ARGENTA UNDERWRITING NO.3 LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.9M
+207% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.2M
+9.5% highest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | £21,804,126 | £24,472,368 | £24,706,639 | +1% | |
| Net earned premiums | £14,249,232 | £15,664,939 | £16,596,082 | +5.9% | |
| Claims incurred | £6,761,104 | £7,658,846 | £8,359,828 | +9.2% | |
| Investment return | £1,357,039 | £1,623,525 | £1,909,585 | +17.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,139,201 | £2,896,714 | £3,173,284 | +9.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,925,217 | £2,191,411 | £2,607,706 | +19% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £37,005,744 | £42,342,443 | £43,433,378 | +2.6% | |
| Total assets | £64,939,786 | £72,691,731 | £73,674,007 | +1.4% | |
| Total liabilities | £65,871,550 | £71,432,084 | £69,806,654 | -2.3% | |
| Equity | -£931,764 | £1,259,647 | £3,867,353 | +207% | |
| 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 98.3% | 94.8% |
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
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn 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. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from authorisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTA SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-22 | — | — |
| MOORE, Nicholas John | Director | 2022-12-31 | Nov 1979 | British |
| WARNER, Marcus Gary | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Graham Kevin | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2025-09-01 |
| ANNANDALE, Andrew John | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| MACKAY, James Anthony | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2019-03-29 |
| RIDDELL, Timothy Roger | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2007-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.