ASPEN MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED
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Cash
£7.5M
-15% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.9M
+19% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
-32.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 | £6,690,000 | £5,449,000 | £5,339,000 | -2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,700,000 | £883,000 | £1,048,000 | +18.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,700,000 | £1,559,000 | £1,048,000 | -32.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,749,000 | £1,339,000 | £786,000 | -41.3% | |
| Cash | £4,102,000 | £8,810,000 | £7,491,000 | -15% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,494,000 | £4,133,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,494,000 | £4,133,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £6,494,000 | £4,133,000 | £4,919,000 | +19% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 70.3% | 16.2% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | 56.0% | 24.6% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.4% | 21.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.6% | 60.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.90x | 1.64x | 2.81x |
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
- ASPEN MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED 2008-03-27 → present
- WHISTLER MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED 2007-12-21 → 2008-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After performing an assessment, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, which is at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ASPEN MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED · parent
- Aspen Singapore PTE Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 August 2025, AIHL entered into a definitive Merger Agreement, under which Aspen will be acquired by a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Sompo, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance.”
- “On 24 February 2026, Ajax Ltd. merged with and into Aspen, with AIHL surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ESIL and indirect subsidiary of Sompo.”
- “A dividend of £2.0m was approved by the Board on 30 March 2026 and will be paid in during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Kelly | Secretary | 2024-11-29 | — | — |
| BRADBROOK, Paul Richard | Director | 2024-12-17 | Feb 1976 | British |
| CORDELL, Mary Claire | Director | 2026-07-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| DUFFY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2023-02-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| FURGUESON, Michael Graham | Director | 2026-07-01 | Feb 1962 | American |
| JAMES, Julian Timothy | Director | 2026-07-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| MARTIN, Paul | Director | 2026-07-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| STANFORD, Sarah Jane | Director | 2021-01-25 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2024-11-29 |
| CLARK MCKAY, Alastair George | Secretary | 2008-03-26 | 2010-05-18 |
| KERSHAW, Alexander James | Secretary | 2021-09-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| LIPSCOMB, Helen | Secretary | 2011-02-23 | 2021-09-14 |
| ROUFCA, Patricia, Ms. | Secretary | 2010-05-18 | 2011-02-23 |
| DEWEY & LEBOEUF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-21 | 2008-03-26 |
| BUCKNALL, Richard John Stafford | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2016-03-10 |
| BUGLER, Nicholas John Roland | Director | 2007-12-21 | 2008-03-28 |
| CAIN, Michael Roger | Director | 2017-10-17 | 2021-05-19 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2022-05-06 |
| CUSACK, Julian Michael | Director | 2013-09-13 | 2014-03-31 |
| CUSACK, Julian Michael | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2009-02-24 |
| DAWE, Grahame Trevethan | Director | 2019-12-04 | 2020-12-11 |
| DEAN, Mark Ernest | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2020-05-13 |
| FROEHLICH, Theresa Patricia | Director | 2020-02-25 | 2026-06-30 |
| GREEN, Karen Ann | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2019-12-01 |
| HOBBS, John Frederick | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2017-05-25 |
| HUTTER, Heidi Elisabeth | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2019-02-15 |
| INGHAM CLARK, Robert James | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2011-04-21 |
| JACKSON, Martin Gavin | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2017-07-31 |
| JONES, Christopher Carl Whitmore | Director | 2021-05-13 | 2024-11-29 |
| LIDDELL, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2026-06-30 |
| LONG, Robert James | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2010-03-17 |
| MAYR, Karl Josef, Dr | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-06-30 |
| MILNER, Richard Thomas | Director | 2020-11-13 | 2024-01-17 |
| MOOREHEAD-LANE, Robert James, Mr. | Director | 2021-06-03 | 2023-08-31 |
| O'BRIEN, Christopher Patrick James | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2009-10-12 |
| POSTLEWHITE, Stephen John | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2012-05-09 |
| PRICE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 2018-10-22 | 2019-02-28 |
| PURVES, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-22 | 2022-10-31 |
| ROOME, John William Joseph | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| ROSE, Helen | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2018-10-22 |
| ROUSE, Stuart Mark | Director | 2009-10-30 | 2012-05-30 |
| SHAW, Penelope Margaret | Director | 2022-05-18 | 2026-06-30 |
| SINCLAIR, Stuart William | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2008-04-17 |
| TERRY, Nigel Joseph Douty | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2015-11-30 |
| VACHER, Kathryn Ruth Louise | Director | 2010-02-24 | 2017-10-17 |
| VILLERS, Rupert Carlos Chwoles | Director | 2009-06-08 | 2015-06-03 |
| WADE, Katharine Anne | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2013-07-16 |
| WALLER, Natalie | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2026-06-30 |
| WEBSTER, Peter David | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2021-06-30 |
| YELDHAM, Matthew Charles | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2010-03-05 |
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 Llc | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as firm) | 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 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.