BARBON INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+43.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£77M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
344
-17.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.2M
-68.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,731,000 | £33,234,000 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,752,000 | £1,838,000 | -72.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,907,000 | £2,182,000 | -68.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,790,000 | £2,294,000 | -66.2% | |
| Cash | £7,762,000 | £11,173,000 | +43.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,976,000 | £77,433,000 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £74,976,000 | £77,433,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £74,976,000 | £77,433,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 419 | 344 | -17.9% | |
| Wages | £11,481,000 | £10,431,000 | -9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £425,000 | £442,000 | +4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.3% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 21.4% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 2.4% | |
| Current ratio | 9.83x | 13.34x |
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
- BARBON INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED 2008-08-08 → present
- ERINACEOUS INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 2006-11-28 → 2008-08-08
- HANOVER PARK COMMERCIAL LIMITED 1996-01-29 → 2006-11-28
- GLASSMASTER LIMITED 1995-12-08 → 1996-01-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte 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 the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the annual financial statements (see note 1.3)”
Group structure
- BARBON INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Letsure Underwriting Management Limited 100%
- Let Alliance Limited 100%
- Letsure Underwriting Limited 100%
- Barbon Legal Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 June 2025, the Company's intermediate parent company, Paisley Bidco Limited, secured a new, committed acquisition facility ("ACF5") of £400.0m. The structural terms are materially the same as the existing ACF4 with some minor improvements. ACF5 was supported by the Group's existing lender panel.”
- “Barbon Insurance Group Limited are guarantors to these loans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Roy John | Director | 2024-07-29 | Feb 1960 | British |
| FAWCETT, Claire Mary | Director | 2024-08-05 | Aug 1981 | British |
| HALSTEAD, Andrew John | Director | 2019-11-04 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLIS, Juliet Mary Susan | Secretary | 2002-08-19 | 2007-11-29 |
| GACKOWSKI, Stefan | Secretary | 2014-01-06 | 2015-05-06 |
| JOHNSON, Robin Simon | Secretary | 2007-11-29 | 2008-10-01 |
| SARGENT, Gavin Roy | Secretary | 1996-01-19 | 2002-08-19 |
| SCREETON, Philip | Secretary | 2015-05-06 | 2020-12-01 |
| YE, Christina Hong | Secretary | 2008-10-01 | 2013-12-10 |
| M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-12-08 | 1996-01-15 |
| ANDREWS, Fiona | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2022-12-31 |
| ARMITAGE, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2013-05-01 |
| ASHBOLT, Timothy John | Director | 2003-08-15 | 2005-01-13 |
| BELLIS, Neil Graham | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2003-07-08 |
| BOWDEN, Peter | Director | 1996-01-23 | 2002-08-19 |
| BOYLE, John | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2011-12-13 |
| BRINDLEY, Steven John | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2006-09-21 |
| BROADHEAD, Mark William | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2013-03-31 |
| BROWN, Ryan Christopher | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2026-01-15 |
| CHADWICK, Timothy John | Director | 2021-08-05 | 2024-10-21 |
| CROCKER, Nicholas John David | Director | 2006-10-13 | 2007-09-30 |
| CUMMINGS, Lucy | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2007-11-19 |
| ELLEN, Simon Tudor | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2015-06-24 |
| GLOVER, Michael Logan | Director | 2008-05-07 | 2009-04-30 |
| GOODMAN, Leslie David | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2009-05-18 |
| GRAHAM, Peter John | Director | 2015-08-17 | 2016-12-31 |
| HALSTEAD, Andrew John | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-12-03 |
| HUNNISETT, John Dennis | Director | 2003-08-15 | 2006-02-28 |
| JENKINSON, Andrew Timothy | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2011-04-07 |
| JOHNSON, Paul Mark | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2024-09-30 |
| LYNCH, Peter Anthony | Director | 1996-01-23 | 2002-08-19 |
| MCCAIG, Malcolm Graham | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2014-02-01 |
| MCMANUS, Brendan James | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-03-20 |
| MCMANUS, Brendan James | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2019-11-14 |
| OLIVER, David Martin | Director | 2008-11-12 | 2012-06-15 |
| PALMER, Jeffrey Edward | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-08-07 |
| PAYNE, Joanne | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-09-13 |
| PEARSON, Michael | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2005-12-08 |
| PERAUX, Keith Vaughan | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2002-08-19 |
| PIETRUSKA, Alexander Michael | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2024-04-01 |
| RAJAN, Amin Haji | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2008-04-18 |
| RAMSEY, Michael Francis | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2013-06-01 |
| REDBURN, Timothy John | Director | 2008-06-05 | 2012-07-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Mary Annette | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2006-09-21 |
| SCREETON, Philip | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2020-12-01 |
| SHACKELL, Ian Richard Charles | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2008-04-18 |
| SHARP, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2012-09-06 |
| SMITH, James Robert Drummond | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2013-10-01 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Ronald | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-11-04 |
| THUKARAM, Keshav | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2006-09-21 |
| TOTTY, Martin Richard | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2020-12-01 |
| TRUEMAN, Antony John | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2007-09-07 |
| TURNBULL, Nigel Victor | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2007-12-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Neil Vaughan | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| WINKETT, David James | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2024-05-08 |
| WITHERSPOON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| WITHINGTON, Kevin Michael | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2013-12-09 |
| WOODS, David Ernest | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2015-06-24 |
| DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-12-08 | 1996-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pib Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-26 | Active |
| Barbon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.