Actis UK Advisers Limited
Registered No. 8494131 — Annual Report and Financial Statements, Year ended 31 December 2025
Section 172(1) Statement
The Directors of Actis UK Advisers Ltd (“the Company”) acknowledge their statutory duties under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006, which requires each Director to act in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole. In doing so, the Directors must have regard to the matters set out in Section 172(1)(a)–(f).
Section 172 considerations are embedded in decision making at the board of Directors’ level. Issues, factors and stakeholders which the Directors considered to be of strategic importance when discharging their duty under section 172(1) are detailed below and throughout the Company’s financial statements.
The Directors consider long-term sustainability as a central guiding principle when setting corporate strategy and overseeing the Company’s operations. During the year, the Board focused on maintaining a robust advisory platform, ensuring appropriate systems and controls, and supporting a resilient business model aligned with the Actis group.
Employees remain central to the Company’s ability to operate effectively. The Board supported ongoing development, wellbeing initiatives, hybrid working and an open, ethical culture. Employee feedback informed decisions on structure, remuneration and capability planning.
The Company’s key stakeholders are its ultimate parent company in the Actis group, other Actis group entities, Actis group investors, the Company’s employees, portfolio companies, and advisers, and the Directors recognise that strong relationships with these stakeholders are crucial to the promoting the success of the Company.
Engagement with stakeholders remained frequent, collaborative and focused on high-quality advisory support, due-diligence processes, regulatory compliance and governance. The directors review the Company’s strategy and monitor performance during the year with the aim of meeting its stakeholders’, clients’ and investors’ needs more effectively.
Actis also facilitated its Annual Investor Meeting (AIM) during the accounting period where the focus was to engage with investors and wider stakeholders on how the Firm addressed key challenges over the relevant period and the work that was being undertaken to further their interests.
The AIM also provided the directors with the opportunity to engage directly with investors to better understand their evolving needs and bear these in mind when making decisions so that their expectations may be met.
The directors have contributed to the Actis group’s ESG integration, supported monitoring of environmental and social metrics and sought to minimise its own environmental footprint.
The directors have ensured the Company maintained high standards of governance and compliance through policy enhancements, training, controls improvements and a strong ethical culture.
With a single shareholder, fairness is maintained through transparent reporting and governance arrangements aligned with the Company’s long-term contribution to the Actis group.
Significant decisions included advisory approvals, operational enhancements, resource planning and technology upgrades. Directors considered stakeholder impact, long-term implications and risk assessments in each case.
The Directors are satisfied that they have acted in accordance with Section 172 during the year and believe their decisions promote the long-term success of the Company.