BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£54k
+260% vs 2024
Net assets
£322m
-9.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
8
-11.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£20m
-54.1% vs 2024
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 | £59,311,000 | £57,881,000 | £44,462,000 | -23.2% | |
| Operating profit | £15,359,000 | £17,111,000 | £11,004,000 | -35.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £19,260,000 | £43,583,000 | £19,993,000 | -54.1% | |
| Net profit | £19,450,000 | £29,032,000 | £14,980,000 | -48.4% | |
| Cash | — | £15,000 | £54,000 | +260% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £330,524,000 | £359,079,000 | £322,738,000 | -10.1% | |
| Net assets | £326,005,000 | £355,375,000 | £321,823,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | £326,005,000 | £355,375,000 | £321,823,000 | -9.4% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 9 | 8 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £10,187,000 | £8,086,000 | £5,405,000 | -33.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £319,000 | £346,000 | £440,000 | +27.2% |
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 | 25.9% | 29.6% | 24.7% | |
| Net margin | 32.8% | 50.2% | 33.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.7% | 9.1% | 7.9% | |
| Current ratio | 12.46x | 8.76x | 9.52x | |
| Interest cover | 54.08x | 76.39x | 40.01x |
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
- BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2008-05-01 → present
- BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1998-03-05 → 2008-05-01
- CASTLEINTERNATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED. 1996-02-14 → 1998-03-05
- CASTLEROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1995-11-21 → 1996-02-14
- M M & S (2289) LIMITED 1995-10-04 → 1995-11-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being 12 months from the date of approval of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- BlackRock Life Limited 100%
- BlackRock Pensions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company operated a single leased office facility until 1 June 2025 for BlackRock's Edinburgh-based employees. In May 2025, Edinburgh-based employees relocated to a new Edinburgh office, which is leased by another BlackRock subsidiary, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited ("BIM")(3).”
- “During the financial year, the Company has recognised a material impairment of £14.1m to the carrying value of BLL.”
- “The Company had a lease for an office building which expired on 1 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-01-22 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Justine Clair | Director | 2022-07-12 | Sep 1978 | British |
| CLARKE, Deborah | Director | 2021-07-21 | Apr 1961 | British |
| DE FREITAS, Eleanor Judith | Director | 2014-04-03 | May 1974 | British |
| DUNCAN, Matthieu Benoit | Director | 2021-07-21 | Jan 1965 | French |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2024-05-16 | Sep 1965 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| WEERASEKERA, Ruwan Upendra | Director | 2024-08-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| YOUNG, Margaret Anne | Director | 2014-09-09 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABAN, Agnieszka | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2015-12-16 |
| CONNOLLY, Robert | Secretary | 2000-07-06 | 2008-01-16 |
| CRAIG, Gregor Alexander | Secretary | 2012-11-22 | 2014-05-15 |
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2008-01-16 | 2012-11-20 |
| MACLEAN, Rory John | Secretary | 2008-01-16 | 2014-05-01 |
| TAYLOR, Janet | Secretary | 2014-05-15 | 2015-04-15 |
| TOMPKINS, Leah Liba | Secretary | 1995-12-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-12-22 | 1996-12-04 |
| DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-04 | 2008-01-16 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-04 | 1995-12-22 |
| ANDERSON, Gordon | Director | 1995-12-15 | 1998-03-24 |
| BARRY, Nigel Quentin Dominic | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-03-24 |
| BLUMER, David Jakob | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2017-09-27 |
| CARRACHER, James Stewart | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2011-07-07 |
| CHARRINGTON, Nicholas James | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2025-12-04 |
| CHIN, Young D | Director | 1995-11-21 | 1998-03-24 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2024-04-05 |
| CLAUSEN, Christian | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2018-03-28 |
| COHEN, Stephen Harold | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2024-05-20 |
| DAMM, Rudolph Andrew | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2019-09-18 |
| DESMARAIS, James Fenelon | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2014-03-25 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Robert William, Vice Chairman | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2009-03-19 |
| FINK, Laurence Douglas | Director | 1998-03-24 | 2007-11-20 |
| FISHWICK, James Edward | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2022-07-20 |
| GREGG JR, Walter Emmor | Director | 1998-03-24 | 1999-09-30 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2017-05-31 |
| HALL, Nicholas Charles Dalton | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2009-05-29 |
| HART, Edward Francis | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-03-01 |
| IRONMONGER, Kevin Robert | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2015-05-28 |
| KAPITO, Robert Steven | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2007-11-20 |
| KUSHEL, John Richard | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2011-05-24 |
| LINHARES, Joseph Mark | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-10-10 |
| LORD, Rachel | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2021-04-15 |
| MULLIN OUTHWAITE, Stacey | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2022-07-06 |
| NAYLOR, Mark Jeremy Melville | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-25 |
| OLSON, Patrick Michael | Director | 2015-06-03 | 2019-03-20 |
| PRICE, Quintin Rupert Salter | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2014-03-12 |
| PRIDEAUX, Charles Christopher | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-03-25 |
| PUDLIN, Helen Pomerantz | Director | 1998-03-24 | 1999-09-30 |
| ROHR, James Edward | Director | 1998-03-24 | 1999-09-30 |
| SCHLOSSTEIN, Ralph Lewis | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2007-11-20 |
| SHIRCLIFF, Katherine Marianne | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2008-03-07 |
| SKLAR, Brenda Sue | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2014-03-25 |
| SLENDEBROEK, Maarten Frederik | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2012-04-27 |
| TAIT, Peter Jackson | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-03-24 |
| THIEL, Scott Franklin | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2012-11-30 |
| THOMSON, Colin Roy | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2020-12-11 |
| TOOZE, Roger Clark | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-10-10 |
| WAGGONER, Douglas | Director | 1995-11-21 | 1998-03-24 |
| WEBB, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2017-12-12 |
| WEBB, Timothy David | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2014-03-25 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-04 | 1995-12-07 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-04 | 1995-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.