ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-16 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-02
Watchouts
Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£627M
+12% vs 2023
Employees
1,216
+9.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£82M
+84.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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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
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | £614,983,000 | £640,330,000 | |
| Net earned premiums | £353,200,000 | £363,357,000 | |
| Claims incurred | £408,586,000 | £456,785,000 | |
| Investment return | £57,649,000 | £71,850,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £44,753,000 | £82,475,000 | |
| Net profit | £37,250,000 | £65,179,000 | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £559,833,000 | £616,680,000 | |
| Total assets | £1,663,363,000 | £1,702,718,000 | |
| Total liabilities | £1,063,362,000 | £1,075,675,000 | |
| Equity | £560,051,000 | £627,043,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,109 | 1,216 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.3% | 63.2% |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Group's strong capital position, the strong risk management framework in place and the Group's resilience to the variety of adverse market conditions, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and its subsidiaries can continue to operate and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of its assessment, including any related disclosures.”
Group structure
- ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Ecclesiastical Group Medicare Trustees Limited 100%
- EIO Trustees Limited 100%
- Ansvar Insurance Limited 100%
- Ansvar Insurance Services Pty Limited 100%
- Ansvar Risk Management Services Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 January 2023 the Company approved a dividend in specie and distributed its entire holdings in EdenTree Investment Management Limited and Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services Limited to the Group's immediate parent company, Benefact Group plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Rachael Jane | Secretary | 1995-05-25 | — | British |
| BENNETT, Mark Edmund Hacquoil | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| BEST, Karen Belinda, Venerable | Director | 2024-08-19 | Jun 1962 | British |
| BOISSEAU, Francois-Xavier Bernard | Director | 2019-03-19 | Jul 1961 | British |
| COYLE, James | Director | 2024-05-21 | Aug 1956 | British |
| DALE, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2026-02-03 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HEWS, Mark Christopher John | Director | 2009-06-02 | Apr 1969 | British |
| LAMPORT, Stephen Mark Jeffrey, Sir | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1951 | British |
| MURPHY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2025-12-03 | Apr 1972 | Irish |
| TUCKER, Gail Louise | Director | 2026-05-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| WHYTE, Stephanie Jacinta | Director | 2013-07-16 | Dec 1956 | Irish |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Roger Ward | Secretary | 1995-05-25 | 2002-03-01 |
| WILLISCROFT, John Edwin | Secretary | — | 1995-05-01 |
| BAINES, Nicholas, The Right Reverend | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2010-06-23 |
| BAJAJ, Rita | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2024-09-24 |
| BRACHER, John Charles | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BURDETT, Kenneth John | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BURNS, Michael James | Director | — | 1995-06-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian George | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2018-08-31 |
| CARROLL, Timothy Joseph | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2019-12-31 |
| CHRISTIE, David | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2016-03-16 |
| CLARK, Peter Nigel Stuckey | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-06-11 |
| COCKREM, Denise Patricia | Director | 2019-09-06 | 2024-06-30 |
| CORNWALL JONES, Mark Ralph | Director | — | 2003-06-26 |
| COULTON, Nicholas Guy, The Very Reverend | Director | 1997-11-06 | 2005-03-23 |
| COUVE, Mervyn Donald | Director | 2006-06-20 | 2012-06-21 |
| CREASY, Edward George | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2017-03-31 |
| DAY, Bernard Victor | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| DOSWELL, Graham Vincent, Mr. | Director | 1995-07-27 | 2006-12-31 |
| EVANS, Thomas Eric, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 1996-08-17 |
| HARRIS, Reginald Brian, The Ven | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, Robert David Charles | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2025-12-31 |
| HYLANDS, John Francis | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2019-03-19 |
| LATHAM, Anthony Piers | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2018-06-14 |
| LOSSE, Dieter Ronald | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2008-03-26 |
| MAIDMENT, Neil Patrick | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| MAWER, Philip John Courtney, Sir | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2013-02-06 |
| MAWER, Philip John Courtney, Sir | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2002-06-27 |
| MCARDELL, John David | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1997-06-26 |
| MCINTYRE, Andrew | Director | 2017-04-04 | 2023-06-22 |
| MOULDER, Mr Chris | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2024-09-24 |
| PEYTON, Nigel, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2012-06-21 |
| PRESCOTT, George Andrew | Director | 1995-07-27 | 2009-06-02 |
| ROBERTS, Miles Crispin Dean | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| SAMUEL, William Meredith, Mr | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-03-16 |
| SCURFIELD, Hugh Hedley | Director | 1994-01-27 | 2004-11-03 |
| SEALY, Nicholas John Elliot | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2009-06-24 |
| SILK, Dennis Raoul Whitehall | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| SIMPSON, John Arthur, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 2000-06-29 |
| SNELGROVE, Donald George, The Rt Rev | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| STAPLETON, Derek Walter | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| TAYLOR, Caroline Helen | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2021-09-08 |
| THOMSON, Clive Benjamin | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| TRIPP, Michael Howard | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2013-05-21 |
| WALKER, Maria Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| WILSON, Christine Louise, The Very Revd | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2020-06-18 |
| WILSON, Denise Pamela | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2018-08-21 |
| WINTHER, Angus Christian | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2025-06-26 |
| WOOD, Steven Archibald | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2013-06-12 |
| YATES, William Hugh | Director | — | 2006-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefact Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 357 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Gross written premiums
+4.1%
£614,983,000 £640,330,000
-
Net earned premiums
+2.9%
£353,200,000 £363,357,000
-
Profit before tax
+84.3%
£44,753,000 £82,475,000
-
Equity
+12%
£560,051,000 £627,043,000
-
Claims incurred
+11.8%
£408,586,000 £456,785,000
-
Insurance contract liabilities
+10.2%
£559,833,000 £616,680,000
-
Investment return
+24.6%
£57,649,000 £71,850,000
-
Employees
+9.6%
1,109 1,216
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers