HSB ENGINEERING INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+60.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7M
+123.6% vs 2024
Employees
267
-4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+539.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,706,000 | £35,244,000 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£245,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£245,000 | £1,077,000 | +539.6% | |
| Net profit | -£669,000 | £932,000 | +239.3% | |
| Cash | £900,000 | £1,444,000 | +60.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,251,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £755,000 | £1,688,000 | +123.6% | |
| Equity | £755,000 | £1,688,000 | +123.6% | |
| Average employees | 278 | 267 | -4% | |
| Wages | £18,496,000 | £17,446,000 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £644,000 | £691,000 | +7.3% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | — | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.1% | 93.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.90x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HSB ENGINEERING INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 2011-09-22 → present
- HSB HAUGHTON ENGINEERING INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 1997-11-21 → 2011-09-22
- HAUGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1995-04-05 → 1997-11-21
- INHOCO 395 LIMITED 1995-01-16 → 1995-04-05
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 are confident in the continued viability of the business. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis, reflecting their belief that the Company will continue to operate for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HSB ENGINEERING INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- HSB EIS Pension Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 February 2026, the Trustee of The HSB Haughton Engineering Insurance Services Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme, for which the Company is the sponsoring employer, purchased a bulk annuity policy, also referred to as a buy-in policy, from Canada Life Limited, which insures the Scheme benefits in full. The policy is held as an asset of the Scheme and does not transfer the legal obligation to the insurer. The premium paid was £36.2m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDLEY, Benjamin James Eastwood | Secretary | 2023-12-20 | — | — |
| BENDELOW, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2013-04-30 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BURROWS, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-07-18 | Feb 1971 | British |
| GIBBS, Anthony Peter | Director | 2025-07-18 | Feb 1964 | British |
| O'REILLY, Anya | Director | 2015-02-02 | Aug 1974 | British |
| REDMOND, Derek Anthony | Director | 2023-10-31 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SHAH, Niraj Amratlal Devraj | Director | 2025-07-18 | Jul 1974 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Christine | Director | 2024-06-17 | Apr 1983 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Joan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1995-03-21 | 2003-12-31 |
| HOW, Dominic | Secretary | 2019-09-18 | 2023-12-20 |
| MURPHY, Garth Andrew | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2009-10-28 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 1995-03-21 |
| ANDERSON, Robert David | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1997-10-30 |
| ANDREW, Bernard Lionel | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2010-03-05 |
| BRADLEY, Trevor Michael | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1997-10-30 |
| CRAMPHORN, Timothy George | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2008-02-18 |
| DYSON, Terence Roger | Director | 2021-04-13 | 2026-02-06 |
| HAMPSON, Roderick William | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2010-03-05 |
| HARRISON, Joan Elizabeth | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2003-01-31 |
| HOMAN, Paula, Mrs. | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2023-05-31 |
| KILDUFF, Paul Anthony Nicholas | Director | 1997-10-30 | 2000-11-29 |
| KURGO, Paul Edgar | Director | 1997-10-30 | 1999-02-17 |
| MCGHEE, Michael John | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1996-07-21 |
| MILTON, Adrian Peter | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2018-12-07 |
| MURPHY, Garth Andrew | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2009-10-28 |
| MURPHY, Vincent Edward | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1997-11-03 |
| SCHOLS, Hans Arend | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2010-01-31 |
| STOCKDALE, William | Director | 1997-10-30 | 2000-12-31 |
| WATKINS, Stephanie Ann | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2015-02-02 |
| WORRALL, Stephen David | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2025-06-10 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-16 | 1995-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsb Engineering Insurance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.