HAMPDEN AGENCIES LIMITED
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Cash
£4.8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15M
Equity attributable
Employees
53
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13M
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 | £25,789,059 | — | |
| Operating profit | £12,176,665 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £12,723,140 | — | |
| Net profit | £9,561,419 | — | |
| Cash | £4,810,104 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,221,325 | — | |
| Net assets | £14,966,986 | — | |
| Equity | £14,966,986 | — | |
| Average employees | 53 | — | |
| Wages | £8,726,190 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,568,364 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 47.2% | |
| Net margin | 37.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 57.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.38x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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
- HAMPDEN AGENCIES LIMITED 1998-12-24 → present
- FALCON AGENCIES LIMITED 1994-10-06 → 1998-12-24
- DEALIMPORT LIMITED 1994-09-21 → 1994-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors do not consider, therefore, that the Company has any issues with regard to being able to continue to trade as a going concern, and therefore the Company continues to prepare the statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The 2023 Year of Account has produced the best average profit for our clients for 20 years. Market conditions were strong and improving as rates increased to reflect the more challenging environment we had experienced in previous years.”
- “The Company supported 3 new Syndicate start-ups during 2025 which, along with many Members taking up pre-emptions, increasing the underwriting capacity.”
- “During 2025 the business started the process of reviewing and improving the current IT infrastructure. A project plan was approved by the Board in late 2025 and is expected to be completed over the coming years.”
- “In English proceedings in June 2025, the High Court found War Risks insurers liable to the policyholders and All Risks insurers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-01 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Nicholas | Director | 2018-09-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| FRANCIS, John Edward Henry | Director | 2023-04-27 | Aug 1963 | British |
| FULLERTON-ROME, Elizabeth Roman | Director | 2020-09-03 | Sep 1971 | British |
| MCCAIG, Malcolm Graham | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1955 | British |
| ST JOHN DAVIS, James Nicholas | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1989 | British |
| STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Galloway Dunlop Du Roy De Blicquy, Lord | Director | 2021-10-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| TURNER, George Donald | Director | 2017-09-01 | May 1979 | British |
| WILCOX, Stephen Mark | Director | 2002-09-21 | Sep 1954 | British |
| WOOD, Alistair Thomas | Director | 2009-01-29 | May 1972 | British |
| WOOD, Nigel Edward Robert | Director | 2022-04-14 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Michael Charles | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Nicholas David | Secretary | 1994-10-06 | 2000-12-31 |
| SAWYER, Mark | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-06 |
| TAYLOR, Leslie | Secretary | 2001-12-31 | 2007-11-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-09-21 | 1994-10-03 |
| ARMOUR, June Kathleen | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1997-01-31 |
| BERKELEY, Giles Robert | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| BRUCE, Timothy Charles | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-09-12 |
| CAMROUX - OLIVER, Charles Guy | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2020-02-19 |
| CANT, David Antony | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2016-03-31 |
| CANT, David Antony | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2000-09-12 |
| CARRICK, Nicholas Henry Debenham | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2018-12-21 |
| CARRICK, Nicholas Henry Debenham | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2000-09-12 |
| CLEAVER, Hugh Richard | Director | 2009-09-03 | 2017-09-01 |
| COLERIDGE, Timothy Richard | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1999-09-30 |
| CRAWFORD-SMITH, Neil Leslie | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2023-01-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Anne Marie | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2000-10-09 |
| DAVIES, Angie Michael | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1999-02-02 |
| DE RIVAZ, Nigel Francis Chevalley | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2000-12-31 |
| EGREMONT, Louise | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-06-30 |
| EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2007-12-10 |
| GARMOYLE, Hugh Sebastian, Viscount | Director | 2010-06-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| GILMOUR, Ewen Hamilton | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2020-04-29 |
| GRAY, Peter Francis | Director | 1999-01-21 | 1999-03-25 |
| HANBURY, Nigel John | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2009-12-31 |
| HARE, Christopher Peter | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-08-31 |
| HILL, Jeremy Grahame | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-06 |
| HULBERT-POWELL, Charles George Lacy | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2000-09-29 |
| KEELING, Christopher Anthony Gedge | Director | 1999-01-31 | 1999-03-25 |
| LEWIS, Nicholas David | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2009-09-03 |
| LEWIS, William Winterbotham | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2002-05-22 |
| LEY GREAVES, John Bruce | Director | 1999-01-21 | 1999-03-12 |
| MACAULAY, George Franklin | Director | 1998-10-16 | 2008-03-31 |
| MILLN, Christopher John | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1999-03-12 |
| NUTTING, Peter Robert | Director | 1995-03-20 | 2007-12-10 |
| OLIVER, Timothy Patrick Camroux | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2007-12-10 |
| PAGE, Richard Anthony | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2000-09-12 |
| PODD, Graham John | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1999-03-12 |
| RAYNER, Allan | Director | 1999-01-07 | 1999-06-25 |
| RIDLEY, Adam Nicholas, Sir | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SAWYER, Mark | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-06 |
| SINCLAIR, James Melville | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2000-10-02 |
| STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Dunlop Galloway De Roy De Blicquy Galbraith, Lord | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-01-31 |
| TOTTMAN, Mark John | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2010-11-30 |
| TRUETT, Philip Arthur | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-09-29 |
| WARWICK, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-09-22 |
| WATSON, Richard Michael Arlom | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2000-09-12 |
| WENTWORTH STANLEY, Nicholas Philip | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| WILCOX, Stephen Mark | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2000-09-12 |
| WILTON, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-09-21 | 1994-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Capital Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.