Qbe Underwriting Limited

Active01035198 Private limited company
Incorporated
17 December 1971 (54 years)
Previously known as
Limit Underwriting Limited (until 31 December 2007)
Janson Green Limited (until 25 October 1999)
Michael Payne and Company Limited (until 16 December 1986)
Industry
Non-life insurance (65120)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
30 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 3BD

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
16 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 July 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 20 February 2026
Also at Qbe European Services Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 March 2024
Also at Qbe UK Limited
Australian
Born December 1959 (66)
Director · Appointed 29 March 2023
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Qbe European Operations PLC, National Institute of Economic and Social Research(incorporated)(the) · more companies
British
Born November 1956
Director · Appointed 12 December 2022
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Qbe Management Services (UK) Limited, Qbe Corporate Limited · more companies
British
Born January 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 11 February 2022
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Stamfordian Advisory Limited, WFCG Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 7 November 2021
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Lloyd's Market Association · more companies
French,Australian
Born April 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 14 December 2020
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Qbe Management Services (UK) Limited, Qbe Corporate Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 1 May 2019
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Metro Bank PLC, FNZ (UK) Ltd · more companies
British
Born March 1966 (60)
Smith, Alexandra Jane
Secretary · Appointed 26 June 2017
Director · Appointed 19 December 2016
Also at Qbe UK Limited, Qbe Management Services (UK) Limited, Qbe Corporate Limited · more companies
British
Born June 1970 (56)
Officer history (86 former)
20 February 2026
Appointed Hankin, Nicholas as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Killourhy, Christopher Thomas as Director
30 June 2024
Resigned Mccaig, Malcolm Graham as Director
1 March 2024
Appointed Wade, Timothy Cardwell as Director
31 March 2023
Resigned Ingram, Timothy Charles William as Director
29 March 2023
Appointed Skeoch, Norman Keith, Sir as Director
12 December 2022
Appointed Stone, Robert Charles as Director
13 June 2022
Resigned Postlewhite, Stephen John as Director
11 February 2022
Appointed Maddock, Steven as Director
7 November 2021
Appointed Fresneau, Cecile Georgette as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Gilbert, Martin James as Director
1 April 2021
Resigned Harrison, Samuel as Director
4 February 2021
Resigned Winkett, David James as Director
4 February 2021
Appointed Killourhy, Christopher Thomas as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned O'Farrell, Colin Raymond as Director
22 December 2020
Appointed Gilbert, Martin James as Director
14 December 2020
Resigned Pryce, Richard Vaughan as Director
14 December 2020
Appointed Harris, Jason Richard as Director
24 November 2020
Appointed Harrison, Samuel as Director
18 August 2020
Appointed Postlewhite, Stephen John as Director
6 May 2020
Resigned Sinclair, Stuart William as Director
28 March 2020
Resigned Parry, Jonathan Wyn as Director
30 June 2019
Resigned Au, Wai-Fong as Director
1 May 2019
Appointed Brown, Catherine Ann as Director
29 March 2019
Appointed Parry, Jonathan Wyn as Director
26 June 2017
Appointed Smith, Alexandra Jane as Secretary
26 June 2017
Resigned Felton Smith, Esther as Secretary
19 December 2016
Appointed Terry, Nigel Joseph Douty as Director
19 December 2016
Resigned Dodridge, Philip Andrew as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Parry, Jonathan Wyn as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Clayden, Dominic John as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Beckerson, Ian David as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Gordon, Joe as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Boland, Sharon Maria as Secretary
29 June 2015
Resigned Hall, David Sedgwick as Director
29 June 2015
Appointed Felton Smith, Esther as Secretary
31 May 2015
Resigned Curtis, Cheryl Karen as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Olsen, Philip Vernon as Director
24 November 2014
Appointed Hall, David Sedgwick as Director
30 September 2014
Resigned Pomeroy, Brian Walter, Sir as Director
