HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC
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Cash
£29m
+0.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£180m
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£21m
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC·Financials median
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC·Financials median
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC·Financials median
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC·Financials median
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC·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 | £36,256,000 | £20,929,000 | £16,518,000 | -21.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £36,256,000 | £20,929,000 | £20,547,000 | -1.8% | |
| Net profit | £38,543,000 | £18,575,000 | £20,547,000 | +10.6% | |
| Cash | £40,596,000 | £28,935,000 | £28,990,000 | +0.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £214,630,000 | £231,573,000 | £234,615,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £162,701,000 | £173,116,000 | £180,279,000 | +4.1% | |
| Equity | £162,701,000 | £173,116,000 | £180,279,000 | +4.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £2,732,000 | £3,111,000 | £4,244,000 | +36.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,938,000 | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 9.0% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.2% | 28.8% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | 12.16x | 7.96x | 4.61x | |
| Interest cover | 21.08x | 3.45x | 2.55x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC 2014-01-22 → present
- HAMPDEN UNDERWRITING PLC 2007-07-10 → 2014-01-22
- SENTINEL UNDERWRITING PLC 2006-08-01 → 2007-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to meet its underwriting and other operational obligations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC · parent
- Nameco (No 917) Limited 100%
- Advantage DCP Limited 100%
- Catbang 926 Limited 100%
- Chanterelle Underwriting Limited 100%
- Chapman Underwriting Limited 100%
- Charmac Underwriting Limited 100%
- Chorlton Underwriting Limited 100%
- Clifton 2011 Limited 100%
- Exalt Underwriting Limited 100%
- Fyshe Underwriting LLP 100%
- Gould SLP 100%
- GTC Underwriting Limited 100%
- Harris Family UTG Limited 100%
- Hillnameco Limited 100%
- Hyde Park Capital Limited 100%
- Inversanda LLP 100%
- Kemah Lime Street Capital Limited 100%
- Kunduz LLP 100%
- N J Hanbury Limited 100%
- Nameco (1208) Limited 100%
- Nameco (301) Limited 100%
- Nameco (606) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1011) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1095) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1110) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1111) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1113) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1130) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 1232) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 2012) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 346) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 389) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 408) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 409) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 510) Limited 100%
- Nameco (No 544) Limited 100%
- Nameco 1025 Limited 100%
- New Filcom Limited 100%
- Nomina No 070 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 084 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 110 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 321 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 348 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 469 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 472 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 505 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 533 LLP 100%
- Nomina No 536 LLP 100%
- North Breache Underwriting Limited 100%
- Park Farm Underwriting Limited 100%
- Queensberry Underwriting Limited 100%
- Risk Capital UTG Limited 100%
- Romsey Underwriting Limited 100%
- Salviscount LLP 100%
- Shaw Lodge Limited 100%
- Whitehouse Underwriting Limited 100%
- Whittle Martin Underwriting 100%
- Helios Underwriting Partners 100%
- Helios Corporate Services Limited 100%
- Helios Management Services Limited 100%
- Helios Corporate Member 1 Limited 100%
- Helios Corporate Member 2 Limited 100%
- Helios CM No.1 Limited 100%
- Helios CM No.2 Limited 100%
- Helios CM No.3 Limited 100%
- Helios CM No.4 Limited 100%
- Helios CM No.5 Limited 100%
- Helios LLV One Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Two Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Three Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Four Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Five Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Six Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Seven Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Eight Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Nine LLP 100%
- Helios LLV Ten LLP 100%
- Helios LLV Eleven Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Twelve Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Thirteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Fourteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Fifteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Sixteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Seventeen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Eighteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Nineteen Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Twenty Ltd 100%
- Helios LLV Twenty One Ltd 100%
- Starter Home One Limited 100%
- Starter Home Two Limited 100%
- Starter Home Three Limited 100%
- Starter Home Four Limited 100%
- Starter Home Five Limited 100%
- Starter Home Six Limited 100%
- Helios LLV Twenty Eight LLP 100%
- Helios LLV Twenty Nine LLP 100%
- Helios LLV Thirty LLP 100%
- Starter Home Seven Limited 100%
- Starter Home Eight Limited 100%
- Starter Home Nine Limited 100%
- Starter Home Ten Limited 100%
- Starter Home Eleven Limited 100%
- RBC Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In respect of the year ended 31 December 2025, a final dividend of 10p per fully paid ordinary share amounting to a total dividend of £6,958,591 is to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting on 22 June 2026.”
- “A new share repurchase program was announced on 9 April 2026 to return up to a maximum aggregate amount £2,000,000 to the Company's shareholders.”
- “14 January 2026 Helios acquired 100% of the share capital of Nameco No. 364 Limited for a consideration of £3,450,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIN, Reva | Secretary | 2025-06-30 | — | — |
| CHAMBERS, John Edmond | Director | 2024-06-28 | Jan 1965 | British |
| CHRISTIE, Andrew Hildred | Director | 2013-07-08 | Mar 1956 | British |
| HANBURY, Nigel John | Director | 2012-10-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| LIBASSI, Thomas John | Director | 2021-04-20 | Dec 1958 | American |
| MAITRA, Adhiraj | Director | 2025-06-30 | Apr 1983 | British |
| PARSONS, Joanna Tamar | Director | 2025-10-20 | Feb 1964 | British |
| TUCKER, Louis Georg De Normanville | Director | 2025-10-20 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WADE, Katharine Anne | Director | 2024-08-29 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Martha Blanche Waymark | Secretary | 2014-03-01 | 2024-03-21 |
| HARBER, Ben | Secretary | 2024-12-03 | 2025-06-30 |
| VAN DER MEIJDEN, Kristel | Secretary | 2024-03-21 | 2024-12-03 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-01 | 2014-03-01 |
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-04 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-01 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Harold Michael Clunie | Director | 2007-08-09 | 2023-06-29 |
| EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2021-02-06 |
| FITZALAN HOWARD, Edward William, Duke Of Norfolk | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-04-19 |
| LESLIE, John Andrew | Director | 2006-08-04 | 2013-06-27 |
| MANNERS, Arthur Roger | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2025-06-30 |
| OLIVER, James Michael Yorrick, Sir | Director | 2006-08-04 | 2017-06-29 |
| REITH, Martin Robert Davidson | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2024-06-10 |
| WADE, Michael John | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2025-02-28 |
| NOMINA PLC | Corporate Director | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-04 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-01 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-08-01 | 2006-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Roseff | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2021-04-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 14
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.