blackrock group limited Company Information
Company Number
00951043
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Industry
Activities of financial services holding companies
Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, (not including security dealing on own account and factoring) n.e.c.
Shareholders
blackrock finco uk ltd
blackrock cayman west bay iv limited
Group Structure
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Contact
Registered Address
12 throgmorton avenue, london, EC2N 2DL
Website
www.blackrock.comblackrock group limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED at £2.1b based on a Turnover of £770m and 2.78x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
blackrock group limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED at £7.7b based on an EBITDA of £771.1m and a 9.94x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
blackrock group limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED at £2.6b based on Net Assets of £1.7b and 1.54x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Blackrock Group Limited Overview
Blackrock Group Limited is a live company located in london, EC2N 2DL with a Companies House number of 00951043. It operates in the financial intermediation not elsewhere classified sector, SIC Code 64999. Founded in March 1969, it's largest shareholder is blackrock finco uk ltd with a 95% stake. Blackrock Group Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £770m with unknown growth in recent years.
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Blackrock Group Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Blackrock Group Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
3 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £770m, make it larger than the average company (£8.7m)
£770m - Blackrock Group Limited
£8.7m - Industry AVG
Growth
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- - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 66.9%, this company has a comparable cost of product (66.9%)
66.9% - Blackrock Group Limited
66.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 100.1% make it more profitable than the average company (9.6%)
100.1% - Blackrock Group Limited
9.6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 3515 employees, this is above the industry average (39)
- Blackrock Group Limited
39 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £83.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£83.8k)
- Blackrock Group Limited
£83.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £219.1k, this is equally as efficient (£219.2k)
- Blackrock Group Limited
£219.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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Creditor Days
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Stock Days
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Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 2 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (28 weeks)
2 weeks - Blackrock Group Limited
28 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 51.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (62.2%)
51.2% - Blackrock Group Limited
62.2% - Industry AVG
BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED financials
Blackrock Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £770 million and the company has net assets of £1.7 billion. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Blackrock Group Limited has 3,515 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 770,033,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45,000 | 0 | 0 |
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | -687,675,000 | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 771,102,000 | 1,469,160,000 | 1,339,588,000 | 687,675,000 | 734,101,000 | 479,289,000 | 489,872,000 | 684,066,000 | 684,066,000 | -400,000 | 1,232,000 | 3,370,000 | -1,545,000 | 3,197,000 | 6,456,000 |
Interest Payable | 52,074,000 | 29,933,000 | 20,003,000 | 28,299,000 | 16,648,000 | 8,327,000 | 3,870,000 | 3,002,000 | 3,060,000 | 3,236,000 | 5,579,000 | 7,999,000 | 6,862,000 | 6,297,000 | 4,601,000 |
Interest Receivable | 17,009,000 | 9,865,000 | 3,568,000 | 17,764,000 | 14,839,000 | 10,158,000 | 4,142,000 | 389,000 | 453,000 | 1,404,000 | 1,858,000 | 802,000 | 3,602,000 | 8,488,000 | 1,953,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 734,044,000 | 1,450,056,000 | 1,322,311,000 | 677,924,000 | 731,486,000 | 481,574,000 | 490,582,000 | 508,465,000 | 681,566,000 | 362,819,000 | 341,264,000 | 308,561,000 | 254,305,000 | 199,822,000 | 189,304,000 |
Tax | -2,254,000 | -1,833,000 | -1,703,000 | -7,061,000 | 5,296,000 | 3,000 | 305,000 | -1,348,000 | 776,000 | 543,000 | 898,000 | 1,310,000 | 2,052,000 | 544,000 | -1,090,000 |
Profit After Tax | 731,790,000 | 1,448,223,000 | 1,320,608,000 | 670,863,000 | 736,782,000 | 481,577,000 | 490,887,000 | 507,117,000 | 682,342,000 | 363,362,000 | 342,162,000 | 309,871,000 | 256,357,000 | 200,366,000 | 188,214,000 |
Dividends Paid | 785,000,000 | 1,299,287,000 | 1,224,002,000 | 632,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | 1,100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 600,000,000 | 685,887,000 | 737,736,000 | 206,000,000 | 404,469,000 | 377,308,000 | 215,000,000 | 118,692,000 |
