Acetop UK Reports 2025 Loss as Trading Volumes Drop to $9.5 Billion

Acetop Financial Limited, the FCA-regulated CFDs and spread betting firm based in London, ended 2025 with a pretax loss of £35,691, compared with a pretax profit of £234,128 a year earlier.

The companys latest annual filing shows that the change was driven by weaker trading activity, lower revenue, and a sharp rise in financing costs.

Revenue and volumes both moved lower

Revenue for 2025 came in at £820,647, down from £922,946 in 2024.

Trading volumes also declined. The company reported notional trading volume of about $9.5 billion for the year, compared with $12.1 billion in the previous period. That represents a drop of roughly 21%.

The filing said activity remained focused mainly on spot gold, which continued to be the firms dominant product. That concentration had already been visible in the prior year, when stronger gold trading supported higher volumes across the business.

Operating profit remained positive, but final result turned negative

Although the company did not fall into an operating loss, profitability weakened noticeably.

Operating profit for 2025 stood at £65,709, down from £225,123 the year before.

The bigger change came below that line. Interest payable rose to £101,400, compared with only £5,815 in 2024. At the same time, the firm recorded foreign exchange losses of £95,980, whereas the previous year had shown a foreign exchange gain of £13,081.

Together, those items were enough to push the final result into negative territory.

Trading income weakened against a quieter backdrop

Net gain on trading of financial products fell to £100,647, down from £202,946 in the prior year.

By contrast, service-fee income billed to affiliated group entities remained broadly unchanged at £720,000, meaning that this line continued to account for most of the companys top-line income.

The report described market conditions in 2025 as less supportive than the year before, with lower volatility, more cautious client behaviour, and stronger competitive pressure.

Balance sheet changed only modestly

The weaker earnings result did not lead to a major shift in the companys balance sheet.

At year-end 2025, total assets stood at £2.82 million, compared with £2.95 million a year earlier. Net assets edged down to £1.81 million from £1.85 million.

Cash holdings were slightly higher at £1.62 million.

The filing also showed that amounts owed to directors increased during the year, reaching £314,400, up from £242,667.

UK business remains in place

Acetop continues to operate as an FCA-regulated UK broker offering CFDs and spread betting products. The company also stated that it remained compliant with FCA capital requirements throughout the year.

In a separate operational update contained in the filing, the firm said it had extended the lease of its London office through 2030.

For 2025, the headline picture is straightforward: turnover was lower, trading activity slowed from the previous years stronger levels, and higher interest and currency-related costs pulled the company from profit into loss.

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