AJ BELL PLC
Company number 04503206 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
AJ Bell PLC operates as a scaled, publicly listed challenger within the UK retail investment platform sector, leveraging a low-cost proposition to capture market share in both the D2C and intermediary channels. The company benefits from strong structural tailwinds in pension consolidation and a dual-channel revenue model, though it remains exposed to sector-wide fee compression and the regulatory pressures of the FCA's Consumer Duty framework. With significant backing from its founder and Invesco, AJ Bell is well-capitalized to navigate market volatility and sustain its competitive positioning against both premium incumbents and digital disruptors.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-08-05
- Registered office
- 4 Exchange Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester, England, M5 3EE
- Postcode
- M5 3EE
- Capital
- 49 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-01
- Next due by
- 2027-03-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 10 current · 20 resigned
Group structure 11 subsidiaries
Controlled by INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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ASHBY LONDON ACTUARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
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MANSARD CAPITAL LLP Dissolved
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MSM MEDIA LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8954755 (Tier 3), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
17.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- ajbell.co.uk
- Phone
- 03455432600
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AJ BELL LIMITED | 2018-11-16 |
| AJ BELL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2018-11-14 |
| A J BELL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2013-04-11 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| TRAFFORD HOUSE, CHESTER ROAD, MANCHESTER, M32 0RS | 2017-05-02 |
| CASTLE CHAMBERS, 43 CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL, L2 9TL | 2003-11-14 |
| SUITE 17 CITY BUSINESS CENTRE, LOWER ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2XB | 2002-08-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 540 similar companies in M, trading since 2002
The class of 2002
43%
of the 1,402 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 8
- Most recent registration
- 2022-09-08
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,344,000
- Where
- Merseyside (6), West Midlands (2), Blackburn With Darwen (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA915701 | Blackburn With Darwen | Freehold | 2022-09-08 | £135,000 |
| MS696708 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2022-04-04 | £125,000 |
| MS696478 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2022-03-23 | £140,000 |
| MS660090 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2018-09-03 | £300,000 |
| MS640074 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2017-01-26 | £55,000 |
| MS633211 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2016-06-09 | £90,000 |
| MS631176 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2016-04-11 | — |
| WM507885 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2016-03-23 | £499,000 |
| WM509801 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2016-03-23 | — |
| LA613900 | Lancashire | Freehold | 2011-12-07 | — |
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