FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED

Active
Company number SC047708Private limited companyIncorporated 1970

Key figures

£95,798,000-1.6%
Net assets 2025
-1.6%
Average annual change 2024–2025
025 m50 m75 m100 m20242025

† FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 66120

Where the company stands among the 1,471 active companies whose first SIC code is 66120 (Security and commodity contracts dealing activities).

Turnover£67,454,000
Higher than 75% · median £4,572,001 among 103 that publish turnover
Net assets£95,798,000
Higher than 98% · median £32,025
Total assets£107,854,000
Higher than 96% · median £129,936
Cash£53,684,000
Higher than 96% · median £78,140
Company age56.4 years
Older than 98% · median 6.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TP ICAP MARKETS LIMITED£534.4m
  2. INSIGHT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (GLOBAL) LIMITED£312.8m
  3. IG MARKETS LIMITED£294.6m
  4. M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED£233.4m
  5. ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED£229m
  6. INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT EU LIMITED£219.5m
  7. JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS UK LIMITED£159.2m
  8. AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS UK LIMITED£131.4m
  9. OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED£116.9m
  10. FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED£95.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,471. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC047708. It was incorporated on 3 Jul 1970. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is security and commodity contracts dealing activities (66120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £67,454,000. Profit for the year was £19,473,000. Net assets were £95,798,000, down 1.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £53,684,000. Total assets were £107,854,000 and total liabilities £12,056,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,471 active companies whose first SIC code is 66120: By turnover it ranks higher than 75% of the 103 that publish turnover (median £4,572,001). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £32,025). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £129,936). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £78,140). It is older than 98% of them (median age 6.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous manufactures, ceramics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 14 days to pay suppliers, and 40% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover87,682,00067,454,000
Profit for the year15,663,00019,473,000
Cash at bank and in hand43,985,00053,684,000
Total assets109,264,000107,854,000
Total liabilities11,939,00012,056,000
Net assets / total equity97,325,00095,798,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
14 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
40%
Standard payment terms
1–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 94%
  • 31 to 60 days 6%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
14
99%
1%
30 Jun 2025
14
100%
0%
31 Dec 2024
14
100%
0%
30 Jun 2024
15
100%
0%
31 Dec 2023
13
100%
0%
30 Jun 2023
11
100%
0%
31 Dec 2022
14
94%
6%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL IM LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous manufactures and ceramics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: printed matter and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £67.5m, net assets £95.8m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £87.7m, net assets £97.3m
  3. First Sentier Investors Uk Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Si Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITEDPreviously FIRST STATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
  6. Si Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.