EGGAR FORRESTER INSURANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£824K
+57.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£472K
+4.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
14
+40% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£31K
-76.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £771,740 | — | — | £1,187,143 | £1,307,795 | +10.2% | |
| Operating profit | £67,630 | — | — | £131,582 | £11,821 | -91% | |
| Profit before tax | £69,472 | £106,345 | £112,321 | £134,450 | £31,082 | -76.9% | |
| Net profit | £55,998 | — | £90,338 | £99,686 | £21,424 | -78.5% | |
| Cash | £492,293 | £775,999 | £855,359 | £522,700 | £823,663 | +57.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £176,462 | £260,510 | £350,848 | £450,909 | £472,333 | +4.8% | |
| Net assets | £175,824 | £260,191 | £350,529 | £450,215 | £471,639 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £175,824 | £260,191 | £350,529 | £450,215 | £471,639 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | +40% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | — | — | 11.1% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | — | — | 8.4% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.3% | — | — | 29.2% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 48.1% | 57.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.08x | 1.73x |
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
- EGGAR FORRESTER INSURANCE LIMITED 2004-04-14 → present
- GOLDFOIL LIMITED 2003-09-23 → 2004-04-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAVERI, Rakesh | Secretary | 2023-10-23 | — | — |
| DARKIN, Martine | Director | 2022-06-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GRANT-DALTON, Kevin Duncan Spry | Director | 2014-10-29 | Dec 1952 | British |
| HODGSON, Michael Edward | Director | 2005-02-17 | Aug 1952 | British |
| HODGSON, Thomas Peter | Director | 2014-07-01 | Jun 1982 | British |
| ZAVERI, Rakesh | Director | 2023-10-23 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Colin David | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2005-03-01 |
| ZAVERI, Rakesh | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-23 | 2003-10-08 |
| HARRISON, Colin David | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-04-27 |
| WILLCOX, Paul David Talbot | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2022-12-06 |
| ZAVERI, Rakesh | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-23 | 2003-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Edward Hodgson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Peter Hodgson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Eggar Forrester Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-10-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.