KILN UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£207k
0% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
+100% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The directors have concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is no longer appropriate and, accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£385,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | -£474,000 | -£385,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Net profit | -£363,000 | -£289,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £207,000 | £207,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £32,195,000 | £207,000 | £207,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £32,195,000 | £207,000 | £207,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -186.0% | 0.0% |
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
- KILN UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1994-09-23 → present
- MINMAR (255) LIMITED 1994-06-13 → 1994-09-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The directors have concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is no longer appropriate and, accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “The directors expect the Company to cease trading during 2026 following the orderly wind-down of its residual assets and liabilities.”
- “As the Company is expected to cease trading during 2026, the financial statements have been prepared on a break-up basis, reflecting the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the course of an orderly wind-down. The directors expect the Company to be dissolved during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Angela | Secretary | 2020-11-01 | — | — |
| PATEL, Reeken | Director | 2021-08-19 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SHAW, Alexander Matthew Wenham | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Roy Joseph | Secretary | 2000-05-15 | 2000-12-11 |
| BUTLER, Roy Joseph | Secretary | 1994-11-23 | 1997-01-01 |
| GRANT, Keith Nigel | Secretary | 2000-12-11 | 2010-07-31 |
| INBAKUMAR, Joel | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 2000-05-15 |
| MOLLOY, Fiona Jane | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2020-10-30 |
| CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-06-13 | 1994-11-23 |
| BALL, Graham Wakely | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2002-06-30 |
| BROWN, Reginald Ewart | Director | 2001-08-24 | 2005-10-15 |
| BUTLER, Leon Raymond | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| BUTLER, Roy Joseph | Director | 1994-10-25 | 2003-12-31 |
| BUTLER, Roy Joseph | Director | — | 1997-01-01 |
| CHASE, Robert Daniel | Director | 1996-04-09 | 2009-07-06 |
| CONSTABLE, David Andrew | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| CREASY, Edward George | Director | 2000-06-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| CULHAM, Paul Michael | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2019-09-30 |
| DANN, David Linton | Director | 1994-10-25 | 1995-11-01 |
| DUFFY, Christopher William | Nominee Director | 1994-06-13 | 1994-10-25 |
| FLEMING-WILLIAMS, Robert Andrew | Director | 1994-10-25 | 1997-02-26 |
| FRANKS, Charles Anthony Stapleton | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| GILCHRIST, Gordon David | Director | 1994-10-25 | 2002-06-27 |
| HEWITT, Paul William | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOWE, Gordon James | Director | 1994-11-23 | 1998-08-28 |
| IRICK, Brad Terry | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Richard Charles William | Director | 2009-07-06 | 2016-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Colin Keith | Director | 1994-10-25 | 1995-09-20 |
| NICHOLS, Allan Malcolm | Director | 1998-09-17 | 1999-12-31 |
| PAGE, David William | Nominee Director | 1994-06-13 | 1994-10-25 |
| PERCY, John Pitkeathly | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2005-03-31 |
| SALTER, Raymond Muir | Director | 1994-11-23 | 2001-09-06 |
| SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Charles Adam Laurie | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2006-05-24 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2013-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokio Marine Kiln Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-11-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.