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W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) PLC

W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) PLC is an active UK company (number 00759111), incorporated 1963, with 7 current directors including Michael William Oates and Daniel Stephen Moss. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Ian William Desbottes 2006-2022 Director View profile
  2. June Margaret Thew 2000 Director View profile
  3. Hubert Allan Thew 2026 Director View profile
  4. Paul Christopher Taylor 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  5. Paul Adrien Thew 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Insurance brokerage services Buyer: HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of insurance broking and risk advisory services, including the placement and management of commercial insurance policies, specialist coverage solutions , claims advocacy, and specialist risk solutions.

About

Incorporated
29/04/1963

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) PLC is controlled by Simon Rupert Thew
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-06, ceased 2017-07-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Rupert Thew.

5 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
£2,771,456
Cash
£8,313,149
Employees
0.89
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£1,626,545

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

14.7y median 16.7y
average tenure
28.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 7Professional services 2Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00759111
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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