| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance | |||||
| Gross premiums written | 5 | | | ||
| Outward reinsurance premiums | ( | ( | |||
| Net premiums written | | | |||
Change in the provision for unearned premiums | |||||
| Gross amount | 18 | ( | ( | ||
| Reinsurers' share | 18 | | | ||
| Change in the net provision for unearned premiums | ( | ( | |||
| Earned premiums, net of reinsurance | | | |||
| Other technical income, net of reinsurance | | | |||
Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account | 9 | | | ||
Claims incurred, net of reinsurance | |||||
Claims paid | |||||
| Gross amount | 18 | ( | ( | ||
| Reinsurers' share | 18 | | | ||
| Net claims paid | ( | ( | |||
Change in the provision for claims | |||||
| Gross amount | 18 | ( | ( | ||
| Reinsurers' share | 18 | ( | | ||
| Change in the net provision for claims | ( | ( | |||
| Claims incurred, net of reinsurance | ( | ( | |||
| Net operating expenses | 6 | ( | ( | ||
| Other technical charges, net of reinsurance | | | |||
Balance on the technical account for general business | | | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Balance on the technical account for general business | | | |
| Investment income | 9 | | |
| Realised gains on investments | 9 | | |
| Unrealised gains on investments | 9 | | |
| Investment expenses and charges | 9 | ( | ( |
| Total investment return | | | |
Allocated investment return transferred to general business technical account | ( | ( | |
| Profit/(loss) on foreign exchange | | ( | |
| Other income | | | |
| Profit for the financial year | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Profit for the financial year | 121,861 | 73,772 |
| Currency translation (loss)/gain | ( | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Investments | |||||
| Financial investments | 11 | | | ||
| Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | |||
| | | ||||
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | |||||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 18 | | | ||
| Claims outstanding | 18 | | | ||
| | | ||||
Debtors | |||||
| Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | 12 | | | ||
| Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | 13 | | | ||
| Other debtors | 14 | | | ||
| | | ||||
Other assets | |||||
Cash at bank and in hand | 24 | | | ||
| Other | | | |||
| | | ||||
Prepayments and accrued income | |||||
| Accrued interest and rent | | | |||
| Deferred acquisition costs | 15 | | | ||
| Other prepayments and accrued income | | | |||
| | | ||||
Total assets | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Capital and Reserves | |||||
| Members' balances | | ||||
| Total Capital and reserves | | | |||
Technical provisions | |||||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 18 | | |||
| Claims outstanding | 18 | | |||
| Provisions for other risks | 19 | | | ||
| Deposits received from reinsurers | | | |||
Creditors | |||||
| Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations | 21 | | | ||
| Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations | 22 | | |||
Other creditors including taxation and social security | 23 | | |||
| Amounts owed to credit institutions | | | |||
| | | ||||
| Accruals and deferred income | | | |||
Total liabilities | |||||
Total liabilities, Capital and reserves | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Member's balance brought forward at 1 January | | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | | |
| Net movement on funds in syndicate | ( | ( |
| Member's balance carried forward at 31 December | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the financial year | | | |
| Increase in gross technical provisions | | | |
| (Increase) in reinsurers' share of gross technical provisions | ( | ( | |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | ( | | |
| Increase in creditors | | | |
| Movement in other assets/liabilities | ( | | |
| Investment return | ( | ( | |
| Foreign exchange | | | |
| Other | ( | | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Purchase of equity and debt instruments | ( | ( | |
| Sale of equity and debt instruments | | | |
| Investment income received | | | |
| Other | | | |
| Net cash flows (used in) investing activities | ( | ( | |
Cash flows used in financing activities | |||
| Distribution profit | ( | ( | |
| Capital contributions/open year cash calls made | | ||
| Funds In Syndicate released to members | ( | ( | |
| Net cash flows (used in) financing activities | ( | ( | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | | |
| Foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | | ( | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | | |
| 2025 | Sensitivity | |||
| +2.5% | -2.5% | +5.0% | -5.0% | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Claims outstanding – gross of reinsurance | (23,757) | 23,757 | ( | |
Claims outstanding – net of reinsurance | (17,616) | 17,616 | ( | |
| 2024 | Sensitivity | |||
| +2.5% | -2.5% | +5.0% | -5.0% | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Claims outstanding – gross of reinsurance | (24,580) | 24,580 | ( | |
| Claims outstanding – net of reinsurance | (17,948) | 17,948 | ( | |
| 2025 | AAA | AA | A | BBB | Other | Not rated | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Financial Investments | |||||||
Debt securities and other fixed income | | | | | | | |
Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | | | | |
| Syndicate loans to central fund | | | | | | | |
Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | | | | | |
