Accelerator Directory / Cenkos Securities Plc

Business Description

Cenkos is a leading securities firm focused on growth companies.
We act as nominated advisor, sponsor, broker and financial adviser to companies across all sectors and stages of growth.

Our ethos is to focus on understanding our clients’ needs to deliver results. We aim to be the lead long-term, trusted adviser to our clients on all their equity capital needs.

We have both flexibility and strength. Since we opened for business in 2005 we have raised more than £15bn of equity capital for our clients ranging from less than £1m to £1.4bn Our stable team of experienced professionals is one of the most active and has executed some of the most complex transactions in our space.

We know well the issues facing entrepreneurs and business owners and how to address them. Every day we work with promising businesses and ambitious teams to help them achieve their objectives. We also work with business owners looking for an exit. Some of our most successful transactions have facilitated an exit for private equity groups.

Cenkos was founded in 2004 by a small group of professionals with more than 20 years’ experience each, in funding smaller companies. Cenkos’ founders share a long term commitment to bring together capital and enterprise and to play a role as a leading broker and adviser, fostering growth and shareholder returns. Reflecting on their long experience in the market, Cenkos was set up with a distinct model to address the specific challenges that smaller companies face.

Cenkos was admitted to trading on AIM in 2006 has been profitable every year since inception and has a strong balance sheet. We have opened offices in London and Edinburgh.

Listed on LSE Aim since 31 Oct 2006. Significant share holders at 25th April 2018:
• CANNACORD GENUITY GROUP INC. 14.07%
• Paul Hodges 9.95%
• James Durkin 9.01%
• JPMORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 7.49%
• CRYSTAL AMBER FUND LIMITED 7.14%
• Nicholas Wells 3.98%

Key Fundamentals 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-14 31-Dec-15 31-Dec-16 31-Dec-17
Revenue (£ m) 51.43 88.52 76.51 43.74 59.50
Pre-Tax (£ m) 10.71 26.97 19.90 4.40 10.00

Registered Address

6 7 8 Tokenhouse Yard
London
EC2R 7AS

Contact Details

Previous Names

NamePeriod
CENKOS SECURITIES LIMITED 2005-02-10 - 2006-10-20
DE FACTO 1149 LIMITED 2004-08-20 - 2005-02-10

Key Data

Sector
8777 Investment Services
Company Number
05210733
Type
Public Limited Company
Company Age
16 years
Incorporated
August 20, 2004
Status
Active
Nature of Business
64205 - Activities of financial services holding companies
Year End
December 31
Accounts Due
June 30, 2021
Latest Accounts
December 31, 2019