HISCOX PLC
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Cash
£26m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£551m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£62m
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 | -£34,698,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£62,491,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£53,613,000 | — | |
| Cash | £25,804,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £867,978,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £551,141,000 | — | |
| Equity | £551,141,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,990,000 | — |
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 | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | -1.25x |
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
- HISCOX PLC 1996-07-02 → present
- HISCOX DEDICATED INSURANCE FUND PLC. 1993-11-15 → 1996-07-02
- SABLEDOVE PLC 1993-07-20 → 1993-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HISCOX PLC · parent
- Hiscox Holdings Ltd
- Hiscox Insurance holding Ltd
- ALTOHA Inc.
- Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Significant events
- “With effect from 1 July 2025, the Company changed its functional currency from Pounds Sterling to US Dollars.”
- “In July 2025, Hiscox Asia Holdings Pte Ltd completed the sale of Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd to Auto & General (SEA) Holdings Pte Ltd. A Loss on Disposal of Investment in Subsidiary was recognised at $6,146,000”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISON, Audrey | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| NICHOLSON, Robert Frank | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2022-06-30 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HUSSAIN, Hamayou Akbar | Director | 2016-09-12 | Oct 1972 | British |
| MURRAY, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2023-05-05 | May 1980 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Ouliana Alexandrovna, Dr | Director | 2023-05-05 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGES, Stuart John | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2007-01-30 |
| BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire | Secretary | 2007-01-30 | 2007-11-01 |
| BUXTON-SMITH, Maria Rita | Secretary | 2010-12-31 | 2011-08-11 |
| CATT, Clifford Richard | Secretary | 1993-11-17 | 1998-10-31 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 2017-04-03 | 2018-03-23 |
| HALL, Lori-Lee | Secretary | 2019-10-28 | 2020-02-13 |
| HUBBER, Keith Michael | Secretary | 2018-12-21 | 2019-10-25 |
| HUNT, Bethany Francesca Emma | Secretary | 2018-03-23 | 2020-02-28 |
| LEAVY, Loretto | Secretary | 2020-02-28 | 2022-03-31 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Secretary | 1998-10-31 | 1999-01-01 |
| SILVERWOOD, Kathryn | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, John Keith | Secretary | 2011-10-18 | 2017-04-03 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| AUER, Adrian Richard | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| BRIDGES, Stuart John | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| BROWN JNR, Philip James | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1996-10-09 |
| CAMPBELL, Sally Victoria | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-04-14 |
| CATT, Clifford Richard | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-10-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| CHILDS, Robert Simon | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2013-02-25 |
| CLEMENTS, Robert | Director | 1994-11-22 | 1999-04-09 |
| CULLUM, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1997-07-10 |
| FRANKLIN ENGLER, Carol | Director | 1999-08-12 | 2006-12-12 |
| HALL, Stephen Hargreaves | Director | 1995-08-24 | 2005-12-31 |
| HISCOX, Robert Ralph Scrymgeour | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2013-02-25 |
| HOWLAND JACKSON, Anthony Geoffrey Clive | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2006-12-12 |
| HUMM, Timothy Maxwell | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-07-06 |
| JONES III, Ralph Edward | Director | 1998-02-24 | 1999-11-03 |
| LINNELL, David George Thomas | Director | 1993-11-21 | 1998-06-30 |
| LOUDON, John | Director | 1997-05-08 | 1999-04-13 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1993-11-21 |
| NETHERTON, Derek Nigel Donald | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2006-12-12 |
| NEWMAN, Robin George | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1998-06-30 |
| PEDELTY, Mervyn Kay, Sir | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| SHARPLES, Christopher John, The Hon | Director | 1995-08-24 | 1996-11-06 |
| THOMSON, Ian Nicholas | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2001-07-04 |
| WATSON, Richard Colin | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiscox Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 585 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.