4 April 2014
Appointed Mccaig, Malcolm Graham as Director
21 March 2014
Appointed Ingram, Timothy Charles William as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Grove, Peter Ernest as Director
9 December 2013
Appointed Clayden, Dominic John as Director
21 November 2013
Appointed Sinclair, Stuart William as Director
18 October 2013
Appointed Gordon, Joe as Director
1 October 2013
Resigned Burns, Steven Paul as Director
18 September 2013
Resigned Neal, John David as Director
2 August 2013
Resigned Bathia, Ashis Mathuradas as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Siesko, David Martin as Director
18 February 2013
Resigned Coene, Patrick Remi Corneel as Director
5 February 2013
Appointed Curtis, Cheryl Karen as Director
5 February 2013
Appointed Siesko, David Martin as Director
3 September 2012
Appointed Pryce, Richard Vaughan as Director
17 August 2012
Resigned O'Halloran, Francis Michael as Director
30 June 2012
Resigned Kang, Mohinder Singh as Director
6 June 2012
Appointed Au, Wai-Fong as Director
6 June 2012
Resigned Posner, Howard Michael as Director
29 November 2011
Resigned Whittaker, Terence James as Director
16 November 2011
Appointed Coene, Patrick Remi Corneel as Director
15 February 2011
Resigned Lisson, Kathryn Mary as Director
1 February 2011
Appointed Kang, Mohinder Singh as Director
26 November 2010
Resigned Mageean, Bernard as Director
2 September 2010
Resigned Mclenaghan, Vincent as Director
10 March 2010
Resigned Rayner, Graeme Scott as Director
10 March 2010
Resigned Grossman, Doron as Director
10 March 2010
Resigned Constable, David Andrew as Director
10 March 2010
Resigned Crane, Matthew Francis as Director
10 March 2010
10 March 2010
Resigned Mclenaghan, Vincent as Director
10 March 2010
Appointed Mclenaghan, Vincent as Director
10 March 2010
Resigned Di Silvio, Emilio Antonio as Director
1 June 2009
Appointed Lisson, Kathryn Mary as Director
10 March 2009
Appointed Johnston, Robert Bennet Marshall as Director
11 June 2008
Resigned O'Neill, Peter John as Director
11 June 2008
Appointed Mageean, Bernard as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Whittaker, Terence James as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Rayner, Graeme Scott as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Grossman, Doron as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Crane, Matthew Francis as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Bathia, Ashis Mathuradas as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed O'Neill, Peter John as Director
1 January 2008
Resigned Kang, Mohinder Singh as Director
21 November 2007
Resigned Woodruff, David as Director
31 October 2007
Resigned Rolleston, Christopher as Director
30 September 2007
Resigned Lang, David Mark as Director
15 May 2007
Resigned Williams, Adrian Charles Harold as Secretary
15 May 2007
Appointed Boland, Sharon Maria as Secretary
8 December 2006
Resigned Pallot, Hugh Glen as Secretary
8 December 2006
Appointed Williams, Adrian Charles Harold as Secretary
21 November 2006
Resigned Nicholls, Blair Milton as Director
21 November 2006
Appointed Di Silvio, Emilio Antonio as Director
21 November 2006
Appointed Dodridge, Philip Andrew as Director
21 November 2006
Appointed Mclenaghan, Vincent as Director
18 October 2006
Appointed Woodruff, David as Director
1 September 2006
Resigned Harrington, Mark John as Director
8 March 2006
Appointed Posner, Howard Michael as Director
8 March 2006
Resigned Smith, Brian Roy as Director
8 March 2006
Resigned Andrews, John Michael Geoffrey as Director
23 January 2006
Appointed Rolleston, Christopher as Director
23 January 2006
Appointed Pomeroy, Brian Walter, Sir as Director
16 March 2005
Resigned Beckerson, Ian David as Secretary
16 March 2005
Appointed Pallot, Hugh Glen as Secretary
31 December 2004
Resigned Wallace, Robert Jeffrey as Director
25 November 2004
Resigned Gargrave, Stephen John as Director
9 November 2004
Appointed Nicholls, Blair Milton as Director
9 November 2004
Appointed Kang, Mohinder Singh as Director
3 September 2004
Appointed Parry, Jonathan Wyn as Director
23 January 2004
Appointed Neal, John David as Director
14 March 2003
Resigned Lorberg, John William as Director
14 March 2003
Resigned Roberts, Angus John as Director
9 July 2002
Resigned Daly, John as Director
1 July 2002
Appointed O'Farrell, Colin Raymond as Director
1 July 2002
Resigned Copping, Neil Charles as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Battle, Peter John Marfleet as Director
22 November 2001
Appointed Constable, David Andrew as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Holt, Peter as Director
30 September 2001
1 December 2000
