BURFORD CAPITAL PLC
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Cash
£1.5m
-67.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£43m
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £18,455,000 | £16,051,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£298,000 | £17,539,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,919,000 | £7,810,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£15,666,000 | £8,554,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £6,949,000 | £4,795,000 | £1,540,000 | -67.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £231,014,000 | £237,822,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £54,724,000 | £46,818,000 | £43,436,000 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | £54,724,000 | £46,818,000 | £43,436,000 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | 109.3% | — | |
| Net margin | -84.9% | 53.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | 7.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.6% | 79.2% | 80.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.29x | 2.87x | 2.85x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | 1.80x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have performed a going concern assessment which indicates that, in reasonably possible downsides, the Group will require additional funds... We have not been made aware of any material uncertainties that would cause the Group to fail to meet its liabilities as they fall due... Therefore, the Directors are of the opinion that the Group will continue to operate on a going concern basis for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “As at the date of signing these financial statements, the 2026 Bonds have been redeemed, and further details can be found in note 22.”
- “On 30 January 2026, the Company redeemed in full its £175 million 5% listed bond, which was contractually due to mature on 1 December 2026.”
- “The total cash outflow on redemption amounted to £163,868,000, comprising principal of £175,000,000 less the cancellation of the bonds held by a fellow subsidiary of £12,936,000, accrued interest of £1,335,000 and a redemption premium of £469,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK FUND SERVICES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-03 | — | — |
| ARNOTT, Craig Geoffrey | Director | 2016-08-08 | Dec 1966 | British |
| BRAVERMAN, Philip | Director | 2017-11-22 | Jan 1957 | American |
| PASTER, Leslie | Director | 2015-10-14 | Jun 1965 | British |
| REDMAN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2021-12-22 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAKE, Hayley | Secretary | 2016-07-21 | 2017-11-14 |
| LEIBFRIED, Philipp Ferdinand | Secretary | 2019-02-19 | 2023-08-03 |
| MAHONEY, Julia | Secretary | 2014-06-09 | 2016-05-05 |
| MARSHALL, Hugo Richard Leask | Secretary | 2017-11-14 | 2019-02-19 |
| CONNOLE, Miriam Assumpta | Director | 2014-06-09 | 2014-10-31 |
| GARBER, Jeremy | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2015-10-14 |
| LEAKE, Hayley | Director | 2014-06-09 | 2017-11-14 |
| ROWLES-DAVIES, John Nicholas | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2016-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burford Capital (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-01-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.