COFACE UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£10k
+981.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13m
+18,816.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £61,702 | £68,935 | £13,040,095 | +18,816.5% | |
| Net profit | £47,202 | £51,930 | £13,030,071 | +24,991.6% | |
| Cash | £888 | £926 | £10,012 | +981.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,283,655 | £1,335,585 | £2 | -100% | |
| Net assets | £1,283,655 | £1,335,585 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,283,655 | £1,335,585 | £2 | -100% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 89.53x | 78.50x | 1.00x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COFACE UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 2001-09-05 → present
- LONDON BRIDGE FINANCE LIMITED 1959-07-29 → 2001-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- COFACE UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Coface UK Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company completed the disposal of its investment in Coface UK Services Limited and related capital restructuring as part of an internal reorganisation.”
- “On 17 December 2025 following by the approval of the board, the Company disposed of its entire shareholding in Coface UK Services Limited (comprising 1 ordinary share, representing 100% ownership) to its parent undertaking, Compagnie Française d'Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur SA for the contract price of £13,000,000.”
- “The remaining steps to dissolve the Company are expected to be completed during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOURNIER, Anne-Cecile Marie Patricia | Director | 2022-08-01 | Oct 1982 | French |
| PICHON, Carine | Director | 2011-04-28 | Aug 1972 | French |
| URBIN, Benoit | Director | 2023-06-30 | Dec 1971 | French |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOURNEL, Pierre | Secretary | 2007-12-21 | 2009-11-02 |
| HARRISON, Vicki Sherree | Secretary | 2009-11-02 | 2014-04-30 |
| JOTTARD, Philippe | Secretary | — | 1993-03-12 |
| WARD, Anthony William | Secretary | 1993-03-12 | 2007-12-21 |
| AURILLAC, Francois Jean Marie | Director | 1993-07-02 | 1993-08-12 |
| BOURGEOIS, Frederic | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2023-06-30 |
| BOURGEOIS, Frederic Jean Francois | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2011-04-28 |
| BRAUEL, Stefan Andreas | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2011-02-28 |
| BYRNE, Gary | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2026-03-06 |
| CAZES, Jerome | Director | 1993-08-13 | 2010-12-10 |
| CLAIRE, Benoit Jean Maire | Director | 1993-12-14 | 2000-10-12 |
| DE BROQUEVILLE, Michel | Director | 1993-07-02 | 1993-08-12 |
| DENECKER, Xavier | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2012-10-12 |
| DONALDSON, Hamish | Director | — | 1995-07-20 |
| DUNFORD, Campbell Edward | Director | — | 1997-06-16 |
| DUPUY, Jacques | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2002-01-16 |
| FOURNEL, Pierre | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2009-11-02 |
| FRICQUEGNON, Philippe Jacques Bernard | Director | 2005-07-06 | 2008-11-01 |
| FULTON, William Maurice | Director | — | 1997-06-16 |
| GREECHAN, Daniel Gerard | Director | 2010-01-06 | 2014-08-19 |
| GREISMAN, Sylviane Elisabeth | Director | 2008-04-15 | 2011-04-28 |
| GUEST, Malcolm | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2005-04-13 |
| HADICK, Jason | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| HARRISON, Vicki Sherree | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2014-04-30 |
| HOLLYHOMES, Ian Charles | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2012-01-06 |
| HUXLEY, Edward | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-10-09 |
| JANUARD, Jean Pierre | Director | 1993-08-13 | 1993-11-13 |
| LEVERRIER, Jean-Baptiste Claude Andre | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2022-08-01 |
| LINDSAY, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2005-04-13 | 2007-10-12 |
| MARTIN, Bruno Roger Jacques | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-28 |
| MEUNIER, Francois | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2008-11-04 |
| MICHEL, Franz Josef | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2011-04-28 |
| MORAND, Didier | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2012-01-06 |
| MULLEN, David Ronald | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2002-05-09 |
| ORSINI, Francoise | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2008-04-15 |
| PAILLOT, Joel Marc Georges | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2016-02-09 |
| PAUPERT, Alain | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2008-07-07 |
| PILLU, Jean-Marc | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2016-02-09 |
| PRUNTY, Philip William | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2007-12-21 |
| RAMDEEN, Darrin Narendra | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2015-07-16 |
| SHARE, Andrew | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2025-03-11 |
| SHULMAN, John Laurence | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2009-04-08 |
| TAXY, Bridget | Director | 1993-08-13 | 2001-04-27 |
| THAMM, Manfred | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2004-11-12 |
| TRONCY, Corine Jeanne | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2017-07-20 |
| TUFFRAU BARRIANT, Dominique | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2008-07-07 |
| VAINGNEDROYE, Eric | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2025-10-29 |
| WARD, Anthony William | Director | 1999-02-22 | 2007-10-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Grant | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2018-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagnie Francaise D'Assurance Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-18 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.