HISCOX PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-21 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£35M
+37.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£703M
+27.5% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
+91.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HISCOX PLC 1996-07-02 → present
- HISCOX DEDICATED INSURANCE FUND PLC. 1993-11-15 → 1996-07-02
- SABLEDOVE PLC 1993-07-20 → 1993-11-15
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£34,698,000 | £21,627,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£62,491,000 | -£5,453,000 | |
| Net profit | -£53,613,000 | -£3,316,000 | |
| Cash | £25,804,000 | £35,375,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £867,978,000 | £982,451,000 | |
| Net assets | £551,141,000 | £702,764,000 | |
| Equity | £551,141,000 | £702,764,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -4.0% | 2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | 45.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | -1.25x | 0.80x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over a period of at least twelve months from the date of this report. For this reason, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HISCOX PLC · parent
- HIM Capital Ltd
- Hiscox ASM Ltd
- Hiscox Dedicated Corporate Member Ltd
- Hiscox Connect Ltd
- Hiscox Holdings Ltd
- Hiscox Insurance Company Ltd
- Hiscox Insurance Holdings Ltd
- Hiscox MGA Ltd
- Hiscox Pension Trustees Ltd
- Hiscox Syndicates Ltd
- Hiscox Syndicates Trustees Ltd
- Hiscox Trustees Ltd
- Hiscox Underwriting Group Services Ltd
- Hiscox Underwriting Ltd
- ALTOHA Inc.
- Direct Asia (Thailand) Co Ltd
- Direct Asia Holdings (Thailand) Co Ltd
- Direct Asia Insurance (Holdings) Pte Ltd
- Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Direct Asia Management Services Pte Ltd
- Direct Asia Services (Thailand) Co Ltd
- Hiscox Assure SAS
- Hiscox Holdings Inc.
- Hiscox Inc.
- Hiscox Insurance Company Inc.
- Hiscox Insurance Services (Guernsey) Ltd
- Hiscox Insurance Services Inc
- Hiscox Specialty Insurance Company Inc
- Hiscox Special Risks Agency (Americas) Inc.
Significant events
- “Losses on impairment of investments in subsidiaries and associates of £13,758,000 (2023: losses of £43,976,000).”
- “On 18 December 2024, the part of the Direct Asia business which was based in Thailand was sold to Ignite Thailand Holdings Limited and Roojai Holding (Thailand) Co., Ltd.”
- “During April 2025 the company received an interim dividend of £2,500,000 from its subsidiary, Hiscox MGA Ltd in respect of the financial year ending December 2025.”
- “During April 2025, the company injected capital of £13,943,000 into its subsidiary, Hiscox Holdings Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISON, Audrey | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| NICHOLSON, Robert Frank | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2022-06-30 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HUSSAIN, Hamayou Akbar | Director | 2016-09-12 | Oct 1972 | British |
| MURRAY, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2023-05-05 | May 1980 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Ouliana Alexandrovna, Dr | Director | 2023-05-05 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGES, Stuart John | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2007-01-30 |
| BUCKNELL, Zoe Claire | Secretary | 2007-01-30 | 2007-11-01 |
| BUXTON-SMITH, Maria Rita | Secretary | 2010-12-31 | 2011-08-11 |
| CATT, Clifford Richard | Secretary | 1993-11-17 | 1998-10-31 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 2017-04-03 | 2018-03-23 |
| HALL, Lori-Lee | Secretary | 2019-10-28 | 2020-02-13 |
| HUBBER, Keith Michael | Secretary | 2018-12-21 | 2019-10-25 |
| HUNT, Bethany Francesca Emma | Secretary | 2018-03-23 | 2020-02-28 |
| LEAVY, Loretto | Secretary | 2020-02-28 | 2022-03-31 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Secretary | 1998-10-31 | 1999-01-01 |
| SILVERWOOD, Kathryn | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, John Keith | Secretary | 2011-10-18 | 2017-04-03 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| AUER, Adrian Richard | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| BRIDGES, Stuart John | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| BROWN JNR, Philip James | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1996-10-09 |
| CAMPBELL, Sally Victoria | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-04-14 |
| CATT, Clifford Richard | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-10-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| CHILDS, Robert Simon | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2013-02-25 |
| CLEMENTS, Robert | Director | 1994-11-22 | 1999-04-09 |
| CULLUM, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1997-07-10 |
| FRANKLIN ENGLER, Carol | Director | 1999-08-12 | 2006-12-12 |
| HALL, Stephen Hargreaves | Director | 1995-08-24 | 2005-12-31 |
| HISCOX, Robert Ralph Scrymgeour | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2013-02-25 |
| HOWLAND JACKSON, Anthony Geoffrey Clive | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2006-12-12 |
| HUMM, Timothy Maxwell | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-07-06 |
| JONES III, Ralph Edward | Director | 1998-02-24 | 1999-11-03 |
| LINNELL, David George Thomas | Director | 1993-11-21 | 1998-06-30 |
| LOUDON, John | Director | 1997-05-08 | 1999-04-13 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1993-11-21 |
| NETHERTON, Derek Nigel Donald | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2006-12-12 |
| NEWMAN, Robin George | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1998-06-30 |
| PEDELTY, Mervyn Kay, Sir | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1993-07-20 | 1993-11-17 |
| SHARPLES, Christopher John, The Hon | Director | 1995-08-24 | 1996-11-06 |
| THOMSON, Ian Nicholas | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2001-07-04 |
| WATSON, Richard Colin | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiscox Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 583 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+37.1%
£25,804,000 £35,375,000
-
Net assets
+27.5%
£551,141,000 £702,764,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+162.3%
-£34,698,000 £21,627,000
-
Profit before tax
+91.3%
-£62,491,000 -£5,453,000
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