CIGNA EUROPEAN SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
1,431
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
-48.3% lowest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £157,553,473 | £145,878,711 | £143,730,877 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,370,750 | £5,946,684 | £3,514,661 | -40.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,008,939 | £7,428,594 | £3,839,058 | -48.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,752,296 | £7,683,387 | £656,299 | -91.5% | |
| Cash | £39,687,656 | £12,444,380 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,077,032 | £32,130,261 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £49,365,532 | £31,030,449 | — | — | |
| Equity | £49,365,532 | £31,030,449 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 1,584 | 1,505 | 1,431 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £74,315,763 | £69,650,906 | £71,420,742 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 4.1% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 5.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 18.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.0% | 36.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.04x | 2.63x | — | |
| Interest cover | 54.18x | — | 15.68x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CIGNA EUROPEAN SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 1999-04-12 → present
- ERNEST LINSDELL LIMITED 1924-08-06 → 1999-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CIGNA EUROPEAN SERVICES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Cigna Global Wellbeing Holdings Limited 30%
Significant events
- “In July 2025, the Company paid an interim dividend of #12,000,000 (2024: #25,000,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTELEYN, Peter | Secretary | 2025-07-25 | — | — |
| AIRD, Iain William | Director | 2020-06-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| HASSAN, Mark James | Director | 2025-07-23 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Christine Hamilton | Secretary | 2009-06-26 | 2019-09-09 |
| ELLENDER, John Eric | Secretary | — | 1999-06-18 |
| LEFEVRE, Irene Sanna | Secretary | 2019-09-09 | 2025-06-23 |
| WATT, Alastair Lawson | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 2009-06-26 |
| AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr. | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1999-07-05 |
| BESWICK, Kirsty Fiona | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| BISHOP, Stephen John | Director | 2008-04-15 | 2010-03-11 |
| BUCKLEY, Tim | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2022-12-01 |
| CASTLE, Stephen Victor | Director | 1997-04-17 | 1999-07-01 |
| COLLINS, Donald Eric | Director | — | 1997-02-07 |
| CROWLEY, Kelley Patrick | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2003-12-19 |
| DAOUT, Eric Maximilien Paul Francois | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2017-03-31 |
| DE JONG, Johannes Martinus | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2011-05-19 |
| DICKSON, Philippa Margaret | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2001-10-10 |
| DONALD, Alan | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2005-06-08 |
| EDWARDS, Keren Elizabeth | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-05-25 |
| FERGUSON, Ian George | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1999-01-01 |
| HASLE, Sebastien Marcel Raymond | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2025-07-24 |
| HORNIG, Gerhard Friedrich Wilhelm | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1997-04-17 |
| HOWIE, William Hamish | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| JONES, Malcolm Vaughan | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2007-07-04 |
| LEWIS, Robin Kenneth | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| LIDDELL, Graeme Ian | Director | 1997-02-07 | 1999-07-01 |
| LYONS, Sharon | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2006-03-31 |
| MAY, Alan Leslie | Director | — | 1993-09-21 |
| ODDY, Martin | Director | — | 1996-07-03 |
| OSBORNE, Gary James | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| PARKER, James Robert | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2015-04-22 |
| RIGG, Jeff | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2013-02-28 |
| ROWE, Thomas Joseph | Director | 1997-04-17 | 1998-07-01 |
| SANDEMAN, Angus William | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2001-03-31 |
| SCHMALZRIEDT, Gary | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1999-07-01 |
| WARD, William Stephen | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2006-04-11 |
| WATT, Alastair Lawson | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2020-11-30 |
| WRIGHT, John Rodgers Fallow | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2004-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigna Elmwood Holdings Sprl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-04 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.