STEWART TITLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£42M
+16.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£41M
+2.9% vs 2023
Employees
54
+10.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+9.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- STEWART TITLE LIMITED 2002-03-19 → present
- STEWART TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 2002-03-19
- NESSKIN LIMITED 1992-12-02 → 1993-08-03
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 | £25,840,555 | £32,752,503 | |
| Operating profit | £4,464,246 | £5,868,265 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,169,477 | £4,573,378 | |
| Net profit | £1,651,800 | £1,938,838 | |
| Cash | £36,241,529 | £42,361,368 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £40,235,468 | £41,387,099 | |
| Equity | £40,235,468 | £41,387,099 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 54 | |
| Wages | £4,091,113 | £4,573,139 |
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 | 17.3% | 17.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.1% | 48.0% | |
| Interest cover | 70.27x | 75.61x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectations that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. In considering the appropriateness of the going concern basis, the Board has reviewed the Company's ongoing commitments for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing. The Board's review included the Company's strategic plans and updated forecasts, capital position liquidity and investment portfolio. The unaudited Solvency II capital resource ratio is estimated at 178% (2023: 223%) with a commitment to hold no less than 150%. Based on this review, no material uncertainties that would require disclosure have been identified in relation to the ability of the Company to remain a going concern until at least 10 April 2026. It is therefore concluded that the going concern basis is appropriate for the preparation of the 2024 financial statements.”
Group structure
- STEWART TITLE LIMITED · parent
- Stewart Title Malta Limited
- Stewart Title Europe Limited
Significant events
- “In June 2024 the board of STEL decided to cease the issuance of new business with effect from 1st January 2025 and to enter into run-off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUA, Elaine | Secretary | 2025-01-13 | — | — |
| CRITCHLOW, Christopher Norman | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| FRATES, John | Director | 2023-05-04 | Apr 1965 | American |
| HAYWARD, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2023-09-01 | May 1972 | British |
| POLSINELLI, Marco | Director | 2023-04-01 | Apr 1973 | Canadian |
| SHECKLER, Erinlea Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | 2024-12-01 | Apr 1975 | American |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Michael Fenwick | Secretary | 1993-01-19 | 1993-05-04 |
| AZIB, Ferkhendah Jabeen | Secretary | 2019-01-16 | 2025-01-01 |
| HART, Kim | Secretary | 2002-03-12 | 2006-10-18 |
| HUITIKKA, Katja Anneli | Secretary | 2011-09-23 | 2018-02-28 |
| MOLLAND, Gilbert John Caseley | Secretary | 1993-05-04 | 1994-04-05 |
| NICHOLSON, Peter Stanley | Secretary | 2006-10-18 | 2011-09-21 |
| NICHOLSON, Peter Stanley | Secretary | 1994-04-25 | 2002-03-12 |
| CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-02 | 1993-01-19 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Fenwick | Director | 1993-02-02 | 1993-05-04 |
| ARMSTRONG, Martin Lewis | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| ASHBY, Peter Charles | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2009-02-06 |
| BELLWIN, Irwin Norman, Lord | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1999-07-26 |
| CHALMERS, David Watson Penn | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2024-11-12 |
| CHALMERS, David Watson Penn | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-03-07 |
| GREENWAY, John Robert | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2005-03-07 |
| HARDIE, Thomas Innes | Director | 1993-11-11 | 1999-07-26 |
| HASSEN, Dan | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1997-07-29 |
| KILLEA, John Lannon | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2023-03-31 |
| LESSACK, Steven Mark | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2025-01-01 |
| MACQUEEN-SIMS, Iain | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1993-12-06 |
| MORRIS, Malcolm | Director | 1993-05-04 | 2000-08-21 |
| MORRIS, Stewart | Director | 1993-05-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| OSBORNE, Jean | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2005-10-17 |
| PHIBBS, Mary Catherine | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2014-06-02 |
| RICHARDS, John Anthony Edward Relf | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2005-03-06 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Frank | Director | 1993-01-19 | 1993-05-04 |
| SKALKA, Michael Barry | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2012-04-13 |
| SKALKA, Michael Barry | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1997-04-29 |
| THOMPSON, Larry Paul | Director | 2012-05-02 | 2023-02-08 |
| TILLY, Edward Arthur | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1997-11-14 |
| WELLING, John Francis | Director | 1997-04-29 | 2013-10-21 |
| CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-12-02 | 1993-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Title Guaranty Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+26.7%
£25,840,555 £32,752,503
-
Cash
+16.9%
£36,241,529 £42,361,368
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£40,235,468 £41,387,099
-
Employees
+10.2%
49 54
-
Operating profit
+31.5%
£4,464,246 £5,868,265
-
Profit before tax
+9.7%
£4,169,477 £4,573,378
-
Wages
+11.8%
£4,091,113 £4,573,139
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