IRIS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£7M
-39% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+14.7% vs 2024
Employees
48
-4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£899K
+224% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,856,756 | £8,878,060 | £8,143,436 | -8.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,049,903 | -£21,651 | £841,826 | +3,988.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,061,794 | £277,317 | £898,517 | +224% | |
| Net profit | £1,844,206 | £786,114 | £234,310 | £765,810 | +226.8% | |
| Cash | £13,160,612 | £10,460,735 | £11,467,616 | £6,995,108 | -39% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,078,598 | £2,392,560 | £3,167,574 | +32.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,468,937 | £2,658,289 | £2,012,032 | £2,308,566 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | — | £2,658,289 | £2,012,032 | £2,308,566 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 53 | 50 | 48 | -4% | |
| Wages | £4,295,596 | £3,828,543 | £3,884,209 | £3,467,388 | -10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 | 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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.7% | -0.2% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.0% | 2.6% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 34.1% | -0.9% | 26.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 88.7% | 92.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.00x | 0.99x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.73x | -0.41x | 13.20x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- IRIS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 2001-10-12 → present
- IRIS INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 2000-09-15 → 2001-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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
- IRIS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED · parent
- Huxy Aviation Limited 100%
- Blink Intermediary Solutions Limited 88%
- Iris Insurance Brokers France SAS 100%
- Vivid UW Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, IRIS relocated its London office to 40 Lime Street.”
- “During the year, the Group continued the development of VIVID UW Ltd, its delegated underwriting and specialist distribution platform. Investment was made in personnel, technology and product development to establish the operational infrastructure required to support future growth.”
- “On the 29th September 2025, Huxy Holdings Limited was incorporated and subsequently on 3rd October 2025, a share for share agreement was entered into for the entire share capital of Iris Insurance Brokers Limited.”
- “Subsequently in March 2026, the investment properties held by Iris Insurance Brokers Limited were transferred to Huxy Holdings Ltd.”
- “In June 2026, the share capital of Iris Insurance Brokers was acquired by ANV Holdings Ltd. As a consequence of these transactions, Iris Insurance Brokers Limited became a subsidiary of ANV Holdings Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTWELL, Donn Kealon Patrick | Director | 2011-04-26 | Jun 1961 | Irish |
| HUTLEY, Margarita | Director | 2009-04-05 | Aug 1976 | British |
| HUTLEY, Mark Edward Paul | Director | 2001-10-15 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTLEY, Paul | Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2009-04-04 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2000-09-15 |
| HUTLEY, Paul | Director | 2000-09-15 | 2009-04-04 |
| HUTLEY, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2000-09-15 | 2003-03-17 |
| TABER, Paul Roger | Director | 2003-03-18 | 2005-06-30 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-15 | 2000-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huxy Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-03 | Active |
| Mr Mark Edward Paul Hutley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.