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ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
Cash
£918
-15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£173K
+8.7% vs 2023
Employees
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15K
-68.2% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05671105
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2006-01-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66220
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
ACTIVE UNDERWRITING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £47,420 | £15,085 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £52,053 | £13,857 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,084 | £918 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £159,542 | £173,399 | |
| Equity | £50,253 | £18,921 | — | — | — | £159,542 | £173,399 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £108,506 | £89,188 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Stratford)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The business continues to operate on a Going Concern basis on a cash positive position during this period.”
Significant events
- “Active Underwriting Specialists Limited shares the same office and resources with a fellow group company, Sportscover Europe Limited. Most shared costs are recharged on a proportional basis. In some instances, the costs that are directly attributable to the company are recharged. The overheads for the year have decreased as the aggregate overheads of Sportscover Europe Limited has decreased.”
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
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANNIS, Martin John | Director | 2015-06-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| GOWLAND, Steven Charles | Director | 2021-05-07 | Oct 1969 | British |
| MORPETH, Andrew Graham | Director | 2024-01-30 | Sep 1964 | British |
| SINGH, Charles Wesley | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANNIS, Martin John | Secretary | 2015-06-17 | 2016-03-16 |
| FORD, Dominic Victor Thomas | Secretary | 2014-06-13 | 2015-03-01 |
| LOBSANG, Pempa | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2015-06-02 |
| TAYLOR, Belinda Julie | Secretary | 2006-01-10 | 2014-06-13 |
| WATSON, Nicola | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | 2022-11-15 |
| HARMAN, Christopher Gill | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-10-05 |
| HAYES, Richard Charles | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-10-05 |
| HOOTTON, Alan John | Director | 2010-01-31 | 2013-12-31 |
| MORPETH, Andrew Graham | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2023-01-01 |
| NASH, Christopher Peter | Director | 2006-08-15 | 2021-05-07 |
| NASH, Timothy John | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2016-07-15 |
| RILEY, Matthew Saxon | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-03-30 |
| RILEY, Matthew Saxon | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| TAYLOR, Belinda Julie | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2015-04-01 |
| THOMAS, Paul George | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activerisk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2022-10-20 | Active |
| Spvsce Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-05-07 | Ceased 2022-10-20 |
| Mr Christopher Peter Nash | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
| Mr Martin John Crannis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
| Mr Peter Nash | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-31 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-01-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-11-23 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-03-16 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2021-11-04 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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