Retained Profit | -53,210,000 | 148,936,000 | 96,606,000 | 38,863,000 | -463,218,000 | -618,423,000 | 390,887,000 | -92,883,000 | -3,545,000 | -374,374,000 | 136,162,000 | -94,598,000 | -120,951,000 | -14,634,000 | 69,522,000 |
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA* | 771,102,000 | 1,469,160,000 | 1,339,588,000 | 687,675,000 | 734,101,000 | 479,289,000 | 489,872,000 | 684,066,000 | 684,066,000 | -400,000 | 1,232,000 | 3,370,000 | -1,545,000 | 3,197,000 | 6,456,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 3,275,867,000 | 3,128,380,000 | 3,149,642,000 | 3,188,014,000 | 2,331,882,000 | 2,252,696,000 | 2,213,902,000 | 2,161,185,000 | 2,207,425,000 | 2,342,939,000 | 2,289,140,000 | 2,424,675,000 | 2,247,456,000 | 2,230,654,000 | 2,230,654,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 3,275,867,000 | 3,128,380,000 | 3,149,642,000 | 3,188,014,000 | 2,331,882,000 | 2,252,696,000 | 2,213,902,000 | 2,161,185,000 | 2,207,425,000 | 2,342,939,000 | 2,366,140,000 | 2,424,675,000 | 2,247,456,000 | 2,230,654,000 | 2,230,654,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Debtors | 231,070,000 | 283,915,000 | 111,546,000 | 1,172,000 | 915,563,000 | 913,248,000 | 514,034,000 | 13,021,000 | 906,000 | 643,000 | 200,037,000 | 17,000 | 11,000 | 4,995,000 | 82,824,000 |
Misc Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,860,000 | 7,415,000 | 15,000 | 56,000 | 3,381,000 | 1,411,000 | 220,000 | 212,000 | 3,555,000 | 2,717,000 | 5,035,000 | 4,207,000 |
Cash | 2,025,000 | 8,395,000 | 8,385,000 | 5,642,000 | 5,750,000 | 40,980,000 | 593,850,000 | 503,132,000 | 626,581,000 | 328,834,000 | 365,989,000 | 2,561,000 | 0 | 1,933,000 | 317,000 |
misc current assets | 39,000 | 49,000 | 60,000 | 64,000 | 73,000 | 95,000 | 125,000 | 138,000 | 471,000 | 605,000 | 3,963,000 | 481,675,000 | 444,731,000 | 426,124,000 | 268,357,000 |
total current assets | 233,134,000 | 292,359,000 | 119,991,000 | 13,738,000 | 928,801,000 | 954,338,000 | 1,108,065,000 | 519,672,000 | 629,369,000 | 330,302,000 | 570,201,000 | 487,808,000 | 447,459,000 | 438,087,000 | 355,705,000 |
total assets | 3,509,001,000 | 3,420,739,000 | 3,269,633,000 | 3,201,752,000 | 3,260,683,000 | 3,207,034,000 | 3,321,967,000 | 2,680,857,000 | 2,836,794,000 | 2,673,241,000 | 2,936,341,000 | 2,912,483,000 | 2,694,915,000 | 2,668,741,000 | 2,586,359,000 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 32,424,000 | 39,215,000 | 27,985,000 | 59,245,000 | 925,700,000 | 1,362,879,000 | 815,427,000 | 575,724,000 | 662,599,000 | 519,990,000 | 555,901,000 | 741,902,000 | 510,316,000 | 478,037,000 | 380,568,000 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 15,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,754,000 | 1,247,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 8,775,000 | 8,638,000 | 2,698,000 | 163,000 | 67,000 | 4,226,000 | 20,694,000 | 8,712,000 | 1,663,000 | 421,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 432,000 |
total current liabilities | 41,199,000 | 47,853,000 | 45,683,000 | 59,408,000 | 925,767,000 | 1,368,859,000 | 837,368,000 | 584,436,000 | 664,262,000 | 520,411,000 | 555,914,000 | 741,914,000 | 510,328,000 | 478,047,000 | 381,000,000 |
loans | 1,754,524,000 | 1,754,524,000 | 1,754,524,000 | 1,769,524,000 | 1,000,959,000 | 41,000,000 | 69,000,000 | 69,000,000 | 52,000,000 | 28,000,000 | 0 | 119,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,710,000 | 2,912,000 | 3,713,000 | 2,946,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 26,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 156,000 | 187,000 |
total long term liabilities | 1,754,524,000 | 1,754,524,000 | 1,754,524,000 | 1,769,524,000 | 1,000,959,000 | 41,000,000 | 69,001,000 | 71,710,000 | 54,938,000 | 31,738,000 | 2,961,000 | 119,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 156,000 | 187,000 |
total liabilities | 1,795,723,000 | 1,802,377,000 | 1,800,207,000 | 1,828,932,000 | 1,926,726,000 | 1,409,859,000 | 906,369,000 | 656,146,000 | 719,200,000 | 552,149,000 | 558,875,000 | 860,914,000 | 625,328,000 | 478,203,000 | 381,187,000 |
net assets | 1,713,278,000 | 1,618,362,000 | 1,469,426,000 | 1,372,820,000 | 1,333,957,000 | 1,797,175,000 | 2,415,598,000 | 2,024,711,000 | 2,117,594,000 | 2,121,092,000 | 2,377,466,000 | 2,051,569,000 | 2,069,587,000 | 2,190,538,000 | 2,205,172,000 |
total shareholders funds | 1,713,278,000 | 1,618,362,000 | 1,469,426,000 | 1,372,820,000 | 1,333,957,000 | 1,797,175,000 | 2,415,598,000 | 2,024,711,000 | 2,117,594,000 | 2,121,092,000 | 2,377,466,000 | 2,051,569,000 | 2,069,587,000 | 2,190,538,000 | 2,205,172,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 771,102,000 | 1,469,160,000 | 1,339,588,000 | 687,675,000 | 734,101,000 | 479,289,000 | 489,872,000 | 684,066,000 | 684,066,000 | -400,000 | 1,232,000 | 3,370,000 | -1,545,000 | 3,197,000 | 6,456,000 |
Depreciation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | -2,254,000 | -1,833,000 | -1,703,000 | -7,061,000 | 5,296,000 | 3,000 | 305,000 | -1,348,000 | 776,000 | 543,000 | 898,000 | 1,310,000 | 2,052,000 | 544,000 | -1,090,000 |
