AXA INSURANCE UK PLC
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2B
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£253M
+57.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | £2,747,000,000 | £2,734,000,000 | £2,763,000,000 | +1.1% | |
| Net earned premiums | £2,628,000,000 | £2,731,000,000 | — | — | |
| Claims incurred | £1,952,000,000 | £1,642,000,000 | £1,642,000,000 | 0% | |
| Investment return | £213,000,000 | £166,000,000 | £221,000,000 | +33.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £63,000,000 | £161,000,000 | £253,000,000 | +57.1% | |
| Net profit | £60,000,000 | £126,000,000 | £186,000,000 | +47.6% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £3,217,000,000 | £3,158,000,000 | £3,376,000,000 | +6.9% | |
| Total assets | £5,649,000,000 | £5,539,000,000 | £5,733,000,000 | +3.5% | |
| Total liabilities | £3,613,000,000 | £3,568,000,000 | £3,774,000,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £2,036,000,000 | £1,971,000,000 | £1,959,000,000 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.0% | 64.4% | 65.8% |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- AXA INSURANCE UK PLC 1999-10-04 → present
- AXA INSURANCE PLC 1998-10-01 → 1999-10-04
- AXA PROVINCIAL INSURANCE PLC 1998-01-01 → 1998-10-01
- UAP PROVINCIAL INSURANCE PLC 1996-01-01 → 1998-01-01
- PROVINCIAL INSURANCE PLC 1989-05-23 → 1996-01-01
- PROVINCIAL INSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1903-10-07 → 1989-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks, despite the continuing uncertainty in the economic outlook, and has adequate and sufficiently liquid resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Financial Report.”
Group structure
- AXA INSURANCE UK PLC · parent
- AXA General Insurance Limited 100%
- AXA PPP healthcare limited 100%
- Swiftcover Insurance Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYE, Karina Jane | Secretary | 2024-12-13 | — | — |
| BECKER, Robert | Director | 2019-07-22 | Aug 1965 | Dutch |
| DAVIES, Debra Jane | Director | 2018-12-12 | Feb 1963 | British |
| DE LA SERVE, Henri | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1983 | French |
| FOLEY, Tara Maria Theresa | Director | 2020-12-08 | Oct 1970 | Irish |
| HALE, Kari Anthony | Director | 2021-04-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MILLINGTON, Cheryl Joanne | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| PAIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2018-12-12 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SINGH, Ranjit | Director | 2023-05-04 | Sep 1962 | American |
| SLOMAN, David Morgan, Sir | Director | 2024-09-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WALKER, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2018-04-25 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYHURST, Moya Jane | Secretary | 2024-06-19 | 2024-12-13 |
| RICHARDSON, Ian David Lea | Secretary | 1998-10-31 | 2004-09-13 |
| RIDDY, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 2020-06-16 | 2024-06-19 |
| SMALL, Jeremy Peter | Secretary | 2004-09-13 | 2020-06-16 |
| WHITWHAM, Graham Claude | Secretary | — | 1998-10-31 |
| AUSTIN, Christopher Paul | Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-05-31 |
| AVENEL, Gilles Marie Pierre Louis, Monsieur | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1999-01-11 |
| BLANC, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2018-04-10 |
| BOISSEAU, Francois Xavier | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2003-04-22 |
| BREITBURD, Amelie Marie | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| BURROWS, Peter Lawrence | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-05-29 |
| CABRIDAIN, Gilles Jean-Yves | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1997-11-19 |
| CASEY, John Finbarr | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1997-12-31 |
| CLIFF, Mark | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2008-04-14 |
| DAVIDSON, Anthony Beverley | Director | — | 1998-01-05 |
| DE MENEVAL, Francois | Director | 2004-12-14 | 2012-05-30 |
| DE WARENGHIEN, Amaury Ghislain Pierre | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2004-11-12 |
| DENCH, Robert Graham | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2016-12-31 |
| DROUFFE, Jean Paul Dominique Louis | Director | 1982-07-24 | 2013-08-31 |
| DU COUEDIC DE KERGOALER, Alain Marie Joseph, Monseiur | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1995-12-31 |
| DUVERNE, Denis | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2000-01-27 |
| EVANS, Paul James | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-06-24 |
| EVANS, Paul James | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2003-06-30 |
| FAIRCHILD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2007-04-30 |
| GIBBS, Keith George | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2018-12-31 |
| GIENAL, Claudio | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2023-08-31 |
| HARDY, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2012-06-19 |
| HARFORD, John Timothy, Sir | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| HART, Michael | Director | — | 1997-09-22 |
| HAZELL, Peter Frank | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| HEALY, Gerard Patrick Noel | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2000-05-04 |
| HOLT, Dennis | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2006-06-30 |
| HOMER, Andrew Charles | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2001-11-16 |
| HOWELL, Gareth Ross | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-02-13 |
| HUBBARD, Peter John | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2008-04-11 |
| JACKSON, Michael Richard | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2021-06-25 |
| JOHNSON, Ian Howard | Director | 2007-06-19 | 2008-07-29 |
| JUDKINS, Phillip Edward, Dr | Director | — | 2001-11-19 |
| MALIK, Waseem Ullah | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2018-03-31 |
| MASO Y GUELL RIVET, Philippe Louis Herbert | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2011-03-02 |
| MASSON, Yves | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2015-12-05 |
| MATRAS, Laurent | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-11-26 |
| MATRAS, Laurent Michel Robert | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2007-12-29 |
| MCDOUGALL, Douglas Christopher Patrick | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| MCGUINNESS, James | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| MOQUET, Roland Jean Andre | Director | 2020-04-21 | 2025-09-01 |
| MOREAU, Nicolas Jean Marie Denis | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| NAYLOR, Thomas Peter | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| O'NEILL, John Patrick | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2015-12-04 |
| ORGAN, Robert Charles William | Director | 2013-05-17 | 2015-04-20 |
| PARISI, Antoine | Director | 1998-07-23 | 2001-04-12 |
| PATON, William | Director | 1997-12-18 | 1999-07-31 |
| POSNER, Howard Michael | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2020-01-31 |
| POTTS, David | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| POUPART-LAFARGE, Bertrand | Director | 2013-10-25 | 2018-12-31 |
| PROCTER, Sidney | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| REGAN, Patrick Charles | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2004-02-09 |
| RESPLANDY-BERNARD, Sophie | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2012-03-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Ian David Lea | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2007-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Julian Victor Frow | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2000-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-07-12 |
| SCIARD, Thierry Jean Philippe | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2018-08-31 |
| SCOTT, Francis Alexander | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| SHAKERLEY, Charles Frederick Eardley | Director | — | 1994-06-15 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Gary Paul John | Director | 1998-07-23 | 1999-05-31 |
| SHIRLEY, Peter Michael | Director | — | 1994-11-14 |
| SINCLAIR, Kevin Morris | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2005-01-28 |
| SMITH, Barry Duncan | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2001-08-30 |
| STOULS, Guy | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-08-06 |
| TORRANCE, David Winton Watt | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2002-01-08 |
| WAKS, Evan Craig | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2013-03-31 |
| WELLS, Barrie John | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1999-06-30 |
| WHEWAY, Jonathan Scott | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| WILTON, Rosalyn Susan | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2015-08-27 |
| WOOD, Gregory Mark | Director | 1997-09-22 | 2001-02-21 |
| ZWEIBRUCKER, Alain Charles Florent | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axa Insurance Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 371 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.