TOUCHSTONE UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-23 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-09
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
+4.2% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£172K
-53.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- TOUCHSTONE UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2007-07-11 → present
- CONSORT UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1988-09-01 → 2007-07-11
- NEVRUS (409) LIMITED 1988-06-06 → 1988-09-01
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,117,984 | £6,260,360 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £322,878 | £50,732 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £367,398 | £171,606 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £280,984 | £140,405 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,378,260 | £3,518,665 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,378,260 | £3,518,665 | |
| Equity | £2,750,875 | £3,097,276 | £3,378,260 | £3,518,665 | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.5% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.9% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 9.6% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 805.18x | — |
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
- Bullimores LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Under options dated 3 February and 19 November 2020, options over 652 ordinary £1 shares in Touchstone Underwriting Limited were granted to three directors and two employees. The options are exercisable on certain conditions unless earlier events occur to cause them to lapse or become exercisable under the scheme rules. The option price is £1 per share and is exercisable within 10 years of the date of the grant. The options vested in October 2021.”
- “Under options dated 19 July 2023, options over 588 ordinary £1 shares in Touchstone Underwriting Limited were granted to four directors and three employees. The options are exercisable on certain conditions unless earlier events occur to cause them to lapse or become exercisable under the scheme rules. The option price is £1 per share and is exercisable within 10 years of the date of the grant. The options had vested at 31 December 2023. Subsequent to the year end the share options have been realised.”
- “The company is a party to cross company guarantees in favour of banks and loan creditors to secure the liabilities of the Group headed by its parent company. Debentures were registered at Companies House on 27 July 2022 and replaced on 19 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBONS, Glen Thomas | Director | 2024-01-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| PATSTON, Michael John | Director | 2018-01-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| TAILOR, Ajay | Director | 2023-09-04 | Apr 1984 | British |
| THORNE, Oliver Valentine | Director | 2025-11-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| TURNER, Paul Andrew | Director | 1998-09-08 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD, Lester Ian | Secretary | 1991-09-18 | 1997-03-05 |
| SHARPE, Yasmin | Secretary | — | 1991-09-18 |
| SINCLAIR, Fiona Helen | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| SWANN, Andrew David | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2025-05-13 |
| WILLIAMS, John David | Secretary | 1997-03-05 | 1998-06-01 |
| ANSCOMBE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2007-06-16 | 2025-12-31 |
| BRATT, Diana Marie | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2025-09-16 |
| BURT, Stuart Jeffrey | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2025-07-01 |
| NICHOLS, Geoffrey Claude | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| ROE, Alan Michael | Director | 2010-04-05 | 2025-01-16 |
| STOCK, Ian Frederick | Director | 2007-06-16 | 2012-05-01 |
| SWANN, Andrew David | Director | 2007-06-16 | 2023-10-16 |
| TURNER, James Alan | Director | — | 2010-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventeen Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-01 | RP04TM02 | officers | Second filing of secretary termination with name | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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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Turnover
-12%
£7,117,984 £6,260,360
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£3,378,260 £3,518,665
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-84.3%
£322,878 £50,732
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Profit before tax
-53.3%
£367,398 £171,606
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