ASPEN (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
USD 4,865,000
-75% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1bn
USD 1,488,692,000
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£552k
USD 743,000
-96.9% first positive since 2023
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
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 | £0 | £18,098,105 | £0 | -100% | |
| Operating profit | — | £17,539,205 | £390,933 | -97.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,249,350 | £17,641,026 | £552,211 | -96.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,829,431 | £16,925,307 | £413,973 | -97.6% | |
| Cash | £1,924,935 | £14,489,038 | £3,615,756 | -75% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,089,083,612 | £1,103,036,046 | £1,106,422,891 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,089,083,612 | £1,103,036,046 | £1,106,422,891 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £1,089,083,612 | £1,103,036,046 | £1,106,422,891 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 96.9% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 93.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.6% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 1.00x | 21.91x |
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.
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 confirm that they are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period up until 15 July 2027. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ASPEN (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Aspen US Holdings Inc 100%
- Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 100%
- Aspen Insurance US Services Inc 100%
- Aspen Specialty Insurance Management Inc 100%
- Aspen Re America Inc 100%
- Aspen Specialty Insurance Solutions LLC 100%
- Aspen American Insurance Company 100%
- Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited 100%
- Aspen UK Syndicate Services Limited 100%
- Aspen Australia Service Company Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 August 2025, AIHL entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), under which Aspen will be acquired by a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc. ("Sompo").”
- “On 24 February 2026, the Merger Sub merged with and into Aspen, with AIHL surviving such merger (the "Merger" and such surviving company, the "Surviving Company") as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ESIL and indirect subsidiary of Sompo. This does not impact on the Company's financial performance for the year or its financial position as at the year end 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Kelly | Secretary | 2024-11-29 | — | — |
| BEDFORD, Edward Michael Octavius | Director | 2026-04-10 | Sep 1977 | British |
| BRADBROOK, Paul Richard | Director | 2024-11-29 | Feb 1976 | British |
| PICKERING, Mark | Director | 2026-04-01 | Dec 1976 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2024-11-29 |
| CSAKY, Leo Sandor | Secretary | 2006-09-13 | 2007-02-26 |
| KERSHAW, Alexander James | Secretary | 2021-09-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| LIPSCOMB, Helen | Secretary | 2011-03-18 | 2021-09-14 |
| ROUFCA, Patricia | Secretary | 2007-02-26 | 2011-03-18 |
| LEBOEUF LAMB CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-06-03 | 2006-09-13 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-03 | 2003-06-03 |
| AMAN, Timothy Paul | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2021-06-03 |
| AMARO, David | Director | 2022-04-26 | 2026-04-25 |
| CAIN, Michael Roger | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2022-04-29 |
| CAIN, Mike | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2019-06-04 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian George | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2008-01-18 |
| CHIDWICK, Kevin David | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2021-10-19 |
| CUSACK, Julian Michael | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2008-01-18 |
| DAVIES, Sarah Ann | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2006-11-01 |
| GREEN, Karen Ann | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-01-28 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard David | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2012-02-29 |
| JONES, Christopher Carl Whitmore | Director | 2021-06-03 | 2024-11-29 |
| KIRK, Scott Kenneth | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2020-04-17 |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Marc | Director | 2022-04-26 | 2026-03-18 |
| MARTINEZ, Silvia | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2020-03-31 |
| O'KANE, Charles Christopher | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2019-03-28 |
| ROSE, Stephen George | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2010-02-18 |
| WADE, Katharine Anne | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2013-05-13 |
| WORTH, John | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2014-12-05 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-06-03 | 2003-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompo Holdings Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2026-02-24 | Active |
| Apollo Global Management, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-15 | Ceased 2026-02-24 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.