BENCHMARK UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £3,534,420 | £3,707,833 | £4,060,227 | +9.5% | |
| Net earned premiums | £2,473,580 | £2,700,321 | £2,810,364 | +4.1% | |
| Claims incurred | £1,170,151 | £1,388,198 | £1,331,655 | -4.1% | |
| Investment return | £265,387 | £260,910 | £∞ | +∞% | |
| Profit before tax | £587,791 | £466,452 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £440,629 | £357,185 | — | — | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £6,196,470 | £6,807,007 | — | — | |
| Total assets | £9,424,530 | £10,414,090 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | £7,519,021 | £8,149,147 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,905,509 | £2,264,943 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 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
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BENCHMARK UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1998-10-02 → present
- RUL3 LIMITED 1998-07-13 → 1998-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTA SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-05-27 | — | — |
| DIXON SMITH, Jonathan, Mr. | Director | 1998-09-04 | Mar 1942 | British |
| DIXON SMITH, Peggy Patricia, Mrs. | Director | 1998-09-04 | Apr 1943 | British |
| DIXON SMITH, Simon | Director | 2026-08-21 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Andrew John | Secretary | 1998-09-04 | 2000-01-31 |
| HODGSON, Graham | Secretary | 2000-01-31 | 2002-05-27 |
| EXCELLET INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-13 | 1998-09-04 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-13 | 1998-07-13 |
| MONKSFIELD, David | Director | 1998-09-04 | 1998-12-31 |
| SANDILANDS, Paul Francis | Director | 1998-09-04 | 1998-12-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-13 | 1998-07-13 |
| QUICKNESS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-07-13 | 1998-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Dixon Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-08-06 | Active |
| Mr. Jonathan Dixon Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-08-06 |
| Mrs. Peggy Patricia Dixon Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-08-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 349 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | 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
- 1
- 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.