AXA XL UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-11 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-25.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-14.2% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£576K
+47.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- AXA XL UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED 2022-02-03 → present
- CATLIN UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED 1992-12-11 → 2022-02-03
- S.J.O. CATLIN UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED 1984-08-29 → 1992-12-11
- HACKREMCO (NO.177) LIMITED 1984-05-10 → 1984-08-29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £385,000 | £385,000 | |
| Operating profit | £390,992 | £575,921 | |
| Profit before tax | £390,992 | £575,921 | |
| Net profit | £299,109 | £431,941 | |
| Cash | £4,537,637 | £3,389,268 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,001,059 | £3,433,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,001,059 | £3,433,000 | |
| Equity | £4,001,059 | £3,433,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 101.6% | 149.6% | |
| Net margin | 77.7% | 112.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 16.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.71x | 5.97x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded further that there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's financial ability to continue as a going concern. Assessments of the current and future capital requirements of the Company in particular have been considered.”
Significant events
- “In July 2024, the Company declared an interim dividend of £1m to its shareholder (XL Bermuda Ltd)... In November 2024, the Board approved the Company's adoption of a Climate and Sustainability Statement... During the year, the Board approved the annual Operational Resilience Self-Assessment...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Anna Monica | Secretary | 2021-05-25 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Paul | Director | 2023-05-17 | Feb 1954 | British |
| CANTOR-GRABLE, Marcia Ina | Director | 2022-12-01 | Sep 1954 | British |
| CUMMINGS, Mark Rankin | Director | 2020-04-14 | Sep 1974 | British |
| GOSSELIN, Michael Albert | Director | 2024-06-07 | Feb 1967 | British |
| LEJEUNE, Jennifer Nicole | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1977 | American |
| MCGOVERN, Sean Gerard | Director | 2020-09-22 | May 1970 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Mary Theresa | Director | 2025-08-27 | Aug 1966 | Irish,American |
| POUPART-LAFARGE, Bertrand | Director | 2019-11-27 | Jan 1968 | French |
| RICHMOND, Carol Ann | Director | 2023-07-10 | Dec 1963 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Nathan Philip | Director | 2023-09-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Andrew Jon | Secretary | 2005-02-10 | 2017-01-01 |
| PETERS, Timothy John | Secretary | — | 2005-02-17 |
| REES, Marie Louise | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| BEDDALL, Keith Ian Muir | Director | — | 1995-11-27 |
| BETTELHEIM, Eric Christopher | Director | 1991-12-01 | 1995-09-13 |
| BOLGER, Michael | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1995-10-03 |
| BRADBROOK, Paul Richard | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2020-04-14 |
| BRAND, Paul David | Director | — | 2007-10-26 |
| BRUCE-SMYTHE, Gavin Edward | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2016-02-13 |
| BURKE, Martin Thomas | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2007-10-19 |
| BURKINSHAW, Nicolas John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2015-03-17 |
| BURROWS, Timothy William | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2014-11-26 |
| CALLAN, Robert | Director | 2013-01-03 | 2015-10-31 |
| CATLIN, Stephen John Oakley | Director | — | 2017-06-30 |
| CLAPHAM, Richard Malcolm | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2015-06-18 |
| COWDELL, Robert Trevor | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2016-04-16 |
| DE GRAVES, Caroline | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2007-10-19 |
| DENEKAMP, Lesley | Director | — | 2005-11-23 |
| EVENS, Brian Latimer | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| FRESHWATER, Neil Andrew | Director | 2007-10-30 | 2012-11-20 |
| GALE, Jonathan David | Director | 2015-06-17 | 2017-01-01 |
| GILBERT, Jonathan Sinclair | Director | 1996-08-22 | 2007-10-01 |
| GLAUBER, Robert Rudolf | Director | 2015-08-12 | 2018-04-16 |
| GREENSMITH, Paul | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2020-04-21 |
| GUY, Diana | Director | 1996-02-27 | 2013-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Jason Richard | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2017-06-30 |
| HINSHELWOOD, Nigel Grant | Director | 2022-09-07 | 2025-02-21 |
| IBESON, David Christopher Ben | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2011-12-05 |
| IGHODARO, Claire Aimie Clara | Director | 2017-01-12 | 2022-12-31 |
| JAGO, Hugh Grahame | Director | — | 1991-11-30 |
| JARDINE, Paul Andrew | Director | 2001-11-22 | 2018-09-05 |
| JOSEPH, Bryan Ruthven | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2023-04-26 |
| LARK, Richard William Starling | Director | 1994-02-04 | 1998-06-30 |
| LITTLEMORE, Robert David | Director | 2017-07-04 | 2022-02-09 |
| LONG, Sharon Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2016-02-13 |
| LOUCAIDES, Andreas Costas | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2008-06-20 |
| LYONS, Nicholas Stephen Leland | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2008-08-05 |
| MARION, John Lawrence | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2002-08-22 |
| MCMELLIN, Andrew Neil | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2017-01-01 |
| MOSS, Edward Ian James Gray | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2005-11-23 |
| PETERS, Timothy John | Director | — | 2007-10-19 |
| PRATO JAÉN, Luis Alvaro | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2023-06-20 |
| PRIMER, Daniel Francis | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2005-11-23 |
| PRITCHARD, Gary Michael | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2007-05-17 |
| RACKLEY, Peter James | Director | 1996-01-24 | 2002-08-22 |
| ROBERTSON, Neil Donald, Mr. | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2016-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Colin Graham | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2015-05-01 |
| SINFIELD, Nicholas Christopher | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2014-08-17 |
| SMITH, Ian Andreas | Director | — | 1994-10-06 |
| STOOKE, Christopher Macdonald | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2005-11-23 |
| SWAIN, Paul | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2006-04-01 |
| VEREKER, John Michael Medlicott, Sir | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| WEATHERSTONE, James Robert | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2023-09-30 |
| WHELAN, Owen | Director | 2014-11-07 | 2016-02-13 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2015-08-12 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axa S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-13 | Active |
| Catlin (North American) Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-06-22 | Ceased 2023-12-13 |
| Catlin Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-29 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-27 CC02 Notice removal restriction on company articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-27 | CC02 | change-of-constitution | Notice removal restriction on company articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
0%
£385,000 £385,000
-
Cash
-25.3%
£4,537,637 £3,389,268
-
Net assets
-14.2%
£4,001,059 £3,433,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+47.3%
£390,992 £575,921
-
Profit before tax
+47.3%
£390,992 £575,921
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