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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-27 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-13

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£86M

USD 115,195,000

+39% vs 2023

Employees

Average over period

Profit before tax

£33M

USD 44,200,000

-11% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Gross written premiums £661,415,863£762,612,693
Net earned premiums £37,540,555£124,074,157
Claims incurred -£27,157,061£57,145,847
Investment return £24,487,553£24,412,798
Profit before tax £37,122,673£33,041,788
Net profit £30,487,404£24,174,329
Insurance contract liabilities £1,498,936,981£1,509,213,576
Total assets £2,152,033,341£2,305,826,418
Total liabilities £2,090,093,444£2,219,712,193
Equity £61,939,897£86,114,226
Average employees

Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 97.1%96.3%

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED 2000-04-20 → present
  2. TERRA NOVA CAPITAL LIMITED 1995-10-30 → 2000-04-20
  3. CAVEBERRY LIMITED 1995-10-17 → 1995-10-30

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
KPMG LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“No material uncertainties have been identified by the Directors that cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due from at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved. Therefore, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 22 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TEESDALE, Lara Simone Secretary 2020-01-01
COSTANZO, Brian Jeffrey Director 2024-01-19 Feb 1978 American
DAVIES, Andrew John Director 2000-07-27 Jan 1966 British
HILLIER, Thomas James Director 2026-03-04 Jun 1979 British
MCMELLIN, Andrew Neil Director 2025-08-29 Jul 1966 British
Show 22 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BAILEY, Andrew John Secretary 1998-12-01 2020-01-01
NORLEDGE, Peter William Secretary 1995-10-30 1998-02-13
SMITH, Linda Joy Secretary 1998-02-13 1998-11-30
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1995-10-17 1995-10-30
ALBANESE, Gerard Director 2004-01-01 2008-09-01
BARRETT, Simon Christopher Director 2019-12-03 2020-07-31
BRAZIL, Jeremy William Director 2005-06-16 2017-12-31
BROWN, Reginald Ewart Director 2000-07-27 2000-11-27
CHARLTON, Peter John Nominee Director 1995-10-17 1995-10-30
COOKE, Jeremy David Director 2000-05-10 2003-05-30
COX, Robert Chantry Director 2023-01-01 2023-12-31
DWYER, John Jay Director 1995-10-30 1998-02-13
LINE, Nicholas James Stephen Director 2018-01-01 2025-10-31
MARKEL, Anthony Foster Director 2000-05-10 2005-06-16
MARSHALL, Ian Director 2002-05-28 2004-04-07
RICHARDS, Martin Edgar Nominee Director 1995-10-17 1995-10-30
RIDDICK, John Director 1995-10-30 1998-02-13
ROGERS, Nigel Harold John Director 1996-01-25 2000-07-27
STOVIN, William David Director 2005-06-16 2021-11-01
WEDLAKE, William John Director 1998-02-13 2000-05-05
WHITT, Richard Reeves Director 2003-12-01 2022-12-31
WILSON, Simon Director 2021-11-01 2025-08-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Markel Capital Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 267 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-19 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-07-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-01-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-10-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-11-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-11-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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