OVAL INSURANCE BROKING LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£18m
-2.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£139k
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | -£167,000 | -£143,000 | -£139,000 | +2.8% | |
| Net profit | -£523,000 | -£419,000 | -£399,000 | +4.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,722,000 | £21,481,000 | £20,181,000 | -6.1% | |
| Net assets | £19,030,000 | £18,373,000 | £17,958,000 | -2.3% | |
| Equity | £19,030,000 | £18,373,000 | £17,958,000 | -2.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 27.7% | 25.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.69x | 6.44x | 6.14x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- OVAL INSURANCE BROKING LIMITED 2005-09-29 → present
- BLAND BANKART (UK) LIMITED 2001-12-19 → 2005-09-29
- BLAND BANKART (LEICESTER) LIMITED 1997-09-30 → 2001-12-19
- P. & G. BLAND LIMITED 1975-01-01 → 1997-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of the approval of the financial statements and, therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In April 2026, the Pension Schemes Bill completed its Parliamentary passage and became the Pension Schemes Act 2026 on the 29th April 2026. Associated regulatory and professional guidance has been issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Nicholas George Robert | Director | 2024-08-01 | May 1974 | British |
| SCOTT, Charles Douglas Knowles | Director | 2018-07-09 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENEV, Stefan Benkov | Secretary | 2004-07-27 | 2014-04-01 |
| BLAND, Gilbert Lawrence | Secretary | — | 1997-09-12 |
| MCGOWAN, William Lindsay | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2018-08-10 |
| PEEL, Alistair Charles | Secretary | 2018-08-10 | 2024-07-26 |
| SANDERS, Janet Kathryn | Secretary | 1997-09-12 | 2004-07-27 |
| BALL, David Ian | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-04-30 |
| BLANC, Peter William | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2014-10-27 |
| BLAND, Gilbert Lawrence | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| BLAND, Philip Anthony | Director | — | 2005-10-31 |
| BRADLEY, Richard John | Director | — | 2002-01-14 |
| BRIGHT, Stephen Michael | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2006-02-02 |
| CHILTON, Grahame David | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-10-07 |
| CLARK, Paul Kingsley | Director | 1990-02-28 | 2004-04-30 |
| CUSWORTH, Leslie | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| DALGARNO, Sarah | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-03-17 |
| ELLIOTT, Paul Andrew | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2014-04-01 |
| ELWELL, Karen Marie | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2003-05-29 |
| EMERSON, Neil | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-04-30 |
| GALLAGHER, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-10-07 |
| GIMSON, Elaine | Director | 1994-04-12 | 1998-12-31 |
| GIMSON, Elaine | Director | — | 1993-08-10 |
| HERDMAN, Jeffrey Niven | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2012-03-19 |
| HODSON, Richard Phillip | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2014-04-01 |
| HOPKINS, John Richard | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-04-30 |
| KING, Richard Buckland | Director | — | 1994-10-07 |
| LUNSON, Nicholas Clive | Director | 1993-08-16 | 2004-04-30 |
| MAHON, Kevin Michael | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| MUGGE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-01-26 |
| NORRIS-JONES, David Colin | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| O'CONNELL, Patrick | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2014-04-01 |
| PIKE, Matthew William | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-10-07 |
| PINSENT, Antony Andrew Mcpherson | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2006-03-01 |
| REA, Michael Peter | Director | 2016-07-18 | 2024-08-01 |
| RICHMOND, Carol Ann | Director | 2016-07-18 | 2023-04-14 |
| ROSS, David Christopher | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-02-09 |
| SHAW, Simon Andrew | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2011-08-31 |
| STEELE, Anthony | Director | 1995-05-09 | 2002-01-14 |
| STORY, Ian Graham | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2018-06-30 |
| STORY, Ian Graham | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2014-06-24 |
| SWANN, Sally Anne | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2004-04-30 |
| WEBB, Stephen Robert | Director | 1993-08-16 | 2002-01-14 |
| WHEELER, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friary Intermediate Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-20 | Active |
| Oval Management Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of 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.