Enstar (EU) Limited

Active03168082 Private limited company

Incorporated: 5 March 1996 (30 years)
Previously known as: Castlewood (EU) Ltd. (until 31 October 2007)
Castlewood Insurance Services (UK) Limited (until 19 October 1998)
Industry: Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
Directors: Stephen Mark Murphy
Nicolas Jean Crossley
Benjamin James Howard
all 8 directors
Owned by: Enstar (EU) Holdings Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: 12th Floor 70 Mark Lane
London
EC3R 7NQ

Website & contact details

Website: enstargroup.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 3 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 19 June 2026

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Murphy, Stephen Mark

Director · Appointed 2 December 2024

Irish

Born March 1983 (43)

Crossley, Nicolas Jean

Director · Appointed 17 July 2024

Also at River Thames Insurance Company Limited, Starstone Insurance SE, Enstar Managing Agency Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1976

Howard, Benjamin James

Director · Appointed 1 July 2024

Also at Cranmore (UK) Limited, Kinsale Brokers Limited

British

Born April 1987 (39)

Heap, Michael Conrad

Director · Appointed 20 August 2021

Also at River Thames Insurance Company Limited, Enstar Managing Agency Limited, Regis Agencies Limited · more companies

British

Born June 1969 (57)

Holden, Shaun Robert

Director · Appointed 2 August 2012

Also at Cranmore (UK) Limited, Enstar (EU) Holdings Limited, Enstar Acquisitions Limited · more companies

New Zealander

Born December 1968 (57)

Lynagh, Michael Patrick Thomas

Director · Appointed 1 March 2012

Australian

Born October 1963 (63)

Hextall, Siobhan Mary

Secretary · Appointed 20 November 2007

Also at River Thames Insurance Company Limited, Cranmore (UK) Limited, Enstar (EU) Holdings Limited · more companies

Irish

Reid, Derek Robert Douglas

Director · Appointed 24 March 2004

British

Born November 1965

Hackett, David Ward

Director · Appointed 5 March 1996

Also at Make A Difference Leadership Foundation · more companies

Canadian

Born August 1950 (76)

Officer history (30 former)

3 April 2025

Resigned Brockman, Paul as Director

2 December 2024

Appointed Murphy, Stephen Mark as Director

17 July 2024

Appointed Crossley, Nicolas Jean as Director

1 July 2024

Appointed Howard, Benjamin James as Director

30 June 2024

Resigned Truman, Darren Scott as Director

30 April 2024

Resigned Coyne, Christopher Edward as Director

10 January 2024

Appointed Brockman, Paul as Director

31 October 2021

Resigned Merriman, Brendan Richard Anthony, Mr as Director

20 August 2021

Appointed Heap, Michael Conrad as Director

20 August 2021

Appointed Coyne, Christopher Edward as Director

20 August 2021

Resigned Plumb, Laurence as Director

25 January 2021

Resigned Hessing, Hugh William as Director

11 November 2020

Appointed Hessing, Hugh William as Director

29 September 2020

Resigned Atkins, David John as Director

1 June 2020

Appointed Plumb, Laurence as Director

18 November 2019

Resigned Message, David Roy as Director

30 April 2019

Resigned Thomas, Clive Paul as Director

19 September 2018

Resigned Smith, Demian Grosset as Director

13 June 2017

Appointed Message, David Roy as Director

13 June 2017

Appointed Smith, Demian Grosset as Director

13 June 2017

Appointed Truman, Darren Scott as Director

4 April 2017

Appointed Merriman, Brendan Richard Anthony, Mr as Director

15 December 2016

Resigned Turner, Alan John as Director

31 December 2015

Resigned Grisley, David John as Director

2 August 2012

Appointed Holden, Shaun Robert as Director

3 May 2012

Resigned Nokes, Gareth Howard John as Director

3 May 2012

Resigned Mclaughlin, Duncan as Director

1 March 2012

Appointed Lynagh, Michael Patrick Thomas as Director

28 April 2011

Resigned Nichols, Thomas James as Director

7 November 2008

Appointed Nichols, Thomas James as Director

6 November 2008

Resigned Aldous, Stephen David as Director

20 November 2007

Appointed Hextall, Siobhan Mary as Secretary

20 November 2007

Resigned Cornhill Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

7 September 2007

Resigned Fraser, Thomas Aird as Director

27 June 2007

Appointed Nokes, Gareth Howard John as Director

27 June 2007

Appointed Atkins, David John as Director

27 June 2007

Resigned Given, Steven Wesley as Director

14 August 2006

Resigned Rocke, David Michael as Director

29 March 2006

Appointed Thomas, Clive Paul as Director

29 March 2006

Appointed Mclaughlin, Duncan as Director

21 March 2006

Resigned Packer, Nicholas Andrew as Director

21 March 2006

Resigned Silvester, Dominic Francis Michael as Director

31 May 2005

Resigned Watson, Ian James as Director

10 December 2004

Appointed Grisley, David John as Director

10 December 2004

Appointed Aldous, Stephen David as Director

10 December 2004

Appointed Turner, Alan John as Director

10 December 2004

Appointed Given, Steven Wesley as Director

9 July 2004

Resigned Joseph, Bryan Ruthven Patrick as Director

24 March 2004

Appointed Reid, Derek Robert Douglas as Director

1 January 2004

Appointed Fraser, Thomas Aird as Director

31 December 2003

Resigned Pipe, Grahame Frederick as Director

2 June 2003

Appointed Pipe, Grahame Frederick as Director

15 October 2002

Resigned Grisley, David John as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Joseph, Bryan Ruthven Patrick as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Rocke, David Michael as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Watson, Ian James as Director

31 August 2001

Resigned O'Shea, Paul James as Director

4 May 1999

Resigned Williams, John Caldicott as Director

1 September 1997

Appointed O'Shea, Paul James as Director

5 March 1996

Resigned Chalfen Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

5 March 1996

Appointed Williams, John Caldicott as Director

5 March 1996

Appointed Chalfen Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

5 March 1996

Appointed Grisley, David John as Director

5 March 1996

Resigned Chalfen Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

5 March 1996

Appointed Packer, Nicholas Andrew as Director

5 March 1996

Appointed Chalfen Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

5 March 1996

Appointed Silvester, Dominic Francis Michael as Director

5 March 1996

Appointed Cornhill Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

5 March 1996

Appointed Hackett, David Ward as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Enstar (EU) Holdings Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 03167743

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Enstar (EU) Holdings Limited

Cranmore (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Enstar (EU) Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Kinsale Brokers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Starstone Insurance Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

What Enstar say about themselves

“We are the leading global provider of retrospective solutions, with specialist underwriting capabilities.”

— from enstargroup.com

Filings 208

Date	Description	Made Up To
23 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
1 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	19 June 2026
30 June 2026	Director's details changed
30 June 2026	Director's details changed
29 June 2026	Director's details changed