AXIS UNDERWRITING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
10,621,000
-5% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
444,000
-16.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- AXIS UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2018-03-11 → present
- NOVAE UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2005-02-28 → 2018-03-11
- SVB UNDERWRITING SERVICES LIMITED 2000-03-23 → 2005-02-28
- CLM UNDERWRITING LIMITED 1999-02-24 → 2000-03-23
- CLM GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 1995-06-05 → 1999-02-24
- HACKREMCO (NO.1028) LIMITED 1995-04-10 → 1995-06-05
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £727,000 | £693,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £531,000 | £444,000 | |
| Net profit | £393,000 | £333,000 | |
| Cash | £11,179,000 | £10,621,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £12,743,000 | £14,487,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 54.1% | 48.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.11x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODI, Leena | Secretary | 2025-06-03 | — | — |
| HILLS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-09-20 | Dec 1973 | British |
| MOLLETT, James Anthony | Director | 2020-09-25 | Jan 1980 | British |
| STEPHEN, Sarah | Director | 2025-10-10 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Alexander Johnston | Secretary | 1998-01-07 | 2003-02-24 |
| FIELD, David Jonathan | Secretary | 2003-02-24 | 2003-04-07 |
| FURMSTON, Teresa Jane | Secretary | 2011-05-26 | 2015-05-13 |
| HOLLAND, Peter Charles | Secretary | 2005-01-17 | 2005-02-15 |
| LAWRENCE, Kelly | Secretary | 2019-08-28 | 2024-11-15 |
| MCLEOD, Julie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-05-14 | 2018-03-23 |
| MCLEOD, Julie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-13 |
| TURVEY, Mark John | Secretary | 2003-04-07 | 2011-05-26 |
| FRIENDS IVORY & SIME PLC | Corporate Secretary | 1995-08-08 | 1998-01-07 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-10 | 1995-08-08 |
| ADAMS, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-04-30 |
| ADAMS, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2002-01-04 | 2002-11-25 |
| BANSZKY, Caroline Janet | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2001-12-31 |
| BURFORD, Ian | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2017-05-31 |
| BUTCHER, Jonathan Louis James | Director | 2015-06-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| BUTCHER, Jonathan Louis James | Director | 2009-07-27 | 2012-12-31 |
| BUTCHER, Jonathan Louis James | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2004-11-01 |
| CONTRACTOR, Histasp Aspi | Director | 1999-06-14 | 1999-11-19 |
| CRAGG, Adam Brooks | Director | 2017-10-06 | 2019-03-22 |
| DUCKER, Toby | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2023-05-04 |
| ETTRIDGE, Peter John | Director | 1999-06-14 | 1999-11-12 |
| FOSH, Matthew Kailey | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2005-01-17 |
| HEMING, Stephen John | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2016-07-05 |
| HENNESSY, Timothy Patrick | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-12-02 |
| HICKS, Alan David | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-01-17 |
| HOLLAND, Peter Charles | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| HUDSON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2016-09-09 |
| HUDSON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-01-17 |
| JENVEY, Simon Spencer | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2022-05-30 |
| LILLEY, Robert Albert | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2012-12-31 |
| LLOYD, Stephen Frederick | Director | 1999-06-14 | 1999-11-25 |
| LOUDEN, Ross | Director | 2017-10-06 | 2020-12-31 |
| MATSON, Carly Elizabeth | Director | 2021-07-11 | 2023-02-14 |
| MATSON, Peter Colin | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2011-02-11 |
| METCALFE, Michael | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2012-05-01 |
| MORLEY, Susan Claire | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2005-01-17 |
| MOSS, Nicholas James | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2018-03-23 |
| MULLARKEY, Fintan | Director | 2018-04-05 | 2020-09-25 |
| MURRAY, Clive Lee | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2013-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Clive Lee | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2002-01-29 |
| NORTHAM, Guy Hillary | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2005-01-17 |
| PAGE, Robert John | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2001-06-30 |
| PARKER, Keith Arthur | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2005-01-17 |
| PARKER, Keith Arthur | Director | 1995-08-08 | 2000-03-16 |
| PAXMAN, Nigel Richard | Director | 1999-06-14 | 2000-03-16 |
| POTTER, Grahame John | Director | 1999-06-14 | 1999-11-25 |
| PRESTON, Robert Adam | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2014-12-31 |
| QUINLAN, Stuart John | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2007-04-30 |
| RILEY, Stephen John | Director | 1999-06-14 | 1999-10-22 |
| ROSS, Neil | Director | 2023-08-22 | 2025-09-19 |
| ROUSE, Stuart Mark | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2003-12-01 |
| ROWE, Mark Keith | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2020-12-22 |
| SAACKE, Gunther | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2012-05-21 |
| VILLERS, Rupert Carlos Chwoles | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2003-12-03 |
| WADE, Michael John | Director | 1995-08-08 | 1999-10-18 |
| WALTON, Michael John | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2006-11-30 |
| WHEELER, Mark Handley | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2000-12-28 |
| WHITTAKER, Philip David | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2002-01-29 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-04-10 | 1995-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novae Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-27 | Active |
| Novae Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-4.7%
£727,000 £693,000
-
Cash
-5%
£11,179,000 £10,621,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-16.4%
£531,000 £444,000
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