HOWDEN REINSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£89m
+40.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52m
+91.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
403
+26.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£31m
+239.7% 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 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,753,000 | £114,858,000 | £158,352,000 | +37.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,050,000 | £8,815,000 | £30,765,000 | +249% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,863,000 | £9,184,000 | £31,200,000 | +239.7% | |
| Net profit | -£4,657,000 | £5,427,000 | £21,747,000 | +300.7% | |
| Cash | £47,753,000 | £62,991,000 | £88,698,000 | +40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,856,000 | £26,995,000 | £51,712,000 | +91.6% | |
| Net assets | £19,856,000 | £26,995,000 | £51,712,000 | +91.6% | |
| Equity | £19,856,000 | £26,995,000 | £51,712,000 | +91.6% | |
| Average employees | 181 | 318 | 403 | +26.7% | |
| Wages | £33,743,000 | £68,138,000 | £75,778,000 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,015,000 | £3,892,000 | £3,045,000 | -21.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.2% | 7.7% | 19.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.1% | 4.7% | 13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.4% | 32.7% | 59.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.3% | 90.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.10x | 1.14x |
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
- HOWDEN REINSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 2021-07-23 → present
- RKH SPECIALTY LIMITED 2017-03-02 → 2021-07-23
- POWELL BATESON LIMITED 2010-09-13 → 2017-03-02
- BRABCO 1004 LIMITED 2010-02-01 → 2010-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 December 2026. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis 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
7 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Laura | Secretary | 2026-05-05 | — | — |
| FOKOU, Paraschos | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| COOK, Sebastian Simon Peter | Director | 2026-01-31 | Jul 1985 | British |
| DAVIES, Sarah Ann | Director | 2021-11-02 | Apr 1964 | British |
| FAROOQ, Ahmed | Director | 2022-06-01 | May 1975 | British |
| GARLAND, Denise | Director | 2022-05-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
| JOHNSON, Melissa Grayce | Director | 2024-03-29 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATESON, Karen | Secretary | 2010-07-14 | 2015-08-31 |
| BLAKE, Matt | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2016-09-27 |
| MOORE, Andrew John | Secretary | 2016-09-27 | 2020-10-01 |
| MOORE, Andrew | Secretary | 2015-08-30 | 2015-10-01 |
| BRABNERS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2010-07-13 |
| BARRETT, Alistair | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2021-02-01 |
| BASTOW, Andrew Timothy | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2020-12-10 |
| BATESON, Karen Anne | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2015-08-31 |
| BECKETT, James David Trevor | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| BIRKMIRE, John Charles | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2021-02-01 |
| BIRKMIRE, John Charles | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2017-03-31 |
| BRAGOLI, Andrea | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| CAAMANO FREIJEIRO, Sonia | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| CAMERON, Angus Kenneth | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2022-03-31 |
| COLES, Nicholas | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| COLGATE, Mark David | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| DAVIES, Sarah Ann | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2021-02-01 |
| EVANS, Christopher Peter Richard | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2016-02-25 |
| GALLETTI, Neil Stuart | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| GREENER, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| GUDGEON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2024-03-01 |
| HAINES, Richard Andrew William | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2020-10-01 |
| HALL, Andrew Simon Wilson | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2021-10-11 |
| LANGDALE, Charles Yalden | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| LONGFIELD, Edward | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| MALTESE, Bradley John Anthony | Director | 2022-06-09 | 2026-02-16 |
| NORRIS, Darren Peter | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| PEARSON, Angus | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| POWELL, Eliot James | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2017-03-22 |
| REDGATE, Paul William Nicholas | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| REID, Stephen David | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Elliot | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2026-02-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Elliot | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Ian | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-01-14 |
| RUGGE-PRICE, Barnaby Douglas | Director | 2021-11-12 | 2022-05-03 |
| RUGGE-PRICE, Barnaby Douglas | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2021-02-01 |
| RYAN, Adam | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2010-07-13 |
| SMITH, Peter David | Director | 2016-01-14 | 2016-11-30 |
| TYLER, Martin Keith | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2017-03-22 |
| BRABNERS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-02-01 | 2010-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howden Reinsurance Brokers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-01 | Active |
| Rkh Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-18 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
| Powell Bateson Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-06 | Ceased 2017-05-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.