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HUGHES INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04451375
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-05-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66220
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors recognise the financial situation of the Company evidenced by the loss for the financial year of £1,186,000 and net decrease in shareholders' funds of £13,336,000 but also note the strong balance sheet position with Net Current Assets of £21,033,000 and Net Assets of £21,297,000. The market for insurance products in Northern Ireland continues to be highly competitive across all distribution channels. Despite the competitive environment, the Directors remain satisfied with the performance of the Company in the current year and believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence to 31 July 2026. The Company's financial forecasts and projections, which are prepared to the end of July 2026 and which include sensitivity analysis with worst case scenario which the directors believe to be a remote possibility, show that the Company continues to be cash generative, taking account of the potential changes in trading performance, and it will seek to operate within its facilities and meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In August 2024, the Company undertook a reduction of its share premium account from £50,139,000 to £37,989,000 in order to return capital of £12,150,000 to its then immediate parent company Liberty UK and Europe Holdings Ltd.”
- “In November 2024, the Company was acquired by Markerstudy Group (via its subsidiary Atlanta Investment Holdings 2 Limited).”
- “In June 2024, the Company sold its Head Office building, Strangford House, incurring a loss on disposal of £1,221,000.”
- “In January 2025 the Company made a loan to Markerstudy Group Treasury Limited of £5 million that is repayable on demand.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2024-12-31 | — | — |
| MACKLE, Feilim | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PATEL, Tushar Surendra | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-02-06 | Sep 1980 | British |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1976 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Secretary | 2002-05-30 | 2002-05-30 |
| MURRAY, Randolph Hugh | Secretary | 2002-05-30 | 2008-01-03 |
| TURNER, David Charles | Secretary | 2014-06-05 | 2015-07-01 |
| WHITMORE, Phillip | Secretary | 2008-01-03 | 2014-06-05 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BALMFORTH, Sarah Anne | Director | 2021-09-29 | 2025-02-06 |
| BARAHONA FLORES, Juan Pablo | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2024-11-04 |
| BILAS, Christopher Michael | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2013-10-01 |
| BRADY, Gareth | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2017-06-26 |
| BRENNAN, Don Thomas | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2021-03-31 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2025-02-06 | 2026-02-28 |
| CZAPLA, James | Director | 2017-02-14 | 2022-04-13 |
| DAVENPORT, Nigel James | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2015-07-02 |
| EGAN, David James | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2018-09-30 |
| ESTALLO LASHERAS, Juan Miguel | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2023-09-27 |
| FARMER, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2022-10-31 |
| FULTON, Richard | Director | 2017-10-25 | 2025-02-06 |
| HEAP, Iain | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2022-02-04 |
| JOHNSTON, Alan John | Director | 2022-11-23 | 2024-11-04 |
| KENEALY, Edmund Campion | Director | 2015-09-02 | 2017-05-11 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2025-02-06 | 2025-06-20 |
| MCDOWELL, Brian | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MCILDUFF, Thomas | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2020-10-09 |
| MOORE, Brendan | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2016-04-01 |
| MURRAY, Randolph Hugh | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2008-01-03 |
| O`BRIEN, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2011-12-02 |
| PICK, Maria Anne | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2025-02-06 |
| QUINN, Derek | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2018-07-11 |
| QUINN, Niall | Director | 2023-03-14 | 2025-02-06 |
| ROCKS, Sean Patrick | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2015-07-02 |
| SHEPHERD, Rebecca Jane, Ms | Director | 2025-02-06 | 2025-08-01 |
| SONNER, Bernadette Mchugh | Director | 2018-10-02 | 2025-02-06 |
| WATSON, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2025-02-06 | 2025-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Investment Holdings 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-04 | Active |
| Juan Pablo Barahona Flores | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-09-27 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Mr Niall Quinn | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-03-14 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Alan John Johnston | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-11-23 | Ceased 2022-11-23 |
| Maria Anne Pick | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-09-21 | Ceased 2022-09-21 |
| Juan Miguel Estallo Lasheras | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-28 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Sarah Anne Balmforth | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-09-29 | Ceased 2021-09-29 |
| Iain Heap | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-02-11 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Thomas Mcilduff | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-29 | Ceased 2020-10-09 |
| Don Thomas Brennan | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-11-21 | Ceased 2021-03-31 |
| Annmarie Bernadette Mchugh Sonner | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-02 | Ceased 2018-10-02 |
| Mr Richard Fulton | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-10-25 | Ceased 2017-10-25 |
| David James Egan | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-22 | Ceased 2018-09-30 |
| James Czapla | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-14 | Ceased 2022-04-13 |
| Mr Geoffrey Mark Farmer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-09 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
| Liberty Uk And Europe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-04 |
| Derek Quinn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-11 |
| Mr Gareth Michael Brady | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-26 |
| Edmund Campion Kenealy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-11 |
| Mr Brian Mcdowell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 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 |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-03 | 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 |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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