SIMPLYHEALTH ACCESS
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Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+42.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£194M
+7.4% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£17M
+34.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £220,500,000 | £221,300,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,000,000 | £9,100,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,300,000 | £16,500,000 | |
| Net profit | £9,500,000 | £13,300,000 | |
| Cash | £7,800,000 | £11,100,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £180,500,000 | £193,800,000 | |
| Net assets | £180,500,000 | £193,800,000 | |
| Equity | £180,500,000 | £193,800,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.8% | 36.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.57x | 4.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | 91.00x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have formed a judgement at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Simplyhealth Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SIMPLYHEALTH ACCESS · parent
- Simplyhealth Funding Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Increased Premium Income, increased by £0.8m from prior year”
- “Improved operating efficiencies Delivering operational efficiencies of nearly £5m year on year, to allow us to maintain competitive pricing”
- “Continuing the rollout of our new policy administration system Enhancing our customer experience, through the launch of our direct settlement option.”
- “Welcomed our new CEO, Paul Schreier, in May”
- “Appointment of a new Chair of the Board, Rita Clifton”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON, Rita Ann | Director | 2025-03-03 | Jan 1958 | British |
| DUNLEY-OWEN, Tracy | Director | 2020-01-06 | Mar 1972 | British,South African |
| HOPES, Julie | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| KNOTT, Jenny | Director | 2020-01-06 | Apr 1968 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Duane Stephen | Director | 2021-09-01 | Nov 1964 | British,American |
| POTTER, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-11-10 | Sep 1971 | British |
| SCHREIER, Paul Jakob Robert, Dr | Director | 2024-07-05 | Jan 1969 | British,Australian |
| STEAD, Martin Clive | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1977 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDIN, Romana | Secretary | 2001-03-05 | 2013-06-30 |
| ASHTON, Helen | Secretary | 2018-07-25 | 2018-11-16 |
| BENJAMIN, Desmond | Secretary | 2000-06-27 | 2001-07-25 |
| DICKINSON, Helen | Secretary | 2018-01-29 | 2018-07-25 |
| GLOVER, James Nicholas | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HARVIE, Christopher James Evans | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2000-06-27 |
| JANSENALDER, Jon | Secretary | 2019-05-14 | 2021-02-28 |
| SWIFT, Hollie | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| YOUNG, James Alfred | Secretary | — | 1999-11-01 |
| ABDIN, Romana | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| ADAM, Ian Douglas | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| BALDWIN, Gil Talbot | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-08-18 |
| BARNARD, James Edward | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2009-06-16 |
| BEAVEN, Deborah Jane | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2021-11-10 |
| BELL, Peter Brittain | Director | 1992-03-17 | 2000-12-06 |
| BENJAMIN, Desmond | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2013-06-30 |
| BENNER, Patrick | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| BLACKER, Keith, Dr | Director | 2005-08-26 | 2009-04-09 |
| BROOKE, Timothy Tracy | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-10-01 |
| BUGGINS, Elisabeth Mary | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2013-06-11 |
| CASHMAN, John Prescott | Director | — | 2000-12-06 |
| CHILD, Alan Arthur | Director | — | 1992-03-17 |
| CLARK, Anthony Lewis Russell | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| CRAWFORD, Ronald Herbert | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| DAMERELL, Arthur George Henry | Director | — | 1992-12-18 |
| DAY, Mark Peter Bolton | Director | 2000-08-29 | 2013-10-22 |
| DEACOCK, John Charles | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| ELLIOTT, John Anthony | Director | — | 2003-03-23 |
| FORD, Michael Herbert | Director | 1992-03-17 | 1999-10-19 |
| FULLER, Harry Ronald | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| GILLIES, Richard Simon | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2022-09-30 |
| HALE, Thomas George | Director | — | 1996-12-02 |
| HALL, Michael Andrew | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2025-06-18 |
| HARDY, Terence | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2012-06-12 |
| HARRIS, Richard John | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2020-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Christopher Michael | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2009-04-27 |
| HARVIE, Christopher James Evans | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2000-06-27 |
| HOWARD, Phillip Sydney | Director | — | 2001-12-03 |
| ISDELL-CARPENTER, Peter | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2004-06-07 |
| JOHNSON, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2004-06-07 |
| KENT, Benjamin David Jemphrey | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2018-10-05 |
| KHEMKA, Sneh, Dr | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-02-10 |
| LEMON, Carolyn Gay | Director | 1993-03-17 | 2005-06-06 |
| MALTBY, John Neil | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2021-06-10 |
| MAUDE, Ian Milton | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2013-10-22 |
| MUCH, Ian Fraser Robert | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| PENNICOTT, Brian Thomas, General | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2008-12-09 |
| PIGGOTT, Kenneth Stanton | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2020-06-03 |
| PIKE, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2019-02-15 |
| RAJGURU, Abhai | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2010-06-15 |
| RICHARDSON, Kerry Francis | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2011-06-14 |
| ROBINSON, Adeline | Director | — | 1992-03-17 |
| SKELTON, John Richard Vessey | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| SKINNER, Charles David | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2005-01-31 |
| SMITH, William Hill | Director | — | 1992-03-17 |
| STURROCK, Paul Trevor | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2000-12-06 |
| SUTHERLAND, Brian George | Director | — | 2003-06-03 |
| TICKNER, Valerie Joan | Director | 1993-01-18 | 1999-10-19 |
| WILSON, James Alexander | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2015-03-10 |
| WITT, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2001-12-03 |
| YOUNG, James Alfred | Director | 1999-11-01 | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplyhealth Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 266 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-02-07 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+0.4%
£220,500,000 £221,300,000
-
Cash
+42.3%
£7,800,000 £11,100,000
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£180,500,000 £193,800,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+127.5%
£4,000,000 £9,100,000
-
Profit before tax
+34.1%
£12,300,000 £16,500,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers