the loan business balance being transferred to StreamBank Plc, however, the client bank interest remained steady. The loans business interest income in 2025 decreased by 11% to £981k (2024: £1.1m).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLEISTEINER, Ernst Martin | Director | 2025-08-26 | Dec 1982 | German |
| CHAUDHRY, Sohail | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jan 1988 | British |
| DRAGHI, Andrea | Director | 2010-02-01 | Jul 1979 | Italian |
| PUSCO, Alexandre | Director | 2005-02-17 | Jul 1965 | Swiss |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Christopher Michael Andre | Secretary | 2009-07-09 | 2010-12-24 |
| FRIEND, Jon | Secretary | 2011-12-08 | 2018-02-13 |
| PUSCO, Alexandre | Secretary | 2005-02-17 | 2019-01-07 |
| SILVESTER, Jonathan Daniel | Secretary | 2019-01-07 | 2024-12-31 |
| STROUD, Terry Paul Moore | Secretary | 2010-12-24 | 2011-12-08 |
| ATHENAEUM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-02-17 | 2005-02-17 |
| BUONSANTO, Dante | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2009-02-03 |
| CHUNDUNSING, Trisham | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-09-02 |
| CIRULLI, Federico | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-03-03 |
| CLOWES, Stephen Bernard | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2020-02-28 |
| D'EMILIO, Fabrizio | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| FRIEND, Jon | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2018-02-13 |
| FRIIS, Torben Gregers | Director | 2009-03-03 | 2010-02-01 |
| GHO, Alessandro Giuseppe | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2025-10-22 |
| GHO, Alessandro Giuseppe | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2012-12-21 |
| REED, John | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2022-04-07 |
| SCARABINO, Juan Ignacio | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| SILVESTER, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2024-05-08 | 2024-12-31 |
| STENZEL, Marc Benjamin | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2019-11-26 |
| STOREY, Patrick Desmond | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2026-01-31 |
| ATHENAEUM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-02-17 | 2005-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Olivier Pusco | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.