| 54,908 | 332,584 | 374,252 | 122,931 | 61 | 4,817 | 889,553 | |
Reinsurers' share of outstanding claims including IBNR | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | | | | | | ( | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | | |
| Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | | |
| Total credit risk exposure | | | | | | | |
| Other Assets | 14,546 | 2,714 | 4,290 | 2,076 | 4,742 | 36,470 | 64,838 |
| 2024 | AAA | AA | A | BBB | Other | Not rated | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Financial Investments | |||||||
Debt securities and other fixed income | | | | | | | |
Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | | | | |
| Syndicate loans to central fund | | | | | | | |
Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | | | | | |
| 70,803 | 337,664 | 327,702 | 118,209 | 53 | 6,369 | 860,799 | |
Reinsurers' share of outstanding claims including IBNR | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | | | | | | ( | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | ||
| Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | | |
| Total credit risk exposure | | | | | | ||
| Other Assets | 11,161 | 1,467 | 2,790 | 2,355 | 5,006 | 25,321 | 48,101 |
2025 | Neither past due nor impaired | Past due but not impaired assets | Gross value of impaired assets | Impairment allowance | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Debt securities and other fixed income securities | | | | | |
Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | |
| Syndicate loans to central funds | | | | | |
| Other investments | | | | | |
| Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | | | |
| Reinsurers' share of claims outstanding | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | | | | | |
| Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | |
| Other Assets | 64,838 | — | — | — | 64,838 |
Past due but not impaired | |||||
2025 | Up to three months | Three to six months | Six months to one year | Greater than one year | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | |
Past due but not impaired | |||||
2024 | Up to three months | Three to six months | Six months to one year | Greater than one year | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | |
| 2025 | 1 Jan | New impairment charges added in year | Changes in impairment charges | Released to income statement | Foreign exchange | Others | 31 Dec |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Financial investments | | | | | | | |
Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | | | | | |
Reinsurers' share of claims outstanding | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | | | | | | | |
Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 1 Jan | New impairment charges added in year | Changes in impairment charges | Released to income statement | Foreign exchange | Others | 31 Dec |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Financial investments | | | | | | | |
Deposits with ceding undertakings | | | | | | | |
Reinsurers' share of claims outstanding | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | | | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | | | | | | | |
Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | | |
Undiscounted net cash flows | ||||||
2025 | No maturity stated | Up to 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | Over 5 years | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Claims outstanding | | | | | | |
| Creditors | | | | | | |
| Other credit balances | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | |
Undiscounted net cash flows | ||||||
2024 | No maturity stated | Up to 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | Over 5 years | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Claims outstanding | | | | | | |
| Creditors | | | | | | |
| Other credit balances | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | |
| 2025 | GBP | USD | EUR | CAD | AUD | JPY | OTH | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Investments | | | | | | | | |
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | | | | | | | | |
| Debtors | | | | | | | ( | |
| Other assets | | | | | | | | |
Prepayments and accrued income | | | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | | | | | | | |
| Technical provisions | ( | ( | | ( | | | | ( |
| Provisions for other risks | | | | | | | | |
| Creditors | ( | ( | | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| Accruals and deferred income | ( | ( | | ( | | | | ( |
| Total liabilities | ( | ( | | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| Total Capital and reserves | | ( | ( | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| 2024 | GBP | USD | EUR | CAD | AUD | JPY | OTH | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Investments | | | | | | | | |
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | | | | | | | | |
| Debtors | | | | | | | | |
| Other assets | | | | | | | | |
Prepayments and accrued income | | | ( | | ( | | | |
| Total assets | | | | | | | | |
| Technical provisions | ( | ( | | ( | | | | ( |
| Provisions for other risks | | | | | | | | |
| Creditors | ( | ( | | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| Accruals and deferred income | ( | ( | | ( | | | | ( |
| Total liabilities | ( | ( | | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| Total Capital and reserves | | ( | ( | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
Profit or loss for the year | Profit or loss for the year | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Interest rate risk | ||
