CHESTER STREET INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.6bn
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£26m
-48.4% lowest 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 accounts have been prepared on a break-up basis as the Company is not a going concern, having entered into a Scheme of Arrangement with its creditors under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Scheme") on 5 March 2001.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Profit before tax
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | — | — | — | — | |
| Net earned premiums | — | — | — | — | |
| Claims incurred | £27,900,000 | -£52,100,000 | -£24,900,000 | +52.2% | |
| Investment return | £3,900,000 | -£1,100,000 | £3,800,000 | +445.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,800,000 | £50,600,000 | £26,100,000 | -48.4% | |
| Net profit | £27,800,000 | £50,600,000 | £26,100,000 | -48.4% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £1,240,400,000 | £1,114,400,000 | £1,021,100,000 | -8.4% | |
| Total assets | £90,400,000 | £79,900,000 | £74,800,000 | -6.4% | |
| Total liabilities | £90,400,000 | £2,659,000,000 | £2,627,800,000 | -1.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | — | — |
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
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CHESTER STREET INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2000-03-23 → present
- IRON TRADES HOLDINGS LIMITED 1997-10-10 → 2000-03-23
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2268) LIMITED 1997-07-22 → 1997-10-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The accounts have been prepared on a break-up basis as the Company is not a going concern, having entered into a Scheme of Arrangement with its creditors under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Scheme") on 5 March 2001.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERIDGE, Robert Erskine | Secretary | 2000-09-22 | — | British |
| BEVERIDGE, Robert Erskine | Director | 2002-08-09 | Sep 1941 | British |
| HARDY, William Robert | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| SHERMAN, Antony | Director | 2024-12-31 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Julian Bernard | Secretary | 1997-10-08 | 2000-09-22 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-22 | 1997-10-08 |
| BENNETT, Mark Douglas | Director | 1997-10-08 | 1997-10-08 |
| BEVERIDGE, Robert Erskine | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2001-12-31 |
| CAIN, William John | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2023-05-11 |
| CARSWELL, Gilbert Landell | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2000-05-16 |
| GRANT, Philip James | Director | 2000-04-30 | 2001-12-31 |
| HARDY, William Robert | Director | 1997-10-08 | 2000-02-18 |
| HARES, Phillip Douglas George | Director | 1997-10-09 | 1997-12-31 |
| LEE, David Stanley Wilton | Director | 1997-10-09 | 1998-12-31 |
| MARKS, Jonathan Andrew David | Director | 1997-10-08 | 1997-10-08 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 1997-07-22 | 1997-10-08 |
| STOCKDALE, William, Dr | Director | 1998-06-25 | 2001-12-31 |
| STRICKLAND, Benjamin Vincent Michael | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2025-05-01 |
| TURNER, David John | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2000-04-30 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 1997-07-22 | 1997-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chester Street Employers Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.