ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£918
-15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£173K
+8.7% vs 2023
Employees
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15K
-68.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £236,160 | £185,887 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £48,431 | £15,318 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £47,420 | £15,085 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £52,053 | £13,857 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,084 | £918 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £190,942 | £198,822 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £159,542 | £173,399 | |
| Equity | £50,253 | £18,921 | — | — | — | £159,542 | £173,399 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £108,506 | £89,188 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-21.3%
£236,160 £185,887
-
Cash
-15.3%
£1,084 £918
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£159,542 £173,399
-
Employees
+33.3%
3 4
-
Operating profit
-68.4%
£48,431 £15,318
-
Profit before tax
-68.2%
£47,420 £15,085
-
Wages
-17.8%
£108,506 £89,188
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 20.5% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 22.0% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.4% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 13.54x | 14.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 47.90x | 65.74x |
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
- Affinia (Stratford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The business continues to operate on a Going Concern basis on a cash positive position during this period.”
Significant events
- “Active Underwriting Specialists Limited shares the same office and resources with a fellow group company, Sportscover Europe Limited. Most shared costs are recharged on a proportional basis. In some instances, the costs that are directly attributable to the company are recharged. The overheads for the year have decreased as the aggregate overheads of Sportscover Europe Limited has decreased.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANNIS, Martin John | Director | 2015-06-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| GOWLAND, Steven Charles | Director | 2021-05-07 | Oct 1969 | British |
| MORPETH, Andrew Graham | Director | 2024-01-30 | Sep 1964 | British |
| SINGH, Charles Wesley | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANNIS, Martin John | Secretary | 2015-06-17 | 2016-03-16 |
| FORD, Dominic Victor Thomas | Secretary | 2014-06-13 | 2015-03-01 |
| LOBSANG, Pempa | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2015-06-02 |
| TAYLOR, Belinda Julie | Secretary | 2006-01-10 | 2014-06-13 |
| WATSON, Nicola | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | 2022-11-15 |
| HARMAN, Christopher Gill | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-10-05 |
| HAYES, Richard Charles | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-10-05 |
| HOOTTON, Alan John | Director | 2010-01-31 | 2013-12-31 |
| MORPETH, Andrew Graham | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-01-01 |
| NASH, Christopher Peter | Director | 2006-08-15 | 2021-05-07 |
| NASH, Timothy John | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2016-07-15 |
| RILEY, Matthew Saxon | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-03-30 |
| RILEY, Matthew Saxon | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| TAYLOR, Belinda Julie | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2015-04-01 |
| THOMAS, Paul George | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activerisk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2022-10-20 | Active |
| Spvsce Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-05-07 | Ceased 2022-10-20 |
| Mr Christopher Peter Nash | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
| Mr Martin John Crannis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
| Mr Peter Nash | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.