COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENT BUSINESS LIMITED
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Cash
£15k
+6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£20k
-13.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.3k
+368.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £47,597,000 | £41,659 | £39,213 | -5.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,444,000 | -£1,637 | £1,481 | +190.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,803,000 | -£851 | £2,284 | +368.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,916,000 | £1,290 | £1,876 | +45.4% | |
| Cash | £19,371,000 | £13,946 | £14,898 | +6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,559,000 | £22,849 | £19,725 | -13.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,559,000 | £22,849 | £19,725 | -13.7% | |
| Equity | £21,559,000 | £22,849 | £19,725 | -13.7% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £929 | £995 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,000 | £6 | £7 | +16.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £455,000 | £370 | £435 | +17.6% |
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 | -9.3% | -3.9% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | 3.1% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.6% | -7.2% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.1% | 35.4% | 56.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.43x | 2.82x | 1.78x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENT BUSINESS LIMITED 2022-06-30 → present
- BMO INVESTMENT BUSINESS LIMITED 2018-10-31 → 2022-06-30
- F&C INVESTMENT BUSINESS LIMITED 2006-11-24 → 2018-10-31
- ISIS INVESTMENT TRUSTS BUSINESS LIMITED 2004-03-22 → 2006-11-24
- IVORY & SIME TRUSTLINK LIMITED 1994-06-01 → 2004-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and will therefore be able to continue to operate as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NURSE, Michelle | Secretary | 2021-04-21 | — | — |
| BAJAJ, Rita | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| CAIRNEY, Lesley Elaine | Director | 2025-11-10 | Oct 1969 | British |
| DOBSON, Carolan | Director | 2025-11-10 | Dec 1954 | British |
| DOEL, Philip John | Director | 2024-11-27 | Nov 1969 | British |
| PERRIN, James William | Director | 2026-03-30 | Nov 1973 | British |
| VINCENT, Richard Bradley | Director | 2026-03-30 | Apr 1973 | British |
| WATTS, Tina | Director | 2015-07-21 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTCHWAY, Denette | Secretary | 2018-09-13 | 2018-11-21 |
| CLARKE, William Theodore | Secretary | 2020-10-09 | 2021-04-21 |
| INGLIS, Susan Patricia | Secretary | 1994-06-01 | 1994-06-06 |
| LAM, Katherine | Secretary | 2019-09-26 | 2020-10-09 |
| F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 1994-06-06 | 2018-09-17 |
| ALLISON, John Gerard | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1996-01-30 |
| ANGUS, Robin John | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1998-08-27 |
| APFEL, Benjamin | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2018-07-02 |
| ARTHUR, Peter Alistair Kennedy | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2004-10-11 |
| ASLET, Graham Kenneth | Director | 1998-08-27 | 2001-03-02 |
| BACK, Kenneth John | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2004-10-11 |
| CARTER, Howard | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2006-05-16 |
| CRITICOS, Nick | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2004-10-11 |
| DICKIE, Colin Archibald | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1998-11-13 |
| FULLER, Rebecca Shelley | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2024-01-15 |
| GRISAY, Alain Leopold | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2012-05-09 |
| HOOD, Neil, Professor | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1997-10-28 |
| INGLIS, Susan Patricia | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1994-06-06 |
| LOGAN, David | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2025-06-17 |
| MAIRS, Gary Thomas | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2001-08-31 |
| MANNIX, Mandy Frances | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2017-10-19 |
| MITCHELL, Steven | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1998-08-27 |
| MOHAMMED, Joan Z, Ms. | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2018-11-28 |
| MURRAY, Mark James | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1994-06-06 |
| NEILLY, Gordon Joseph | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1997-01-31 |
| OLDING, Andrew William Annan | Director | 2014-01-13 | 2015-08-21 |
| PARRY, Nigel David | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2018-07-02 |
| PATERSON BROWN, Ian John | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2006-05-16 |
| PORTER, Charles Benedict | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2025-12-31 |
| RAMSAY, Richard | Director | 1995-03-14 | 1996-09-30 |
| REED, Gavin Barras | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1998-08-27 |
| ROUGHEAD, Ann Lindsay | Director | 2023-05-22 | 2025-12-31 |
| SACK, Ruth Alexandra | Director | 2023-09-24 | 2025-06-17 |
| SLOPER, David Jonathan | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-01-16 |
| SMITH, Martin Andrew Kendrick | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2015-06-30 |
| SWEETLAND, Brian William | Director | 1998-08-27 | 2001-03-02 |
| TALBUT, Robert Edwin | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2004-10-11 |
| THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1998-08-27 |
| THORPE, Robert John Edward | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2022-04-28 |
| TONKIN, William Marrack | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2026-03-30 |
| WATTS, Richard Adrian | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2024-09-30 |
| WILSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2013-12-31 |
| YULE, John Alexander | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2001-03-02 |
| F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Director | 2001-08-31 | 2018-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Threadneedle Am (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.