DWS ALTERNATIVES GLOBAL LIMITED
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Cash
£99M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£113M
Equity attributable
Employees
128
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£13M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £55,936,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£33,008,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,088,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£9,359,000 | — | |
| Cash | £99,427,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £112,578,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £112,578,000 | — | |
| Equity | £112,578,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 128 | — | |
| Wages | £39,352,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -59.0% | |
| Net margin | -16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -29.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x |
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
- DWS ALTERNATIVES GLOBAL LIMITED 2018-12-21 → present
- DEUTSCHE ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT (GLOBAL) LIMITED 2010-08-16 → 2018-12-21
- RREEF GLOBAL ADVISERS LIMITED 2005-10-26 → 2010-08-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully in the current economic outlook and the financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated following a US-led military intervention in Iran and subsequent retaliatory actions in the region.”
- “As of 31 December 2025, the Company continued to hold an outstanding commitment under an agreement to purchase additional convertible loan notes in a private company, with a total commitment of up to £2,950,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-01 | — | — |
| LEVY, Andrew | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Hamish Macphail Massie | Director | 2016-10-06 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MCCONNELL, Barry Robert | Director | 2021-09-23 | Jul 1975 | British |
| TAGGART, Sheridan Maxwell | Director | 2025-06-18 | Apr 1974 | British |
| WALLACE, Simon | Director | 2024-12-13 | Sep 1981 | British |
| WEBSTER, John Graham Mead | Director | 2021-12-07 | Mar 1957 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Andrew William | Secretary | 2017-10-25 | 2022-11-24 |
| BARTLETT, Andrew William | Secretary | 2015-08-14 | 2016-01-27 |
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2006-09-06 | 2006-12-07 |
| HOGWOOD, Paul Arthur | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2006-09-06 |
| LINSLEY, Scott | Secretary | 2016-01-27 | 2017-10-24 |
| RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2015-08-14 |
| RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2006-09-06 |
| COMPUTERSHARE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-24 | 2024-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2005-10-26 |
| BOLTON, Mark William | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2016-08-31 |
| BRUSH, David Michael | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2008-02-25 |
| BRUSH, David Michael | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2007-12-12 |
| CALVERT, Nicholas Kristian James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2015-11-06 |
| CHERKI, Pierre | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2012-07-05 |
| DIXON, Alistair William | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2008-07-04 |
| HAMMOND, John Richard | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2021-06-30 |
| HARDMAN, Jessica | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2024-08-16 |
| HAYTER, Gareth David | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2009-06-26 |
| HOGAN, Ivor Leonard | Director | 2015-05-11 | 2016-06-30 |
| HUGHES, William | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2007-09-28 |
| JONES, Kevin David | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2006-06-28 |
| KALARIA, Niral Pratapray | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2011-08-02 |
| MCCARTHY, John Benedict | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2007-12-12 |
| MCDONALD, Mark | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2022-12-29 |
| MUZZI, Gianluca | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2019-07-16 |
| PAPACHRISTOPHOROU, Christophoros | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2012-11-20 |
| ROBINSON, Richard Daniel | Director | 2024-10-11 | 2025-06-06 |
| SHAW, Stephen James Thomas | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2023-01-08 |
| SMITH, Alistair Charles Fairley | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2015-11-26 |
| TAYLOR, Denis | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2017-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-14 | Active |
| Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.