TRENWICK UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Cash
£48K
-4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4K
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1K
0% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Net profit | £2,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Cash | £48,000 | £50,000 | £48,000 | -4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,000 | £3,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,000 | £3,000 | £4,000 | +33.3% | |
| Equity | £2,000 | £3,000 | £4,000 | +33.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.0% | 95.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.05x | 1.06x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- TRENWICK UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2002-07-10 → present
- CHARTWELL UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1998-09-03 → 2002-07-10
- ARCHER UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1995-03-17 → 1998-09-03
- RESOURCE UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1990-12-03 → 1995-03-17
- HAZLEFORD LIMITED 1990-10-16 → 1990-12-03
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 have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least 31 May 2027 and that therefore it is appropriate to adopt a going concern basis for the preparation of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LACY, Sheldon, Mr. | Director | 2022-11-10 | Aug 1976 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Gavin Mark, Mr. | Director | 2022-01-04 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORMACK, Adrianne | Secretary | 2010-08-18 | 2012-06-30 |
| DANIELS, Clive Anton | Secretary | 1994-06-17 | 2000-08-31 |
| DAOUD-O'CONNELL, Mariana, Mrs. | Secretary | 2017-06-27 | 2019-06-04 |
| DONOVAN, Paul | Secretary | 2012-07-05 | 2013-05-07 |
| ELLIOTT, Mark Henry | Secretary | — | 1992-11-19 |
| FETTO, Amanda | Secretary | 2005-01-19 | 2008-04-22 |
| FETTO, Amanda | Secretary | 2002-03-29 | 2002-10-24 |
| GREENFIELD, James William | Secretary | 2013-05-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| MARSHALL, Joanne, Ms. | Secretary | 2019-06-21 | 2019-10-10 |
| MERRICK, Joanne | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-28 |
| MERRIMAN, Brendan Richard Anthony, Mr | Secretary | 1992-12-02 | 1994-06-17 |
| OSMAN, Philip Arthur Victor Selim | Secretary | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 |
| RYAN, Kevin Keith | Secretary | 2002-10-24 | 2005-01-19 |
| ADAMS, Jeremy Richard | Director | 1998-05-22 | 2001-10-03 |
| BASHFORD, Stephen Neil | Director | — | 1996-10-19 |
| CODD, Anthony Patrick | Director | — | 1997-02-06 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| CRIPPS, Richard Hugh | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2014-07-31 |
| CROIZAT, Pierre David | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2001-04-19 |
| CROWTHER, Stephen Joseph | Director | 1996-10-18 | 1998-05-01 |
| DAVIES, Keith John | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-09-29 |
| DAVIES, Stuart Robert | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2016-11-22 |
| DAVISON, Laurie Esther, Ms. | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2021-05-20 |
| DUFFY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| DUKE, Derek Alexander | Director | — | 1992-12-02 |
| EARP, Michael John | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2000-09-30 |
| ENGLISH, Russell John | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2000-07-12 |
| EWEN, Ruth Catherine | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| FIGG, Roy Elmer | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-06-27 |
| HALLIDAY, Graham Colin | Director | 1994-06-17 | 2000-12-15 |
| HARDEN, Robert John, Mr. | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2018-05-31 |
| JOHN, Russell John English, Dr | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2000-07-12 |
| LAW, Robert David | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2013-02-22 |
| LISTER, David | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1993-11-30 |
| LOWE, David Richard | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1996-09-27 |
| MANNING, Stephen Trevor | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2016-07-29 |
| MARSHALL, David Jonathan | Director | 1993-01-26 | 2002-01-25 |
| MARTIN, Timothy John | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-01-18 |
| MASSIE, Gordon Alistair | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1996-09-27 |
| MCMANUS, Neil Andrew John | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1996-12-09 |
| MERRICK, Joanne | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2002-03-28 |
| MERRIMAN, Brendan Richard Anthony, Mr | Director | 1993-01-26 | 1996-05-15 |
| MEYER, Nigel Sinclair, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2021-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, Alan Simon | Director | — | 1992-12-02 |
| MORTIMER, Jeremy Christopher | Director | 1994-04-18 | 1996-09-30 |
| NASH, Graham Paul | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1993-12-02 |
| NODEN, Kenneth Edward | Director | 1992-12-02 | 1996-02-29 |
| OKELL, Andrew Keith | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2001-10-04 |
| RAYLAND, Robert Alfred | Director | 1993-01-26 | 1996-05-15 |
| RICHARDSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-02-21 |
| SHENTON, Timothy | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1997-09-16 |
| SHIRLEY, John | Director | 1994-06-17 | 2000-02-17 |
| VICKERS, Ralph Pennington | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| WATSON, Michael Clive | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2016-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canopius Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-31 | Active |
| Canopius Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.