ARK SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-66.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
+9% vs 2023
Employees
190
+9.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
-30% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARK SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2007-02-01 → present
- DARNER NYMPH LIMITED 2006-07-26 → 2007-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £109,478,000 | £119,832,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £13,823,000 | £9,673,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,562,000 | £6,701,000 | |
| Cash | £8,862,000 | £2,936,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,943,000 | £20,644,000 | |
| Net assets | £18,943,000 | £20,644,000 | |
| Equity | £18,943,000 | £20,644,000 | |
| Average employees | 173 | 190 | |
| Wages | £67,271,000 | £74,565,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.6% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.2% | 79.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.23x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of ASML have reviewed the business plan, liquidity and operational resilience of the company, including the risks associated with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the recent wildfires in California. They have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could cast significant doubt over the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ARK SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Ark Insurance Holdings Limited
- Ark Corporate Member Limited
- Group Ark Insurance Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSON, James David | Secretary | 2007-05-17 | — | British |
| ATKIN, Charles Neville Rupert | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| BEATON, Ian Eric | Director | 2007-03-09 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BROTHERS, Neil Christopher | Director | 2016-11-15 | Jan 1978 | British |
| BURCH, Nicola Monica Alexia | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| DAWSON, Paul William | Director | 2019-03-07 | Feb 1966 | British |
| FOX, Neil | Director | 2021-08-04 | May 1971 | British |
| MCINTOSH, Peter | Director | 2013-03-20 | Nov 1965 | British |
| RAVEN, Melanie | Director | 2021-08-04 | May 1971 | British |
| ROUNTREE, George Manning | Director | 2021-02-04 | Apr 1972 | American |
| SMITH, Neil Martin | Director | 2007-03-09 | Aug 1971 | British |
| WARDROP, John Mitchell | Director | 2016-01-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| WELMAN, Jo Mark Pole | Director | 2016-04-01 | Jan 1958 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW LYDE & GILBERT (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-07-26 | 2007-05-17 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-07-26 | 2006-07-26 |
| BONNAR, Nicholas Kershaw | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| CAPREZ, Paul Charles Felix, Mr. | Director | 2008-11-20 | 2009-11-30 |
| DESHPANDE, Aneil Paul | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2016-11-15 |
| FOREMAN, David Peter | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2021-01-01 |
| HOBROW, Anthony Gordon Piers | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2007-03-09 |
| MALLOY, William Arthur | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2012-08-29 |
| MAY, Christopher David | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2012-06-30 |
| OAKES, Robin Geoffrey | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2016-05-16 |
| OLIVER, Gary Michael | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2009-09-24 |
| ROSENBAUM, Richard Paul | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2013-11-19 |
| SEABURGH, Elaine Susan | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2007-03-09 |
| SOUTHEY, Verner George | Director | 2007-09-13 | 2016-07-31 |
| WATSON, Christopher Eric | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2021-01-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-07-26 | 2006-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Ian Eric Beaton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Nicholas Kershaw Bonnar | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-09 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+9.5%
£109,478,000 £119,832,000
-
Cash
-66.9%
£8,862,000 £2,936,000
-
Net assets
+9%
£18,943,000 £20,644,000
-
Employees
+9.8%
173 190
-
Profit before tax
-30%
£13,823,000 £9,673,000
-
Wages
+10.8%
£67,271,000 £74,565,000
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