W.R. BERKLEY UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-36.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£426K
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£24K
-83.1% vs 2024
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 | £50,230 | £107,001 | £22,566 | -78.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£21,251 | £93,112 | £1,277 | -98.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £139,769 | £23,557 | -83.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £139,769 | £23,557 | -83.1% | |
| Cash | — | £2,553,108 | £1,612,144 | -36.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £263,000 | £402,769 | £426,326 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £263,000 | £402,769 | £426,326 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £263,000 | £402,769 | £426,326 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. 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 | -42.3% | 87.0% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 130.6% | 104.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.1% | 23.1% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 85.5% | 77.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.17x | 1.30x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the going concern assessment performed as at 31 December 2025, the Directors consider there to be no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue to operate as a going concern. The Directors have formed a judgement that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Michael Karl | Director | 2026-02-01 | May 1979 | British |
| BRONNER, James Patrick | Director | 2017-03-02 | Oct 1961 | American |
| HASTINGS, James John | Director | 2023-07-17 | Apr 1980 | British |
| HEDGES, Jacqueline | Director | 2015-04-16 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLIDUS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-04-16 | 2016-02-01 |
| CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2024-01-25 |
| BLADES, Alastair | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2026-02-01 |
| BROSNAN, David John | Director | 2021-03-11 | 2023-07-17 |
| GLANFIELD, Peter Frank | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2016-02-24 |
| HEWITT, Robert Carruthers | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2017-03-02 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2022-05-27 |
| MYHRE, Stephen James | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2015-04-16 |
| VETCH, Robert Sean | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. R. Berkley Syndicate Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.