WESLEYAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£710m
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,310
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£219m
-273.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-17.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | — | £839,800,000 | £458,000,000 | -45.5% | |
| Net earned premiums | — | £1,055,900,000 | £468,600,000 | -55.6% | |
| Claims incurred | — | £425,000,000 | £450,500,000 | +6% | |
| Investment return | — | £591,100,000 | £87,000,000 | -85.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£359,700,000 | £126,400,000 | -£219,000,000 | -273.3% | |
| Net profit | -£383,200,000 | £137,300,000 | -£246,900,000 | -279.8% | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets | £7,025,300,000 | £7,186,900,000 | £7,000,000,000 | -2.6% | |
| Total liabilities | — | £6,413,500,000 | £6,289,800,000 | -1.9% | |
| Equity | £718,400,000 | £773,400,000 | £710,200,000 | -8.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,366 | 1,387 | 1,310 | -5.6% |
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 | 3.3% | -5.8% | — | |
| Net margin | -103.5% | 33.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.8% | 89.2% | 89.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 1.75x | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.07x | -4.74x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate and the Directors have prepared the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 on a going concern basis. This confirms that the Group and Society are well placed to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- WESLEYAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY · parent
- Wesleyan Unit Trust Managers Limited 100%
- Wesleyan Financial Services Limited 100%
- Practice Plan Holdings Limited 100%
- Wesleyan Services Limited 100%
- Medical Sickness Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September, in recognition of the work, the Society won the Regeneration Project of the Year in the 2025 National Green Apple Environment Award.”
- “In the spring of 2025, Wesleyan was granted the opportunity to indirectly support the NHS lung cancer screening programme.”
- “During 2025, Wesleyan, in partnership with Bridge2Aid, delivered 34 outreach dental clinics.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Selena Jane | Secretary | 2018-07-01 | — | — |
| BAJAJ, Rita | Director | 2022-05-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| DIXON, Gary | Director | 2023-08-30 | Sep 1964 | British |
| GLADMAN, Ian David | Director | 2026-01-28 | Nov 1964 | British |
| GROOT WASSINK, Marco | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1977 | Dutch |
| MAZZOCCHI, Mario Emanuele | Director | 2019-08-01 | Feb 1973 | Italian |
| MCMAHON, Paul | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| MOORE, Philip Wynford | Director | 2021-02-18 | Jan 1960 | British |
| TORRY, Anne Tracy | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| WILDING, Linda | Director | 2019-09-24 | Feb 1959 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT, Doug | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| DICKEN, Albert Bernard | Secretary | 1995-08-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| REED, David Brian | Secretary | — | 1995-07-31 |
| RODERICK, Joseph Alan John | Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2014-01-01 |
| ALDERSON, John Antony | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| ARTHUR, Terence Gordon | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| BECKETT, Nathan Jon | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| BIRRELL, James Drake, Sir | Director | 1993-11-26 | 2004-04-30 |
| BRIDGE, Clive | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2015-08-31 |
| BRINSMEAD, Christopher David | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| BRISBY, Tania Alexandra Teofana Beatrice | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2016-10-17 |
| BROOKS, Frank William | Director | — | 2005-04-30 |
| BRYANT, Martin Warwick | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BUTLER, Eric | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| BYFIELD, Derek Alan | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2006-01-31 |
| CASS, Gillian Barbara | Director | 2020-12-11 | 2024-04-01 |
| CHRISTOPHERS, Michael | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2008-05-09 |
| DEUTSCH, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| DOMAN, Andrew Spencer | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| ERRINGTON, Craig William | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2019-07-31 |
| FAROOQ, Ahmed | Director | 2018-08-08 | 2020-11-06 |
| GREEN, Philip Harding | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2019-12-01 |
| GREEN, Robert Huelin | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2015-08-31 |
| HAMILTON, Lawrence Austin | Director | — | 1998-04-29 |
| HARFORD, John Timothy, Sir | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| HARRIS-DEANS, Patrick Kenneth | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2000-11-03 |
| HOWARD, Martin Paul | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2011-09-09 |
| JACKSON, Bryan Samuel, Dr | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| JEPHCOTT, Francis | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Robert Kingston, Dr | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| LAZENBY, Ian John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-08-29 |
| LEWIS, Michael Gwyn | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2012-10-19 |
| MACDONALD, James Thomas | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| MACLEAN, Lowry Druce | Director | — | 2010-05-07 |
| MASTERS, Nigel Barry | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MCCAIG, Ian | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2025-05-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2014-01-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| MCNAMARA, Peter Denis | Director | 2002-01-25 | 2003-07-23 |
| MOSS, Nathan Victor | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| NEDEN, Andrew Frederick John | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2023-11-09 |
| NICHOLSON, Keith | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2014-09-17 |
| PORTER, Samantha Jane | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2015-07-31 |
| RODHOUSE, Matthew John | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| RUTTER, John David | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2013-01-31 |
| RUTTER, John David | Director | — | 2004-04-30 |
| SINCLAIR, Michael Paul | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1999-03-24 |
| SOOD, Harpreet Singh, Dr | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2025-05-26 |
| STEWART, David William Alastair | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-12-18 |
| THOMSON, David Paget | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| TYRRELL, David Stanley | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2010-05-07 |
| TYRRELL, David Stanley | Director | 1995-04-10 | 2000-03-31 |
| WORLEY, Edward Michael | Director | — | 2007-05-04 |
| ZISSMAN, Derek | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2009-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.