LOCHAIN PATRICK INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
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Cash
£11m
+2.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£26m
+28.1% vs 2023
Employees
48
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6.2m
+1.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,216,939 | £14,717,116 | -3.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,131,067 | £6,233,214 | +1.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,671,969 | £5,427,048 | +16.2% | |
| Cash | £10,834,543 | £11,059,168 | +2.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,070,549 | £25,705,620 | +28.1% | |
| Net assets | £20,070,549 | £25,705,620 | +28.1% | |
| Equity | £20,070,549 | £25,705,620 | +28.1% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 48 | -2% | |
| Wages | £6,258,247 | £5,850,269 | -6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,821,832 | £3,396,942 | +86.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £43,125 | £59,417 | +37.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £392,904 | £826,483 | +110.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 30.7% | 36.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.2% | 51.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 1.91x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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
- LOCHAIN PATRICK INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 2014-10-13 → present
- OVAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2005-08-15 → 2014-10-13
- LOCHAIN PATRICK INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 1987-06-01 → 2005-08-15
- WINDSOR INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 1985-10-15 → 1987-06-01
- PITMAN AND DEANE (LONDON) LIMITED 1983-07-04 → 1985-10-15
- BRENTNALL BEARD (LONDON) LIMITED 1919-02-25 → 1983-07-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company remains a going concern and have prepared the accounts on this basis. The Directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis given the Company's continuing profitability enables it to continue to meet its ongoing liabilities as they fall due for payment.”
Group structure
- LOCHAIN PATRICK INSURANCE BROKERS LTD · parent
- Lochain Patrick Two Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 September 2025 as part of an internal group reorganisation, the entire issued share capital of Lochain Patrick Insurance Brokers Limited was sold by Lochain Patrick Holdings Limited (Seller) to Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions Limited (being a company within the same group as the Seller) to Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions Limited. In 2026 the Group intends to continue to rationalise its UK Group entity structure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANE, Emily Rose | Secretary | 2026-08-25 | — | — |
| GREENSMITH, Richard Paul | Director | 2025-09-19 | Jan 1975 | British |
| HUBBARD, Robert William | Director | 2014-07-17 | Feb 1969 | British |
| JONES-BAK, Helen Rachel | Director | 2025-09-19 | Jan 1972 | British |
| KAUFMAN DAVIS, Jodie | Director | 2026-09-17 | Aug 1981 | American |
| MEAD, Stephen | Director | 2022-11-09 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENEV, Stefan Benkov | Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2014-03-29 |
| GRAY, William Edward | Secretary | — | 2004-11-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Howard | Secretary | 2004-11-30 | 2005-06-30 |
| HOWARD, Justine | Secretary | 2014-05-08 | 2024-10-31 |
| BARNES, Barry Anthony Reginald | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BLANC, Peter William | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2014-03-29 |
| BRIGHT, Stephen Michael | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2006-02-02 |
| BURT, Ivor Leonard Rees | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| BURT, James Nicholas Angus | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2021-12-31 |
| BURT, James Nicholas Angus | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2004-06-30 |
| DANSIE, David Harry | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2004-06-30 |
| DONOGHUE, Dominic Patrick | Director | — | 2011-06-30 |
| DYBALL, Clifford Ernest | Director | — | 1992-01-17 |
| ELLIOTT, Paul Andrew | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2014-03-29 |
| ENDERBY, Dominic William Guy | Director | 1993-03-04 | 1996-06-30 |
| GRAY, William Edward | Director | — | 2004-11-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Howard | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2026-01-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Howard | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2007-06-30 |
| HANRAHAN, John Anthony Peter | Director | — | 2005-01-28 |
| HERDMAN, Jeffrey Niven | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2012-03-19 |
| HILLS, Andrew James | Director | 1993-03-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| HODSON, Richard Phillip | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2014-03-29 |
| HODSON, Richard Phillip | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2014-08-11 |
| HOWARD, Justine | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2024-10-31 |
| LENG, Anthony Patrick | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2025-02-24 |
| MCAFEE, Patrick John | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| MOULD, Lee David | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2019-06-28 |
| MOULD, Lee David | Director | 1993-03-04 | 2006-01-26 |
| MULDOWNEY, Daniel Thomas | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2019-11-25 |
| MURPHY, Justin | Director | 2022-11-11 | 2025-02-19 |
| O'CONNELL, Patrick | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2014-03-29 |
| PATTLE, Mark Julian | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2004-09-10 |
| PLATT, Richard Charles | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| PLATT, Richard Charles | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2004-06-30 |
| RITCHIE, Miles Malcolm | Director | 2004-02-10 | 2005-03-31 |
| SHAW, Simon Andrew | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2011-08-31 |
| SINDALL, Andrew John | Director | — | 1994-03-11 |
| SOUTHWELL, John Philip | Director | 1997-01-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| STEVENSON, James Roger | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2026-08-04 |
| STORY, Ian Graham | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2014-03-29 |
| THOMAS, Dennis | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2004-06-30 |
| WHITFIELD, Clare Sylvia Jennifer | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| ZOIDIS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2014-09-19 | 2019-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.