Appointed Beckerson, Ian David as Director
1 December 2000
Appointed Lorberg, John William as Director
1 December 2000
Resigned Grainger, Derek Charles as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Harrington, Mark John as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Battle, Peter John Marfleet as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Gargrave, Stephen John as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Smith, Brian Roy as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Winkett, David James as Director
1 November 2000
Appointed Lang, David Mark as Director
26 October 2000
Resigned Holder, Lawrence Albert as Director
26 October 2000
Resigned Neal, John David as Director
17 October 2000
Resigned Grant, Robert Michael as Director
30 September 2000
Appointed Beckerson, Ian David as Secretary
30 September 2000
Resigned Hurst-Bannister, Barnabas John as Director
30 September 2000
Resigned Clews, Stephen Thomas as Secretary
15 September 2000
8 September 2000
Appointed O'Halloran, Francis Michael as Director
8 September 2000
Appointed Grant, Robert Michael as Director
3 September 2000
Resigned Hamblin, John Charles as Director
30 June 2000
8 February 2000
Appointed Roberts, Angus John as Director
8 February 2000
Appointed Daly, John as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Neal, John David as Director
25 October 1999
Resigned Fitzgerald, Brian Anthony as Director
25 October 1999
25 October 1999
Appointed Grainger, Derek Charles as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Holder, Lawrence Albert as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Copping, Neil Charles as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Hamblin, John Charles as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Grove, Peter Ernest as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Andrews, John Michael Geoffrey as Director
23 June 1999
Resigned Foster, David John as Director
14 June 1999
Resigned Grant, Robert Sinclair as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Youell, John Richard Ludbrooke as Director
24 November 1998
Appointed Clews, Stephen Thomas as Secretary
24 November 1998
Resigned Burns, Steven Paul as Secretary
30 June 1998
Resigned Compton Rickett, Christopher as Director
30 June 1998
Resigned Mosselmans, Carel Maurits as Director
29 January 1997
Appointed Holt, Peter as Director
29 January 1997
Appointed Grant, Robert Sinclair as Director
29 January 1997
Appointed Compton Rickett, Christopher as Director
23 December 1996
Resigned Goodier, William Frank as Director
27 November 1996
Appointed Carpenter, Michael Edward Arscott as Director
27 November 1996
Appointed Agnew, Jonathan Geoffrey William as Director
13 December 1995
Appointed Fitzgerald, Brian Anthony as Director
31 January 1995
Resigned Cowell, Peter Harry as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Hurst-Bannister, Barnabas John as Director
21 May 1993
Resigned Peachey, David John as Director
5 April 1993
5 April 1993
Appointed Mosselmans, Carel Maurits as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Payne, Michael William as Director
25 November 1991

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
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 6719948

Group structure 16 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Qbe European Operations PLC
Chrysalis Management Ltd Owns 25–50% of shares
Greenhill International Insurance Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Greenhill Sturge Underwriting Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Greenhill Underwriting Espana Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe Holdings (EO) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe Corporate Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe Finance Holdings (EO) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe UK Finance IV Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Futureshapers (Sheffield) Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Qbe Underwriting Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe European Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe Underwriting Services (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Qbe Management Services (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Standfast Corporate Underwriters Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates2 July 2026
9 May 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
26 February 2026Appointment of a director
5 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
14 July 2025Confirmation statement with no updates2 July 2025
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