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BSPOKE UNDERWRITING LTD
Profile
- Company number
- 04506493
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-08-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66220
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the appropriateness of the going concern basis of preparation, including review and appraisal of future prospects of the Company, working capital facilities available to the Company via its group relationships and consideration of assets at its disposal and its ability to settle future liabilities as they arise.”
Significant events
- “On 6th of August 2025, the Company's parent undertaking, Chicago Holdco Ltd and its subsidiaries, were acquired by BSU Holdings Ltd.”
- “On 15th of January 2026, the Company's ultimate parent, BSU Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries, were acquired by Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd.”
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
7 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULLERTON, Penelope Jane | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | — | — |
| GILL, Ryan Mark | Director | 2026-02-01 | Feb 1983 | British |
| HUNTER, Craig Richard | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| KNIGHT, Clare Louise | Director | 2025-06-13 | Jan 1984 | British |
| PURVIS, James Robert | Director | 2026-03-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| SMYTH, Timothy John | Director | 2020-06-18 | Jun 1967 | British |
| WITTS, Robert Alexander Paul | Director | 2026-01-22 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOTT, Stephen | Secretary | 2015-11-01 | 2016-03-24 |
| BLOTT, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-07-02 |
| BROPHY, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2020-07-24 | 2022-05-31 |
| FULLERTON, Penelope Jane | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2014-02-26 |
| FULLERTON, Penny | Secretary | 2016-03-24 | 2018-09-01 |
| HOPKINS, Trevor Charles William | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2020-07-24 |
| KEILL, Tracy Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-08-20 | 2007-09-20 |
| MCMAHON, Andrew Neil Mcintyre | Secretary | 2002-10-03 | 2005-08-20 |
| ORTON, Jeffrey Christopher | Secretary | 2014-02-26 | 2015-11-01 |
| ZACZKIEWICZ, Stacey | Secretary | 2012-07-02 | 2013-11-01 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-09-20 | 2009-07-01 |
| HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-08 | 2002-10-04 |
| BARCLAY, Ian James | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2015-02-25 |
| BEALES, Karen Anne | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2018-09-06 |
| BEAN, Jane Ann | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2020-02-19 |
| BLACKHAM, Christopher Layton | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2014-02-26 |
| BRADBURY, Susan Patricia | Director | 2005-04-12 | 2007-09-20 |
| BRADBURY, Susan Patricia | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2004-09-30 |
| BRUCE, Catherine | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2012-10-01 |
| CARTER, Patrick Robert, Lord | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2017-05-24 |
| CARTER, Patrick Robert, Lord | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2015-02-25 |
| COX, Jonathan James, Mr. | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2020-06-18 |
| DEVENEY, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2025-08-14 | 2026-02-01 |
| GILL, Ryan Mark | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2025-08-06 |
| GREENWOOD, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2006-02-23 |
| HANFORD, Timothy John | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2019-11-11 |
| HARNBY, Alastair John | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| HODES, Jonathan | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2005-04-12 |
| HUBBARD, Peter John | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| HUNTER, Craig Richard | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2025-08-06 |
| JAMES, Philip William Henry | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2008-06-10 |
| KEATING, Michael Samuel | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2015-02-25 |
| KEILL, Tracy Elizabeth | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2004-05-04 |
| KING, Michael Henry | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2004-10-25 |
| LAIRD, Oliver Walter | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-11-24 |
| LEWIS, Richard Charles William | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2019-05-22 |
| MARLEY, Nicholas James | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2008-06-10 |
| MARTIN, Neil Frazer | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2013-05-01 |
| NICHOL, Duncan Kirkbride, Sir | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2006-09-21 |
| POSNER, Howard Michael | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2012-05-09 |
| PURVIS, James Robert | Director | 2024-03-20 | 2025-08-06 |
| ROLFE, Timothy Paul | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| ROUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2007-07-11 |
| RYDER, Clare | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2019-05-22 |
| SMITH, Malachy Paul | Director | 2010-05-20 | 2018-06-29 |
| SMITH, Paul Kenneth | Director | 2002-08-22 | 2009-04-01 |
| SMYTH, Timothy John | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2008-06-10 |
| SPENCER, John William James | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2020-06-18 |
| STEVENS, Simon | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2014-01-31 |
| TURNER, Jeffrey | Director | 2023-12-08 | 2025-01-28 |
| TWEEDIE, Justin Anthony | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2022-10-24 |
| WARD, Timothy Charles | Director | 2002-08-22 | 2008-10-31 |
| WARREN, Michael Ian | Director | 2020-06-18 | 2022-02-01 |
| WARREN, Michael Ian | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2014-03-03 |
| HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-08 | 2002-08-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 293 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-01-22 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-08-07 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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