WILLIS LIMITED
Operating as part of the multinational Willis Towers Watson group, the company provides non-life insurance and reinsurance brokerage services.
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Cash
£82M
USD 110,000,000
+900% vs 2024
Net assets
£793M
+49.8% vs 2024
Employees
3,106
+3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£261M
+113.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £619,853,271 | £1,127,000,000 | +81.8% | |
| Operating profit | £89,085,192 | £234,000,000 | +162.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £122,024,255 | £261,000,000 | +113.9% | |
| Net profit | £90,582,423 | £189,000,000 | +108.6% | |
| Cash | £8,234,766 | £82,347,657 | +900% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £529,270,849 | £793,000,000 | +49.8% | |
| Equity | £529,270,849 | £793,000,000 | +49.8% | |
| Average employees | 3,012 | 3,106 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £321,155,862 | £457,000,000 | +42.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,932,325 | £4,069,000 | +38.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 20.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.3% | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WILLIS LIMITED 2000-02-01 → present
- WILLIS FABER & DUMAS LIMITED 1982-07-09 → 2000-02-01
- WILLIS, FABER & DUMAS LIMITED 1922-04-12 → 1982-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt upon the Company 's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILLIS LIMITED · parent
- Willis Insurance Brokers (B) Sdh Bhd
Significant events
- “On 25 November 2024, the Company's only subsidiary undertaking, PPH Limited, was placed into liquidation following the return of capital and payment of a dividend by the subsidiary to the Company. Subsequently, the Company fully impaired the recoverable amount of this investment resulting in a charge of $5 million to the income statement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDRE, Valerie Suzanne | Secretary | 2021-11-18 | — | — |
| ALCOCK, Steven James | Director | 2025-12-04 | May 1979 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Marcia Dominic | Director | 2023-08-29 | Mar 1959 | British |
| CASTLES, Edward Albert | Director | 2022-06-24 | Aug 1964 | British |
| HILARY, Rosemary | Director | 2016-10-06 | May 1955 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Stuart William | Director | 2020-03-11 | Jun 1953 | British |
| SWIFT, Alastair John Pardoe | Director | 2016-06-08 | Mar 1970 | British |
| VANNER, Richard James | Director | 2019-04-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
| WEBB, Thomas Fraser | Director | 2022-03-28 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Shaun Kevin | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2010-09-07 |
| CHITTY, Michael Patrick | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| DOWDING, Marcus Philip | Secretary | 2016-12-07 | 2019-08-03 |
| LEWIS, Sarah | Secretary | 2010-09-08 | 2011-08-10 |
| MURPHY, Leo | Secretary | — | 1997-01-31 |
| PEEL, Alistair | Secretary | 2011-08-10 | 2016-07-22 |
| RIBEIRO, Fahrin Jivraj | Secretary | 2019-12-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| AUBERT, Nicolas | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-10-01 |
| BAKER-BATES, Rodney Pennington | Director | 2011-08-05 | 2020-08-31 |
| BARTLEET, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2008-01-31 |
| BASHENKO, Alla | Director | 2023-01-06 | 2026-01-05 |
| BESSIS, Guy Maurice | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2006-05-22 |
| BONE, Michael Norman | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1998-02-27 |
| BOWDEN, William Paul | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2006-02-10 |
| BUCKNALL, Richard John Stafford | Director | — | 2007-03-31 |
| CARTER, Peter James | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2020-06-24 |
| CAVANAGH, John Paul | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2017-12-31 |
| CHITTY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| CHIVERRELL, Richard | Director | — | 2003-01-13 |
| CLARK, Christopher Norman | Director | — | 2006-01-06 |
| COLRAINE, Thomas | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| CRANE, Stephen Andrew | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| CRANE, Stephen Andrew | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| DAVENPORT, Nicholas Peter | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| DICKINSON, Alan Peter | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2016-12-30 |
| DIXON, Robert Gerald Warde | Director | — | 2001-06-13 |
| DOWD, James Francis | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1995-05-31 |
| DUDER, Mervyn Harvey | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| FABER, Michael David Tufnell | Director | — | 2005-12-30 |
| FANE, Peter William | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| GAFFNEY, Simon William | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2015-10-01 |
| GALE, Ian Charles | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| GARRETT, Edward James Sutcliffe | Director | — | 1995-12-22 |
| GAYNER, Robert Heydon | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| GAYNER, Robert Heydon | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| GOFF, Richard Roy | Director | 2020-06-23 | 2026-03-24 |
| GRAY, Roderick Stewart | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-02-12 |
| GRAY, Roderick Stewart | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| GRIBBEN, Allan Crawford Adamson | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2008-02-18 |
| HANLEY, Jeremy, Sir | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2017-02-28 |
| HASTINGS, Paul | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| HEARN, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2010-10-29 | 2015-09-08 |
| HEDGECOCK, Alan Bertie | Director | — | 2004-10-31 |
| HEDLEY, Martyn Anthony | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| KENT, James Edward | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2021-12-01 |
| KERR, Neil Graham | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2025-06-26 |
| KEVILLE, Robert Brian | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| LONDON, Christopher Michael | Director | — | 2008-06-05 |
| MARGRETT, David Basil | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2011-08-10 |
| MARTIN, David John | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2015-08-25 |
| MARTIN, Eloise Marnie | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2019-04-17 |
| MAYCOCK, Stephen Gerald | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2007-12-31 |
| MCMANUS, Brendan James | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2011-11-14 |
| METHVEN, Colin Neil Finlayson | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| MILLWATER, Grahame John | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2008-02-22 |
| MILSOM, Alan | Director | — | 1994-11-28 |
| MORANT, Leslie Guy Mark | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| MOSS, Edward Ian James Gray | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| MYERS, John Alfred Churchill | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| NIXON, George Frederick | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1998-02-27 |
| O'CONNOR, Mary Theresa | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2018-07-06 |
| O'CONNOR, Mary Theresa | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| O'NEILL, Brendan Richard, Dr | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2023-06-06 |
| OWENS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2014-05-16 |
| PAIGE, David Victor | Director | 2011-12-22 | 2016-12-30 |
| PAYNE, Donald Hedley | Director | — | 1995-03-08 |
| PELLY, John Marriott | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| PERRY, Neil Phillip | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2017-04-07 |
| POCOCK, Iain Vyvyan | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| POWELL, Claire | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2018-07-25 |
| PRIOR, Oliver Charles | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| PROCTOR, Anthony Dudley Montague | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| PRUITT, Peter Taliaferro | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-02-27 |
| RATCLIFFE, James Anthony | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2004-09-03 |
| REETH, George Peter | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1998-02-27 |
| REGAN, Patrick Charles | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2010-02-19 |
| RENDLE, Michael Russel | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| RIVERS, Alistair James Christopher | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2016-06-08 |
| ROY, Catherine | Director | 2015-11-11 | 2022-01-31 |
| SALTER, Raymond Huir | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| SAMENGO-TURNER, Dominic Michael Adrian | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2014-02-07 |
| SANDERSON, John | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| SCAMPAS, Jeanette | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| SHAH, Dipesh Mansukhlal Punja Ramji | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2025-06-30 |
| SHAW, Peter Anderson | Director | 2016-11-09 | 2022-08-31 |
| SWAGE, Maureen Sylvia | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, John Maxwell Percy | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| TROTTI, Joseph | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2012-06-22 |
| TUITE-DALTON, Philip Alan Cassan | Director | — | 1999-12-14 |
| TURNER, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2022-03-28 |
| TURVILL, Sarah Joan | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2023-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-16 | Active |
| Willis Faber Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 410 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.