ALLIED DUNBAR ASSURANCE PLC
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Cash
£4.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9m
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£215k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £83,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £215,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £190,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,088,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,951,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,951,000 | — | |
| Equity | £8,951,000 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x |
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
- ALLIED DUNBAR ASSURANCE PLC 1985-07-01 → present
- HAMBRO LIFE ASSURANCE PLC 1965-11-30 → 1985-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 18 months from the approval of the financial statements and accordingly it is appropriate to continue to use the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALLIED DUNBAR ASSURANCE PLC · parent
- Allied Dunbar Provident plc 100%
- Zurich Advice Network Limited 100%
- Zurich Pensions Management Limited 100%
- Allied Dunbar Financial Services Limited 100%
- Employee Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A contingent liability for historical will writing services as at 31 December 2025 is estimated to be £300,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-04-07 | — | — |
| JENKINS, Gareth David | Director | 2019-12-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| SPENCER, Kirk Matthew | Director | 2025-02-13 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDELL, Ann Claire | Secretary | 2013-07-10 | 2014-04-07 |
| BUSSON, Alan Paul | Secretary | 2006-04-20 | 2006-09-29 |
| HOWE, Peter Charles | Secretary | — | 2004-06-24 |
| KNOTT, Amanda Louise | Secretary | 2006-09-29 | 2014-04-07 |
| LOWE, Nigel | Secretary | 2005-04-14 | 2006-04-20 |
| MEACHAM, Jayne Michelle | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2008-05-02 |
| OLISA HOLDING, Lily | Secretary | 2004-06-24 | 2005-04-14 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Secretary | 2013-07-10 | 2014-04-07 |
| ROGERS, Helen Frances Leigh | Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2008-12-05 |
| ROSS, Corina Katherine | Secretary | 2008-12-05 | 2013-07-25 |
| ALLVEY, David Philip | Director | — | 1993-02-10 |
| BALDWIN, Keith Reginald | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| BEYNON, David John | Director | — | 1992-06-08 |
| BRENNAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| BRIDE, Martin Lindsay | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2009-04-24 |
| CACCHIOLI, John Antony | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2001-06-07 |
| CAMPBELL, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2001-06-11 |
| CARBY, Keith Arthur | Director | — | 1991-06-30 |
| CARRIE, David Ross | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2005-12-31 |
| CARRIE, David Ross | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2001-06-07 |
| CHURCHILL, Lawrence | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2004-06-24 |
| CHURCHILL, Lawrence | Director | — | 1991-10-01 |
| COLSELL, Steven James | Director | 2001-02-07 | 2004-08-03 |
| COOK, Rodney Malcolm | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2002-10-14 |
| DAVIES, Keith John | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-12-10 |
| DEIGHTON, Shayne Paul | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2000-12-21 |
| ELLEN, Peter | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2001-06-08 |
| ETHERINGTON, David John | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2012-08-31 |
| EVANS, Neil James | Director | 2014-05-19 | 2016-03-31 |
| FERNS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2004-08-03 |
| FITZJOHN, Marianne | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2003-09-24 |
| GARRAWAY, Brian Pattison | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| GILLIES, Alasdair Christopher | Director | 2009-06-03 | 2013-05-15 |
| GILLIES, Alasdair Christopher | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2008-06-10 |
| GODSAVE, Simon Andrew | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2013-07-12 |
| GRAYBURN, Jeremy Ward | Director | 1992-06-08 | 1997-08-01 |
| GREENER, George Pallister, Dr | Director | 1991-09-23 | 1996-03-08 |
| GREENSHIELDS, Raymond | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2002-10-14 |
| HODKINSON, Phil Andrew | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-09-11 |
| INGLIS, Kenneth William Ballard | Director | — | 1994-04-29 |
| JERRARD, Vincent John | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2003-04-04 |
| JOFFE, Joel Goodman, Lord | Director | — | 1991-09-19 |
| KENMIR, Anthony Paul | Director | 2009-12-02 | 2012-08-30 |
| LEITCH, Alexander Park | Director | — | 2000-12-21 |
| MANDUCA, Paul Victor Sant | Director | 1994-05-21 | 1999-02-01 |
| MELCHER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 1996-03-13 | 1997-10-15 |
| MOULE, Martin David | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2005-04-25 |
| PENDER, Daniel John | Director | 2012-08-10 | 2013-07-01 |
| REEVE, James Kingsley | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| RONALDSON, Kevin Hugh | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2004-02-29 |
| SEVIOUR, David Alan | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2001-06-18 |
| SEWARD, Ian Graham | Director | 1993-05-11 | 2000-08-29 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Gary Paul John | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2015-10-02 |
| SIMS, David Perrott | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2009-07-24 |
| SIMS, David Perrott | Director | 1997-01-29 | 2001-06-06 |
| SMART, Andrew John | Director | 2000-08-07 | 2001-06-08 |
| SMITH, Philip | Director | — | 1998-10-12 |
| SUCHOPAR, Ladislav Vaclav | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SYKES, James Richard | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| SYKES, James Richard | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2009-10-23 |
| TAPHOUSE, Martin Clive | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2025-02-14 |
| TENGTIO, Oscar Clemente | Director | 2009-06-03 | 2012-08-10 |
| THOMAS, Brian Michael | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2001-11-19 |
| THOMAS, Brian Michael | Director | 1993-01-13 | 1998-08-03 |
| VAN DE GEIJN, Paulus | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2006-04-27 |
| WALL, Steven Lewis | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| YOUNG, Alan Robert | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich Financial Services (Ukisa) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Zurich Financial Services (Ukisa) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 459 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Notice of removal of a director | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.