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | -52,845,000 | 172,369,000 | 103,514,000 | -914,946,000 | 9,715,000 | 399,173,000 | 497,688,000 | 14,085,000 | 1,454,000 | -276,386,000 | 273,677,000 | 844,000 | -7,302,000 | -77,001,000 | 87,031,000 |
Creditors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 137,000 | 5,940,000 | 2,535,000 | 96,000 | -4,159,000 | -16,468,000 | 11,982,000 | 7,049,000 | 1,242,000 | 408,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 2,000 | -422,000 | 432,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1,000 | 1,000 | -26,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 0 | -156,000 | -31,000 | 187,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 821,830,000 | 1,300,898,000 | 1,236,906,000 | 1,595,656,000 | 725,523,000 | 63,650,000 | 4,472,000 | 675,656,000 | 684,631,000 | 276,947,000 | -271,531,000 | 3,836,000 | 7,655,000 | 80,289,000 | -81,046,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 147,487,000 | -21,262,000 | -38,372,000 | 856,132,000 | 79,186,000 | 38,794,000 | 52,717,000 | -46,240,000 | -135,514,000 | 53,799,000 | -135,535,000 | 177,219,000 | 16,802,000 | 0 | 2,230,654,000 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | -6,791,000 | 11,230,000 | -31,260,000 | -866,455,000 | -437,179,000 | 547,452,000 | 239,703,000 | -86,875,000 | 142,609,000 | -35,911,000 | -186,001,000 | 231,586,000 | 32,279,000 | 97,469,000 | 380,568,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | -15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 0 | -1,754,000 | 507,000 | 1,247,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 0 | 0 | -15,000,000 | 768,565,000 | 959,959,000 | -28,000,000 | 0 | 17,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 28,000,000 | -119,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2,710,000 | -202,000 | -801,000 | 767,000 | 2,946,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -35,065,000 | -20,068,000 | -16,435,000 | -10,535,000 | -1,809,000 | 1,831,000 | 272,000 | -2,613,000 | -2,607,000 | -1,832,000 | -3,721,000 | -7,197,000 | -3,260,000 | 2,191,000 | -2,648,000 |
cash flow from financing | 106,270,000 | -23,838,000 | -47,695,000 | -108,425,000 | 519,217,000 | 521,790,000 | 238,512,000 | -72,690,000 | 163,248,000 | 109,024,000 | -116,041,000 | 304,969,000 | 144,019,000 | 99,660,000 | 2,513,570,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -6,370,000 | 10,000 | 2,743,000 | -108,000 | -35,230,000 | -552,870,000 | 90,718,000 | -123,449,000 | 297,747,000 | -37,155,000 | 363,428,000 | 2,561,000 | -1,933,000 | 1,616,000 | 317,000 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -6,370,000 | 10,000 | 2,743,000 | -108,000 | -35,230,000 | -552,870,000 | 90,718,000 | -123,449,000 | 297,747,000 | -37,155,000 | 363,428,000 | 2,561,000 | -1,933,000 | 1,616,000 | 317,000 |
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BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED group structure
Blackrock Group Limited has 5 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
BLACKROCK INC
#0064143
BLACKROCK JERSEY INT HOLDINGS LP
#0094770
2 parents
BLACKROCK GROUP LIMITED
00951043
5 subsidiaries
blackrock group limited directors
Blackrock Group Limited currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Nicholas Charrington (Sep 2010) and Ms Eleanor De Freitas (Apr 2014).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Nicholas Charrington | United Kingdom | 72 years | Sep 2010 | - | Director |
Ms Eleanor De Freitas | 50 years | Apr 2014 | - | Director | |
Mrs Margaret Young | 70 years | Sep 2014 | - | Director | |
Mr Matthieu Duncan | 60 years | Jul 2021 | - | Director | |
Mrs Deborah Clarke | 63 years | Jul 2021 | - | Director | |
Ms Justine Anderson | United Kingdom | 46 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Ms Rachel Lord | England | 59 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
Ruwan Weerasekera | United Kingdom | 58 years | Aug 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
770m
0%
operating profit
771.1m
-48%
gross margin
67%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
1.7b
+0.06%
total assets
3.5b
+0.03%
cash
2m
-0.76%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
blackrock group limited company details
company number
00951043
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64205 - Activities of financial services holding companies
64999 - Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, (not including security dealing on own account and factoring) n.e.c.
incorporation date
March 1969
age
56
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
merrill lynch investment managers group limited (October 2006)
mercury asset management group ltd (September 2000)
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auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
12 throgmorton avenue, london, EC2N 2DL
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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blackrock group limited Charges & Mortgages
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