| +50 basis points shift in yield curves | ( | ( |
| -50 basis points shift in yield curves | | |
2025 | Gross written premiums | Gross premiums earned | Gross claims incurred | Gross operating expenses | Ceded balance | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Direct insurance: | — | |||||
Marine, aviation, and transport | | | ( | ( | ( | |
Fire and other damage to property | | | | ( | ( | |
| Third party liability | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Credit and suretyship | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Miscellaneous | ( | ( | ( | | ( | ( |
| Total Direct Insurance | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Reinsurance accepted | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Total | | | ( | ( | ( | |
Additional Analysis | ||||||
Fire and other damage to property which is: | ||||||
| Specialities | | | | ( | ( | |
2024 | Gross written premiums | Gross premiums earned | Gross claims incurred | Gross operating expenses | Ceded balance | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Direct insurance: | — | |||||
Marine, aviation, and transport | | | ( | ( | | |
Fire and other damage to property | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Third party liability | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Credit and suretyship | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Miscellaneous | | | ( | | | |
| Total Direct Insurance | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Reinsurance accepted | | | ( | ( | ( | |
| Total | | | ( | ( | ( | |
Additional Analysis | ||||||
Fire and other damage to property which is: | ||||||
| Specialities | | | | ( | ( | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| United Kingdom | | |
| European Union Member States | | |
| US | | |
| Rest of World | | |
| Total Gross Premiums Written | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Acquisition costs | | |
| Change in deferred acquisition costs | ( | ( |
| Administrative expenses | | |
| Members' standard personal expenses | | |
Reinsurance commissions and profit participations | ( | ( |
| | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Total commission for direct insurance business | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Auditor's remuneration | ||
Fees payable to the auditor for the audit of these financial statements | | |
Fees payable to the auditor and its associates in respect of: other services pursuant to legislation | | |
| Impairment losses on debtors: | | |
| Impairment losses on financial instruments: | — | — |
| 598 | 515 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Emoluments | | |
| 1,911 | 1,889 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Emoluments | | |
| 614 | 587 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Administration and finance | | |
| Underwriting | | |
| Claims | | |
| Investments | | |
| Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Wages and salaries | | |
| Social security costs | | |
| Other pension costs | | |
| Other short/long term incentive costs | | |
| | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Interest and similar income | ||
From financial instruments designated at fair value through profit or loss | ||
| Interest and similar income | | |
Other income from investments | ||
From financial instruments designated at fair value through profit or loss | ||
| Gains on the realisation of investments | | |
| Losses on the realisation of investments | ( | ( |
| Unrealised gains on investments | | |
| Unrealised losses on investments | ( | ( |
| Investment expenses and charges | ( | ( |
| Total investment return | | |
| Transferred to the technical account from the non technical account | | |
| Investment return on Funds in Syndicate | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| 2021 | | |
| 2020 | | |
| 2019 | | |
| 2018 | | |
| 2017 | | |
| 2016 | | |
| 2015 | | |
| 2014 | | |
| 2013 | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — |
| Market value | Cost | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts | | | | |
| Debt securities and other fixed income securities | | | | |
Participation in investment pools | ||||
| Loans secured by mortgages | | | | |
| Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | |
Derivative assets | ||||
| Syndicate loan to central fund | | | | |
| Other investments | | | | |
| | | | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss | | |
| Total financial investments | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Funds in Syndicate (FIS) | | |
| Total funds in syndicate | | |
| 2025 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Assets held at amortised cost | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts | | | | | |
Debt securities and other fixed income securities | | | | | |
| Participation in investment pools | | | | | |
| Loans secured by mortgages | | | | | |
Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | |
| Syndicate loan to central fund | | | | | |
| Other investments | | | | | |
| Total financial investments | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | |
| 2024 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Assets held at amortised cost | Total |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts | | | | | |
Debt securities and other fixed income securities | | | | | |
| Participation in investment pools | | | | | |
| Loans secured by mortgages | | | | | |
Loans and deposits with credit institutions | | | | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | |
