BISL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-10 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-27
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-93.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£56M
-9% vs 2023
Employees
900
-15.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£14M
-86.6% 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
- BISL LIMITED 2002-12-20 → present
- BUDGET INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 1996-09-27 → 2002-12-20
- PACKETCHANGE LIMITED 1996-07-30 → 1996-09-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £123,750,000 | £96,625,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£25,662,000 | -£46,537,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,237,000 | -£13,507,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,349,000 | -£5,487,000 | |
| Cash | £57,862,000 | £3,586,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £123,241,000 | £135,925,000 | |
| Net assets | £61,084,000 | £55,597,000 | |
| Equity | £61,084,000 | £55,597,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,066 | 900 | |
| Wages | £30,725,000 | £24,544,000 |
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 | -20.7% | -48.2% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | -5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.8% | -34.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.1% | 91.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | -4.59x | -7.13x |
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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following work undertaken and enquiries made, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage the risks facing it and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BISL LIMITED · parent
- ACM ULR Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Markerstudy Group acquisition of the UK personal lines broking businesses of the Ardonagh Group (completed in June 2024), the business was integrated into a new broader operating division within the Markerstudy Group, known as Markerstudy Distribution.”
- “Management is focussed on returning the business to growth in 2025 both in terms of customer numbers and profitability.”
- “On 5 January 2023 the Company sold its investment in BFSL Limited to its parent entity Markerstudy Group Limited ('MGL').”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2022-04-29 | — | — |
| MACKLE, Feilim | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PATEL, Tushar Surendra | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-03-07 | Sep 1980 | British |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1976 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Julian Charles | Secretary | 2018-02-14 | 2021-09-30 |
| CHRISTMAS, Adrian John Collis | Secretary | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| HOBLEY, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2001-03-19 |
| SIMMS, Ronald Fitzgerald | Secretary | 2015-09-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| WATERS, Paul | Secretary | 2016-10-20 | 2018-02-14 |
| WRIGHT, Neville Eric | Secretary | 2001-03-19 | 2015-09-23 |
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-13 | 1998-12-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-30 | 1996-08-23 |
| BAILIE, Mark Mccracken | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| BALL, Craig David | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| BARLOW, Ellie | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| CASTAGNO, Giovanni (John) | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| CHRISTMAS, Adrian John Collis | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| CHUNG, Katherine Hae-Eun | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| COSH, Paul Nigel | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| DESPAS, Gilles | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| DONALDSON, Ian James | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2023-03-29 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2019-10-14 |
| ENGLAND, Michael James Peter | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2023-11-13 |
| FINCH, Duncan Alistair, Mr | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| HOSKINS, Richard | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| JACKSON, Patricia Doreen | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| KEATING, Seamus Declan | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| KLINKERT, Stephen | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| KLINKERT, Stephen | Director | 1997-02-13 | 1998-12-03 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2013-06-30 |
| LENMAN, Alasdair Bruce | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-06-20 |
| PLATT, Dominic James | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2022-04-29 |
| REGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2022-06-14 |
| REGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2021-07-01 |
| SCARR, Craig Anthony | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| SHAKED, Golan | Director | 2019-07-19 | 2022-04-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Rebecca Jane, Ms | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-08-01 |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2022-06-18 | 2024-06-26 |
| THOMPSON, Peter | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| WATSON, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Martin | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| WINSLOW, Peter Anthony | Director | 1997-02-13 | 2014-06-30 |
| BGL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-06 | 2013-06-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-30 | 1996-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markerstudy Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-29 | Active |
| Bgl Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
-21.9%
£123,750,000 £96,625,000
-
Cash
-93.8%
£57,862,000 £3,586,000
-
Net assets
-9%
£61,084,000 £55,597,000
-
Employees
-15.6%
1,066 900
-
Operating profit
-81.3%
-£25,662,000 -£46,537,000
-
Profit before tax
-86.6%
-£7,237,000 -£13,507,000
-
Wages
-20.1%
£30,725,000 £24,544,000
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