LION FINANCE GROUP PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Headcount
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
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| Net interest income | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fee & commission income | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Impairment losses | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Loans & advances to customers | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Customer deposits | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 8,019 | 8,955 | 11,708 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from GEL at spot per GEL (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LION FINANCE GROUP PLC 2025-02-06 → present
- BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP PLC 2018-02-07 → 2025-02-06
- BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP LIMITED 2017-08-15 → 2018-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider the Group's businesses are operating under appropriate financial frameworks, and that the Group will continue to operate over the three-year period to 31 December 2028.”
Group structure
- LION FINANCE GROUP PLC · parent
- JSC Bank of Georgia 100%
- CJSC Ameriabank 100%
- JSC Belarussky Narodny Bank 99.98%
- JSC Galt & Taggart 100%
- Biletebi LLC 93.94%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Group changed its name to Lion Finance Group PLC. This change reflects our broader geographical presence following the acquisition of Ameriabank, Armenia’s leading bank, in March 2024.”
- “In October 2025, Bank of Georgia, one of the Group’s principal entities, was named the ‘World’s Best Digital Bank’ by Global Finance for the second consecutive year.”
- “In November 2025, Bank of Georgia successfully priced a GEL 450 million offering of 11.50% senior unsecured notes due 17 November 2028. The Notes are denominated in GEL.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTERSHARE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-25 | — | — |
| CARVILL, Mel Gerard | Director | 2022-03-10 | Aug 1962 | British,Irish |
| GACHECHILADZE, Archil | Director | 2019-01-28 | Jun 1979 | Georgian |
| GEORGADZE, Tamaz | Director | 2018-02-24 | Mar 1978 | German |
| GORDON, Maria Vladimirovna | Director | 2024-09-20 | Feb 1974 | British,Russian |
| HIRN, Karine Christine | Director | 2025-04-07 | Apr 1972 | French |
| MCCARROLL, Veronique | Director | 2018-10-01 | Mar 1964 | French |
| MCINTYRE, Andrew James | Director | 2024-03-15 | Sep 1956 | British |
| MEGVINETUKHUTSESI, Mariam, Mrs. | Director | 2021-03-12 | Aug 1969 | Georgian |
| ORUJYAN, Armen, Dr | Director | 2026-03-09 | Feb 1974 | American |
| QUILLEN, Cecil | Director | 2018-02-24 | Aug 1963 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOLDRIDGE, Rebecca | Secretary | 2017-12-15 | 2018-06-18 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-08-15 | 2017-12-12 |
| LINK COMPANY MATTERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-06-18 | 2022-11-25 |
| BREACH, Alasdair Paul Mackenzie | Director | 2018-02-24 | 2024-03-15 |
| CURTIS, Frederick Paul | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2017-12-12 |
| DADIANI, Levan | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2018-02-24 |
| JANIN, Neil | Director | 2018-02-24 | 2022-03-10 |
| KIKNAVELIDZE, Kakhaber | Director | 2018-02-24 | 2019-01-28 |
| KULIJANISHVILI, Levan | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2018-02-24 |
| LOIKKANEN, Hanna-Leena | Director | 2018-02-24 | 2025-06-16 |
| MUIR, Jonathan William | Director | 2018-02-24 | 2025-06-26 |
| WOLF, Andreas Holger | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-08-15 | 2017-12-12 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-08-15 | 2017-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levan Kulijanishvili | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-15 | Ceased 2018-02-07 |
| Levan Dadiani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-12 | Ceased 2018-02-07 |
| Bgeo Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-15 | Ceased 2017-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.