BEAZLEY GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£355M
USD 473,600,000
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3M
USD 4,400,000
+215.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £0 | -£2,844,737 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | -£2,844,737 | £3,293,906 | +215.8% | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,096,122 | £2,395,568 | +214.3% | |
| Cash | £74,862 | £598,892 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £352,148,525 | £355,367,570 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £155,861,656 | £352,148,525 | £354,544,093 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £155,861,656 | £352,148,525 | £354,544,093 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 36.6% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 8.13x | 1.05x | 11.33x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BEAZLEY GROUP LIMITED 2009-06-09 → present
- BEAZLEY GROUP PLC 2002-11-01 → 2009-06-09
- BEAZLEY FURLONGE GROUP LIMITED 2001-02-14 → 2002-11-01
- BEAZLEY DEDICATED NO. 3 LIMITED 2000-10-23 → 2001-02-14
- 3204TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2000-10-03 → 2000-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis. In concluding their assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for twelve months from the date of the financial statements being authorised for issue. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Group structure
- BEAZLEY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Beazley Canada Limited 100%
- Beazley Corporate Governance Services Limited 100%
- Beazley Corporate Member (No.2) Limited 100%
- Beazley Corporate Member (No.3) Limited 100%
- Beazley Corporate Member (No.6) Limited 100%
- Beazley Furlonge Holdings Limited 100%
- Beazley Furlonge Limited 100%
- Beazley Investments Limited 100%
- Beazley Management Limited 100%
- Beazley Staff Underwriting Limited 100%
- Beazley Solutions Limited 100%
- Beazley Underwriting Limited 100%
- Beazley Underwriting Services Limited 100%
- BHI Digital UK Limited 100%
- Beazley Security Limited 100%
- Beazley Solutions International Limited 100%
- Beazley Labuan Limited 100%
- Beazley America Insurance Company, Inc. ** 100%
- Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc.** 100%
- Beazley Group (USA) General Partnership* 100%
- Beazley Holdings, Inc.* 100%
- BHI Digital LLC.* 100%
- Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.** 100%
- Beazley NewCo Captive Company, Inc.** 100%
- Beazley RI Manager, Inc.* 100%
- Beazley USA Services, Inc.* 100%
- Beazley Security LLC.*** 100%
- Beazley Pte. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 2 March 2026, the Boards of Beazley plc and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd ('Zurich') announced that they had agreed the terms of a recommended offer by Zurich to purchase the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Beazley plc, subject to certain conditions including regulatory approvals ('the Transaction'). Shareholder approval was received on 22 April 2026. Details of the Transaction are set out in the announcement dated 2 March 2026 which can be found on the Beazley Group's website.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Board considered and approved a dividend of $19.9m from the distributable reserves of Beazley Group Ltd (the "Company") to Beazley Ireland Holdings plc ("BIH"). As this dividend was not approved at the reporting date, no liability has been recognised in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAZLEY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-31 | — | — |
| MCGIVNEY, Edward Joseph | Director | 2014-04-08 | May 1967 | Irish |
| RAYMENT, Steven David | Director | 2025-04-30 | Aug 1976 | British |
| STEVENS, Mark Philip David | Director | 2025-09-29 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPE, Sian Annette | Secretary | 2009-05-08 | 2011-05-26 |
| GORMAN, Jeremy Philip | Secretary | 2002-11-05 | 2005-03-14 |
| KINGSTON, Julia Hazel | Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2001-02-05 |
| MANNERS, Arthur Roger | Secretary | 2005-03-14 | 2009-05-06 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2011-05-26 | 2023-08-31 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2001-02-05 | 2002-10-18 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-20 |
| AGNEW, Jonathan Geoffrey William | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2009-06-09 |
| BEAZLEY, Andrew Frederick | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2009-06-09 |
| BECKER, William Marston | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2009-06-09 |
| BLUNDEN, George Patrick | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-10-18 |
| BRIDE, Martin Lindsay | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2015-03-30 |
| COOPE, Sian Annette | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| FISHBURN, John Dudley | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2009-06-09 |
| FURLONGE, Nicholas Hill | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2009-06-09 |
| GOODMAN, Mark Simon | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2019-09-24 |
| GRAY, Jonathan George | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2009-06-09 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander Gordon Kelso | Director | 2006-09-08 | 2009-06-09 |
| HORTON, David Andrew | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2014-04-08 |
| JONES, Daniel Lawrence | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2009-06-09 |
| MAIDMENT, Neil Patrick | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2009-06-09 |
| MANNERS, Arthur Roger | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2003-06-12 |
| OLDRIDGE, Christine Paula | Director | 2016-08-31 | 2025-08-07 |
| POMFRET, Andrew David | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2009-06-09 |
| ROWELL, Jonathan George Benton | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2008-10-03 |
| SARGENT, Joseph Denny | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2006-10-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Thomas Francis | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2006-10-31 |
| TURK, Rachel Emma | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| WASHBOURN, Clive Andrew | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2009-06-09 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-20 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beazley Ireland Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 296 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.