ARIEL RE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7M
USD 3,555,000
+113.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
USD 23,556,000
+51.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
29
+61.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8M
USD 10,743,000
+39.3% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,375,954 | £15,750,861 | +38.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,076,209 | £5,394,520 | £8,097,021 | +50.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,815,691 | £5,773,319 | £8,042,372 | +39.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,960,024 | £4,306,034 | £5,964,965 | +38.5% | |
| Cash | £333,882 | £1,248,690 | £2,661,327 | +113.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,983,231 | £12,069,921 | £17,921,096 | +48.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,363,378 | £11,669,412 | £17,634,376 | +51.1% | |
| Equity | £7,363,378 | £11,669,412 | £17,634,376 | +51.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 18 | 29 | +61.1% | |
| Wages | £1,654,439 | £2,133,553 | £2,900,135 | +35.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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 | — | 47.4% | 51.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 37.9% | 37.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.1% | 44.7% | 45.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.3% | 37.5% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 2.78x | 4.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | 19.69x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ARIEL RE UK LIMITED 2020-12-21 → present
- PELICAN SERVICECO (UK) LIMITED 2020-10-19 → 2020-12-21
- NAMECO (NO. 1351) LIMITED 2020-08-12 → 2020-10-19
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 the going concern assessment for a period of 12 months from the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKS, Philip | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| DEUTSCH, Robert | Director | 2021-06-30 | Sep 1959 | American |
| HOSIER, David James | Director | 2021-06-30 | Dec 1967 | British |
| LEDNOR, Darren Mark | Director | 2020-11-03 | Nov 1973 | British |
| MATHER, Ryan | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-12 | 2020-10-19 |
| OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-08 | 2024-01-01 |
| EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt | Director | 2020-08-12 | 2020-10-19 |
| MATHER, Ryan Alexander Robert | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2020-11-24 |
| NOMINA PLC | Corporate Director | 2020-08-12 | 2020-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Re Services Holdings (No. 1355) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-19 | Active |
| Nomina Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-12 | Ceased 2020-10-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.