W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) PLC

Active00759111 Public limited company
Incorporated
29 April 1963 (63 years)
Industry
Non-life insurance (65120)
Accounts type
Full
Region
Yorkshire
Address
8 St. Paul's Street
Leeds
LS1 2LE

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
5 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 June 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 2 November 2026
British
Born January 1980 (46)
Croft, Richard James
Secretary · Appointed 2 November 2026
Oates, Michael William
Secretary · Appointed 6 June 2022
Director · Appointed 6 June 2022
British
Born November 1978
Moss, Daniel Stephen
Director · Appointed 7 April 2021
British
Born March 1988 (38)
Director · Appointed 22 June 2012
British
Born January 1971 (55)
Cavanagh, John
Director · Appointed 12 January 2010
Irish
Born April 1971 (55)
Dutton, Mark Jonathan
Director · Appointed 12 January 2010
English
Born February 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 12 January 2010
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 April 1998
British
Born September 1966 (60)
Director
British
Born August 1958 (68)
Officer history (9 former)
2 November 2026
Appointed Croft, Richard James as Secretary
2 November 2026
Appointed Croft, Richard James as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned Thew, Hubert Allan as Director
6 June 2022
Appointed Oates, Michael William as Director
6 June 2022
Appointed Oates, Michael William as Secretary
31 May 2022
Resigned Desbottes, Ian William as Secretary
31 May 2022
Resigned Desbottes, Ian William as Director
7 April 2021
Appointed Moss, Daniel Stephen as Director
22 June 2012
Appointed Johnson, Paul as Director
12 January 2010
Appointed Cavanagh, John as Director
12 January 2010
Appointed Dutton, Mark Jonathan as Director
12 January 2010
Appointed Tiffin, Neil Andrew as Director
1 December 2006
Appointed Desbottes, Ian William as Director
31 August 2006
Appointed Desbottes, Ian William as Secretary
31 August 2006
Resigned Thurston, Clive Howard as Secretary
31 August 2006
Resigned Taylor, Paul Christopher as Secretary
26 May 2006
Appointed Thurston, Clive Howard as Secretary
31 March 2006
Appointed Taylor, Paul Christopher as Secretary
31 March 2006
Resigned Thurston, Clive Howard as Secretary
3 October 2005
Appointed Thurston, Clive Howard as Secretary
30 September 2005
Resigned Thew, Paul Adrien as Director
29 September 2005
Resigned Thew, Paul Adrien as Secretary
28 February 2000
Resigned Thew, June Margaret as Director
1 April 1998
Appointed Thew, Simon Rupert as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Limited Company
Reg. no. 4852098
Former controllers (1)
6 July 2017
Ceased Simon Rupert Thew — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 6 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

8 St Paul's Street Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) PLC This company Owns 75–100% of shares
W. Denis Credit Risks Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Hanwell Atkinson Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Trade Credit Global UK Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · full accounts

Cash
£8,313,149
Profit Before Tax
£1,551,683
Current Ratio
1.2x
Return on Equity
59%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 £2,070,204 £2,350,820 £3,582,533 £1,944,911 £2,771,456
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£328,706£308,380£340,157£299,838£334,037
Current Assets£16,946,864£22,638,326£24,061,493£18,936,460£12,307,149
Debtors£8,633,715£9,990,588£9,076,793£8,422,521£5,530,963
Cash£8,313,149£12,647,738£14,984,700£10,513,939£6,776,186
Creditors (< 1 year)£14,504,114£21,001,795£21,866,609£20,819,117£16,885,478£10,570,982
Net Current Assets£2,442,750£1,636,531£3,242,376£2,050,982£1,736,167
Shareholder Funds£2,771,456£1,944,911£3,582,533£2,350,820£2,070,204

Turnover£16,242,086£11,756,985£10,071,647
Cost of Sales£2,029,848£3,298,674£6,340,902£4,199,710£4,289,993
Gross Profit£9,901,184£7,557,275£5,781,654
Admin Expenses£7,716,223£7,839,406£7,630,329£6,200,049£4,850,582
Staff Costs£6,145,851£6,375,232£6,487,993£5,214,043£3,965,164
Operating Profit£2,272,978£1,372,507£951,048
Profit Before Tax£1,551,683£1,562,131£2,274,787£1,376,529£973,157
Tax(£74,862)£435,056£443,074£245,913£189,271
Profit for Period£1,626,545£1,127,075£1,831,713£1,130,616£783,886

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 November 2026Appointment of a director
3 November 2026Appointment of a secretary
30 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 June 20263
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director1
20 March 2026Director's details changed2
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