WESTFIELD SPECIALTY CAPITAL, (NO. 604) LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£46M
-10.1% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£51M
+40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | — | £652,423,000 | £660,595,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net earned premiums | — | £317,200,000 | £375,500,000 | +18.4% | |
| Claims incurred | — | £170,936,000 | £196,954,000 | +15.2% | |
| Investment return | — | £11,334,000 | £25,373,000 | +123.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £45,603,000 | £36,232,000 | £50,737,000 | +40% | |
| Net profit | £35,291,000 | £28,569,000 | £37,454,000 | +31.1% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | — | £1,000,533,000 | £1,143,204,000 | +14.3% | |
| Total assets | £931,877,000 | £1,304,672,000 | £1,568,633,000 | +20.2% | |
| Total liabilities | — | £1,253,646,000 | £1,522,753,000 | +21.5% | |
| Equity | £40,676,000 | £51,026,000 | £45,880,000 | -10.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 5.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 4.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 119.9% | 67.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.6% | 96.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 5.38x | 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 3 times since incorporation
- WESTFIELD SPECIALTY CAPITAL, (NO. 604) LTD 2023-02-06 → present
- ARGO (NO. 604) LIMITED 2009-06-02 → 2023-02-06
- HERITAGE (NO. 604) LIMITED 2008-01-11 → 2009-06-02
- NAMECO (NO.604) LIMITED 2001-09-25 → 2008-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG 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 period of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “The Syndicate introduced Fine Art and Specie as a new line of business for the 2025 year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGYLE, Darren | Director | 2012-05-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| SHALLOW, Jeremy Wycliffe | Director | 2025-10-09 | Feb 1984 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Belinda | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2010-07-29 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-25 | 2007-12-31 |
| BATTAGLIOLA, Paul David | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2009-09-24 |
| CARRIER, Andrew John, Mr. | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-09-27 |
| DENNISTON, Nicholas Geoffrey Alastair | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-07 |
| ENOIZI, Julian Antony Peter | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| EVANS, Graham Peter | Director | 2023-12-19 | 2025-07-24 |
| EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| HARRIS, David Jonathan | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2017-07-26 |
| KIRBY, Dominic James | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2023-12-19 |
| LANG, David Mark | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2018-06-29 |
| O'DONNELL, Ciaran | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2012-03-31 |
| PEXTON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-10 |
| RADKE, Jeffrey Lee | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2013-09-27 |
| RITCHIE, Bruno Christopher | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| SARDESON, James Christopher | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2009-05-20 |
| NOMINA PLC | Corporate Director | 2001-09-25 | 2007-12-31 |
| NOMINA SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-09-25 | 2001-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Specialty Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-28 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-02-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-28 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.