AJ Bell Q2 Update: Record 723k Customers, £2.7bn Net Inflows
Summary
AJ Bell plc, one of the UK's largest investment platforms, reports Q2 performance for the three months ended 31 March 2026. Customer numbers grew by a record 50,000 in the quarter to reach 723,000 (up 22% year-on-year), with total advised customers at 189,000 and D2C customers at 534,000. Assets under administration (AUA) stood at £108.7 billion, up 20% year-on-year, while record gross inflows of £5.6 billion and net inflows of £2.7 billion were achieved (up 40% and 42% respectively versus the prior year). The investment business reported AUM of £9.8 billion with net inflows of £0.3 billion.
“Record growth in customer numbers, increasing by 50,000 in the quarter to close at 723,000, up 22% in the last year and 7% in the quarter”
About this source
GovPing monitors London Stock Exchange for new securities & markets regulatory changes. Every update since tracking began is archived, classified, and available as free RSS or email alerts — 21 changes logged to date.
What changed
AJ Bell plc published its Q2 trading update reporting strong growth across all key metrics for the three months ended 31 March 2026. Customer numbers increased by a record 50,000 in the quarter, total AUA reached £108.7 billion, and net inflows of £2.7 billion were achieved — representing 42% growth versus the same period in 2025. D2C customer growth of 28% year-on-year outpaced the advised segment, reflecting continued platform adoption among retail investors.
For investors and market participants monitoring UK investment platform performance, the results demonstrate sustained demand for direct-to-consumer investment services amid ongoing market volatility. The AUA figure of £108.7 billion reflects both net inflows and market movements, with the latter reducing growth by 2% in the quarter. AJ Bell's results are in line with typical quarterly reporting obligations for publicly listed companies on the London Stock Exchange.
Archived snapshot
Apr 23, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
Go to News Explorer RNS Trading Statement Share this article
Q2 Trading Update
AJ BELL PLC Released 07:00:05 23 April 2026 RNS Number : 5583B AJ Bell PLC 23 April 2026 23 April 2026
AJ Bell plc
Q2 trading update
AJ Bell plc ("AJ Bell" or the "Company"), one of the UK's largest investment platforms, today issues a trading update in respect of the three months ended 31 March 2026.
Performance overview
Platform business
| · | Record growth in customer numbers, increasing by 50,000 in the quarter to close at 723,000, up 22% in the last year and 7% in the quarter |
| | o Total advised customers of 189,000, up 7% in the last year and 2% in the quarter
o Total D2C customers of 534,000, up 28% in the last year and 9% in the quarter |
| · | Assets under administration ("AUA") of £108.7 billion, up 20% over the last year and 1% in the quarter |
| · | Record gross and net inflows on the platform |
| | o Gross inflows in the quarter of £5.6 billion, up 40% versus prior year (2025: £4.0 billion)
o Net inflows in the quarter of £2.7 billion, up 42% versus prior year (2025: £1.9 billion) |
| · | Market movements reduced AUA growth by 2% in the quarter. AUA levels reflect ongoing market volatility, with market levels improving post quarter end |
Investment business
| · | Assets under management ("AUM") increased to £9.8 billion, up 31% over the last year and 3% in the quarter |
| · | Net inflows in the quarter of £0.3 billion (2025: £0.4 billion) |
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END TSTPPUBGCUPQGMP London Stock Exchange plc is not responsible for and does not check content on this Website. Website users are responsible for checking content. Any news item (including any prospectus) which is addressed solely to the persons and countries specified therein should not be relied upon other than by such persons and/or outside the specified countries. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on use and distribution apply.
© 2026 London Stock Exchange plc. All rights reserved.
Related changes
Get daily alerts for London Stock Exchange
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from LSE.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when London Stock Exchange publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.