BEAZLEY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£18M
+43% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
-23.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,349
+12% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2M
-132.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £433,600,000 | £521,600,000 | £515,500,000 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £500,000 | £3,700,000 | -£1,200,000 | -132.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £500,000 | £3,700,000 | -£1,200,000 | -132.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,100,000 | £400,000 | -£4,600,000 | -1,250% | |
| Cash | £4,500,000 | £12,800,000 | £18,300,000 | +43% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,200,000 | £19,600,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £19,200,000 | £19,600,000 | £15,000,000 | -23.5% | |
| Equity | £19,200,000 | £19,600,000 | £15,000,000 | -23.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,116 | 1,205 | 1,349 | +12% | |
| Wages | £163,700,000 | £221,900,000 | £184,800,000 | -16.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,500,000 | £6,000,000 | £3,700,000 | -38.3% |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.7% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.1% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 18.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.2% | 95.7% | 97.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.81x | 0.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months from the date that the financial statements are authorised for issue and therefore believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 2 March 2026, the Boards of Beazley plc and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd ('Zurich') announced that they had agreed the terms of a recommended offer by Zurich to purchase the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Beazley plc, subject to certain conditions including regulatory and shareholder approvals ('the Transaction'). Shareholder approval was received on 22 April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAZLEY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-31 | — | — |
| ASHFORD, Elizabeth Mary Jane | Director | 2024-01-31 | Sep 1967 | British |
| DEHMANN, Troy Vaughn | Director | 2023-12-29 | Oct 1968 | American |
| HENDERSON, Alex Drew | Director | 2025-09-25 | Sep 1990 | British |
| STEVENS, Mark Philip David | Director | 2025-09-25 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2004-01-15 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2023-08-31 |
| BRIDE, Martin Lindsay | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2019-05-30 |
| COOPE, Sian Annette | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2016-03-22 |
| HORTON, David Andrew | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2021-03-31 |
| LAKE, Sally Michelle | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2024-06-30 |
| MANNERS, Arthur Roger | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2009-07-23 |
| OLDRIDGE, Christine Paula | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2025-08-07 |
| VOWLES, Philippa Janet | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beazley Furlonge Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.