ATRIUM UNDERWRITING GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
185,000
-82.6% vs 2023
Net assets
42,919,000
-9.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-6,554,000
-25.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ATRIUM UNDERWRITING GROUP LIMITED 2008-06-18 → present
- ATRIUM UNDERWRITING GROUP PLC 2008-06-18 → 2008-06-18
- ATRIUM UNDERWRITING PLC 2008-06-17 → 2008-06-18
- LOMOND UNDERWRITING PLC 1993-12-10 → 1998-12-08
- MURRAY UNDERWRITING PLC 1993-10-04 → 1993-12-10
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 | -£5,801,000 | -£8,591,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,237,000 | -£6,554,000 | |
| Net profit | -£3,916,000 | -£4,378,000 | |
| Cash | £1,064,000 | £185,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £47,297,000 | £42,919,000 | |
| Net assets | £47,297,000 | £42,919,000 | |
| Equity | £47,297,000 | £42,919,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -12.3% | -20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.9% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 0.07x | |
| Interest cover | -2.89x | -85.91x |
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
“Based on the going concern assessment performed as at 31 December 2024, the Directors consider there to be no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt over the Syndicate's ability to continue to operate as a going concern. The Directors have concluded that the profit flows from the Syndicate which generate the Company's income are sufficient to meet its liabilities as they fall due over the going concern period. The Directors do not expect to change or cease operations in the foreseeable future and based on the assessment of the Company's operational resilience and financial resources, the Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and will continue in operational existence for at least a twelve month period from the date of the issue of these financial statements. For this reason the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ATRIUM UNDERWRITING GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Atrium Group Services Limited 100%
- Atrium Insurance Agency Limited 100%
- Atrium Underwriters Limited 100%
- Atrium 5 Limited 100%
- Atrium Corporate Capital Limited 100%
- Atrium Risk Management Services (Washington) Ltd. 100%
- Atrium Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following closure of the Syndicate's 2022 year of account and subsequent receipt of profit commission into subsidiary AUL, on 4 March 2025 the Board of AUL declared and paid a dividend of $27.8m to the Company. On 4 April 2025 the Board of AGSL also declared and paid a dividend of $1.0m to the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-03-31 | — | — |
| COLL, Nicole | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| COX, James Malcolm | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| FOWLE, John | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| GERHARDT, Hans-Peter Thomas | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1955 | Swiss |
| MAYNARD, Hayley Del, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1987 | American |
| SHAH, Samit | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| STEWARD, Kirsty Helen | Director | 2018-01-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| STOOKE, Christopher Macdonald | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALICAO, Marla | Secretary | 2012-06-29 | 2014-04-07 |
| BRUCE, Martha Blanche Waymark | Secretary | 2014-04-07 | 2024-03-31 |
| BRUCE, Martha Blanche Waymark | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2012-06-29 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-04 | 1993-10-14 |
| MURRAY JOHNSTONE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-10-14 | 2003-07-01 |
| ANDREWS, John Michael Geoffrey | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2005-07-01 |
| BADDELEY, Andrew Martin | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2013-02-06 |
| BAILEY, Charles Howard | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2008-05-31 |
| BAIRD, Darran Allan | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-15 |
| BAIRD, Darran Allan | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-01-23 |
| BOWKER, Guy Thomas Anthony | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| BRIZIUS, Charles Albert | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2013-11-25 |
| BURNETT, Daniel George | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2000-08-01 |
| CAREY, James Dawson | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-08-05 |
| COOK, Steven James | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| CURTIS, Simon Peter | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| DANDRIDGE, Christine Elaine | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2007-12-31 |
| DARWIN, Philip Waring | Director | 1993-11-26 | 1998-12-02 |
| DUMAS, Henry Raymond | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2007-11-30 |
| GODBEHERE, Ann Frances | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2014-03-28 |
| GREGORY, Orla Maura | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| GRUBER, Steven Bennett | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2013-11-25 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander Gordon Kelso | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2023-03-31 |
| HARRIES, Richard De Winton Wilkin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| HARRIS, Richard John | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2016-01-12 |
| HAYES, Richard Stephen Maurice | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, Henry Merton | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| HERMAN, Mark Irving | Director | 2007-10-11 | 2008-02-18 |
| HERMAN, Mark Irving | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2007-10-08 |
| JANZARIK, Malte Johannes | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2013-11-25 |
| JOHNSTONE, Raymond, Sir | Director | 1993-10-14 | 2003-07-01 |
| JOLL, James Anthony Boyd | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-10-01 |
| KRAMER, Donald | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2010-03-18 |
| KRAMER, Donald | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2007-10-08 |
| LEE, James Robert Francis | Director | 2010-08-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| LEWY, Richard John | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2006-06-30 |
| LUTENSKI, Richard Paul | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2013-11-25 |
| MARSH, Nicholas Carl | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2013-12-31 |
| MERRIMAN, Brendan Richard Anthony, Mr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| MOSER, Scott Peter | Director | 2008-05-16 | 2015-05-08 |
| O'SHEA, Paul James | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2021-08-05 |
| PACKER, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2017-02-01 |
| PINSENT, Antony Andrew Macpherson | Director | 1993-10-21 | 1998-12-02 |
| RILEY, Stephen John | Director | 2015-05-08 | 2021-11-30 |
| RIVAZ, George Farnworth | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2012-04-05 |
| RIVAZ, George Farnworth | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| SHAH, Samit | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-08-05 |
| SHETTLE, John Francis | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2014-07-01 |
| SHETTLE JR, John Francis | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2020-09-15 |
| SINCLAIR, James Melville | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1998-12-02 |
| SMITH, Mark William Reid, Mr | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2017-12-31 |
| SPARKS, Alexander Pratt | Director | 1994-06-02 | 1998-12-02 |
| STOOKE, Christopher Macdonald | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-16 |
| SWATMAN, Philip Hilary | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2007-10-01 |
| WEAVER, Christopher Giles Herron | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2003-07-01 |
| WEAVER, Christopher Giles Herron | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1993-11-26 |
| WILKINS, Kevin William | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2012-03-13 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-10-04 | 1993-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alopuc Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 417 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-31 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-82.6%
£1,064,000 £185,000
-
Net assets
-9.3%
£47,297,000 £42,919,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-48.1%
-£5,801,000 -£8,591,000
-
Profit before tax
-25.1%
-£5,237,000 -£6,554,000
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