BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£376M
USD 499,911,000
-21.5% vs 2024
Employees
58
-44.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£55M
USD 72,829,000
+35.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | £284,315,568 | £242,221,303 | -14.8% | |
| Net earned premiums | £57,723,822 | £43,301,511 | -25% | |
| Claims incurred | £42,794,858 | £10,872,735 | -74.6% | |
| Investment return | £39,154,326 | £30,827,633 | -21.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £40,497,632 | £54,746,298 | +35.2% | |
| Net profit | £30,308,201 | £40,099,226 | +32.3% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £1,818,604,074 | £1,767,179,584 | -2.8% | |
| Total assets | £2,421,865,745 | £2,266,575,209 | -6.4% | |
| Total liabilities | £1,943,351,876 | £1,890,787,041 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £478,513,869 | £375,788,168 | -21.5% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 58 | -44.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.2% | 83.4% |
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
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED 1996-12-23 → present
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1996-09-16 → 1996-12-23
- DUSKBEAM LIMITED 1996-07-26 → 1996-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having taken into account the risks and uncertainties and the performance of the business and after making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The U.S. and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026, resulting in widespread strikes, significant casualties, and escalating regional conflict.”
- “The Company continues to monitor the rapidly changing sanctions regimes of the US, the EU and the UK to ensure our processes and controls maintain compliance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'DEA, Alison Catherine | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| CERNI, Nazareno | Director | 2023-07-20 | Apr 1967 | Italian |
| FIELDS, David | Director | 2023-12-01 | Sep 1955 | American |
| FINNEY, Guy Edward | Director | 2008-04-15 | May 1966 | British |
| HEAP, Jeremy Wilfrid | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| LOVE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2008-12-16 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MICHAEL, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2013-12-19 | Sep 1961 | British |
| PETRIE, Andrea | Director | 2022-11-11 | Dec 1972 | Irish |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Joanne Nicola | Secretary | 2002-07-24 | 2008-11-26 |
| BOLT, Thomas Allen | Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 2002-07-24 |
| DONALD, Stephanie | Secretary | 2024-11-13 | 2025-03-10 |
| HOWIE, Joanne | Secretary | 2019-09-26 | 2022-06-06 |
| KAYE, Howard Alexander | Secretary | 2014-07-07 | 2019-09-26 |
| KHAN, Shahid Akbar | Secretary | 2023-04-05 | 2023-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Colleen | Secretary | 2008-11-26 | 2014-07-07 |
| MORRISSEY, Gill | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| ROBINSON, Robert Burke | Secretary | 2022-06-07 | 2023-04-05 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-26 | 1996-12-13 |
| BISHOP, John Henry | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2017-04-20 |
| BOLT, Thomas Allen | Director | 2016-08-17 | 2017-12-22 |
| BOLT, Thomas Allen | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2009-07-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1996-07-26 | 1996-12-13 |
| COLAHAN, Christopher John | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2023-04-30 |
| D'ARCY, Andrew Michael | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2022-11-22 |
| DOERR, Scott Robert | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2003-02-13 |
| KOEHLER, Gregor | Director | 2016-05-17 | 2018-05-15 |
| KRUTTER, Forrest Nathan | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2013-09-26 |
| MARTIN-CLARK, David Lindsay | Director | 1996-12-13 | 1997-12-25 |
| MERRY, Barbara Jane | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| POWELL, John Frederick | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2024-06-30 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1996-07-26 | 1996-12-13 |
| SLIWINSKA, Katarzyna Maria Weronika | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2008-11-26 |
| SNOVER, Brian Gerard | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2005-10-13 |
| STEEL, Michael Martin | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2019-11-11 |
| WHITTAKER, Paul | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2014-06-11 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2005-10-13 | 2008-04-15 |
| WURSTER, Donald Frederick | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2016-07-25 |
| YOUNG, David Tyrrell | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2014-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.