ASCOT UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£56K
-56.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+23.5% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£7M
+27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,096,431 | £30,214,675 | |
| Operating profit | £5,423,216 | £6,228,164 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,582,893 | £7,139,231 | |
| Net profit | £4,182,352 | £5,548,869 | |
| Cash | £128,362 | £55,760 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,224,225 | £14,123,025 | |
| Net assets | £8,704,833 | £10,753,702 | |
| Equity | £8,704,833 | £10,753,702 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £644,022 | £712,727 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £692,301 | £671,230 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+30.8%
£23,096,431 £30,214,675
-
Cash
-56.6%
£128,362 £55,760
-
Net assets
+23.5%
£8,704,833 £10,753,702
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+14.8%
£5,423,216 £6,228,164
-
Profit before tax
+27.9%
£5,582,893 £7,139,231
-
Wages
+10.7%
£644,022 £712,727
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 20.6% | |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 18.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.4% | 44.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.6% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.56x | 2.14x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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
- ASCOT UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2001-04-13 → present
- 3209TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2000-10-30 → 2001-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ASCOT UNDERWRITING LIMITED · parent
- Ascot Insurance Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A £3,500,000 dividend (2024: £2,056,750) was declared by the Board of AUL on 24 February 2025, and subsequently paid to parent company AUGL.”
- “Directors are planning to approve a dividend payment of £2,000,000 to parent company AUGL at the first Board of Directors meeting in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUYATT, Elizabeth Helen | Secretary | 2017-06-29 | — | — |
| CHATTERTON, Edel Susan | Director | 2025-04-17 | Nov 1980 | British |
| CROSS, Lynsey Jane | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jul 1974 | British |
| HOE-RICHARDSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2023-07-21 | Jan 1971 | British |
| KEUTGENS, Pascal | Director | 2023-07-21 | Sep 1974 | Belgian |
| MOSS, Andrew | Director | 2023-07-21 | May 1964 | British |
| PEPPER, Mark Laurence | Director | 2009-07-14 | Feb 1969 | British |
| SEWELL, Robert Peter | Director | 2023-07-21 | Aug 1964 | Irish |
| THOMPSON, Ian David | Director | 2024-09-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSTELLO, Yvonne Mary Bernadette | Secretary | 2008-07-14 | 2017-06-29 |
| MACKAY, Alexander John Ramsay | Secretary | 2001-10-02 | 2008-07-14 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-30 | 2001-10-02 |
| BAUGH, Alexander Ross | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2015-10-19 |
| BIRRELL, Andrew Seaton | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-02-20 |
| BLAICHMAN, Samuel | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2023-07-21 |
| BRINDLE, Richard David Henry | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2005-09-19 |
| BROOKS, Andrew Lewis | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2023-02-06 |
| CANTLAY, Charles Peter Thrale | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2023-01-31 |
| CARTER, Timothy | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2016-03-07 |
| CHALLINGSWORTH, Gareth Ashley | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2012-06-29 |
| CHUNG, Katherine Hae-Eun | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2023-07-21 |
| COSTELLO, Yvonne Mary Bernadette | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2019-05-16 |
| DANGELO, Charles Henry | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2008-11-25 |
| DEARLOVE, Richard Billing, Sir | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2024-07-11 |
| DIMSEY, Robert William Edward | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2018-04-30 |
| DONALD, Mark James | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2008-07-14 |
| DOYLE, John Quinlan | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2016-03-07 |
| EDWARD, David Allen | Director | 2001-03-28 | 2008-07-14 |
| GLASER, Daniel Scott | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2007-12-07 |
| HEDLEY, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2005-11-28 | 2007-11-12 |
| JONES-BAK, Helen Rachel | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| KALVIK, Thomas | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2020-09-29 |
| KEYES, Yvonne Mary Bernadette | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2011-01-17 |
| LLOYD, John Edward | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2023-02-17 |
| MAAG, Seraina | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2016-03-07 |
| MACKAY, Alexander John Ramsay | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2008-07-14 |
| MALIK, Aman, Mr. | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2023-07-21 |
| MARTIN, Ian Paul | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2012-07-28 |
| MULLAN, Homi Phiroz Rustom | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2023-02-20 |
| PATEL, Parth | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-07-21 |
| PRIOR, James Michael Leathes, The Rt Hon The Lord | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2006-10-05 |
| REITH, Martin Robert Davidson | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2010-12-31 |
| SCHIMEK, Robert Scott Higgins | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2016-11-18 |
| SCHIMEK, Robert Scott Higgins | Director | 2012-10-23 | 2015-07-06 |
| SELWOOD, Ryan Terrance | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2017-10-17 |
| SHEA, James Andrew | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2012-07-23 |
| SHIN, Richard | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2017-12-01 |
| SLIPPER, John Charles Crichton | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2008-10-06 |
| SMITH, Mark Charles | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2019-05-16 |
| SMITH, Mark Charles | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2011-01-17 |
| STEARS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2008-07-14 |
| SULLIVAN, Martin John | Director | 2001-11-07 | 2005-03-21 |
| SUTHERLAND, Susan Jane | Director | 2023-07-21 | 2025-09-16 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Travis | Director | 2013-03-11 | 2023-02-20 |
| TIZZIO, Thomas Ralph | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2006-05-23 |
| TREZIES, David Peter | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2005-05-31 |
| WALSH, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2005-05-27 | 2012-10-23 |
| WILSON, Katy Marie | Director | 2019-05-16 | 2023-07-21 |
| WOLYNIEC, Gregory | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2016-11-02 |
| ZAFFINO, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-30 | 2001-03-28 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-30 | 2001-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Underwriting Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-06-05 | Active |
| Ascot Underwriting Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.