| Syndicate loan to central fund | | | | | |
| Other investments | | | | | |
| Total financial investments | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | ||||
| Total | | | | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Due within one year | | |
| Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Due within one year | | |
| Due after one year | | |
| Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Other related party balances (non syndicates) | | |
| Other | | |
| Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Gross | Reinsurance | Net | Gross | Reinsurance | Net | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Balance at 1 January | | ( | | | ( | |
Incurred deferred acquisition costs | | ( | | | ( | |
Amortised deferred acquisition costs | ( | | ( | ( | | ( |
Foreign exchange movement | ( | | ( | | | |
| Other | | | | | | |
| Balance at 31 December | | ( | | | ( | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Fixtures and Fittings | Computer equiment | Other | Total | Fixtures and Fittings | Computer equiment | Other | Total | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Cost or valuation | ||||||||
| At 1 January | | | | | | | | |
| Additions | | | | | | | | |
| Disposals | | | | | | | | |
| Impairment losses | | | | | | | | |
| Foreign exchange | | | | | | | | |
| Other movements | | | | | | | | |
Balance at 31 December | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | ||||||||
| At 1 January | | | | | | | | |
| Additions | | | | | | | | |
| Disposals | | | | | | | | |
| Impairment losses | | | | | | | | |
| Foreign exchange | | | | | | | | |
| Other movements | | | | | | | | |
Balance at 31 December | | | | | | | | |
| Pure Underwriting Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
| Estimate of gross claims | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| at end of underwriting year | | | | | | | | | | | |
| one year later | | | | | | | | | |||
| two years later | | | | | | | | | |||
| three years later | | | | | | | | | |||
| four years later | | | | | | | | | |||
| five years later | | | | | | | | | |||
| six years later | | | | | | | | | |||
| seven years later | | | | | | | | | | ||
| eight years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| nine years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estimate of gross claims reserves | | | | | | | | | | | |
Provision in respect of prior years | | ||||||||||
| Less gross claims paid | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Gross claims reserves | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pure Underwriting Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
| Estimate of net claims | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| at end of underwriting year | | | | | | | | | | | |
| one year later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| two years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| three years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| four years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| five years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| six years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| seven years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| eight years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
| nine years later | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estimate of net claims reserves | | | | | | | | | | | |
Provision in respect of prior years | | ||||||||||
| Less net Claims paid | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Net claims reserve | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
Gross Provisions | Reinsurance Assets | Net | Gross Provisions | Reinsurance Assets | Net | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Balance at 1 January | | ( | | | ( | |
Claims paid during the year | ( | | ( | ( | | ( |
Expected cost of current year claims | | ( | | | ( | |
Change in estimates of prior year provisions | | ( | | | ( | |
Discount unwind | | | | | | |
Effect of movements in exchange rate | ( | | ( | | ( | |
Other | | | | | | |
Balance at 31 December | | ( | | | ( | |
Unearned premiums | ||||||
Balance at 1 January | | ( | | | ( | |
Premiums written during the year | | ( | | | ( | |
Premiums earned during the year | ( | | ( | ( | | ( |
Effect of movements in exchange rate | ( | | ( | | ( | |
Other | | | | | | |
Balance at 31 December | | ( | | | ( | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Balance at 1 January | | |
| Additions during the year | | |
| Unwind of discount | | |
| Amounts utilised | | |
Unused amounts reversed to the profit and loss account | | |
Effect of movements in exchange rate | | |
| Other | | |
| Balance at 31 December | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Due within one year | | |
| | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Due within one year | | |
| | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Other related party balances (non-syndicates) | | |
| Other liabilities | | |
| | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | | |
At 1 January 2025 | Cash flows | Acquired | Fair value and exchange movements | At 31 December 2025 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | ( | | | |
| Total | | ( | | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Opening rate | Year-end rate | Average rate | Opening rate | Year-end rate | Average rate | |
| Sterling | ||||||
| Euro | ||||||
| US dollar | ||||||
| Canadian dollar | ||||||
| Australian dollar | ||||||
| Japanese Yen | ||||||
| Singapore Dollar | |