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Brit Syndicates Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 64

  1. Jean-Jacques Henchoz 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael David Jeremy Gould 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Christiern Robert James Dart 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Pinar Yetgin 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mark Andrew Allan 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Acheson Barnard 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Bijan Khosrowshahi 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Sinclair Meyer 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Richard Churchill Ward 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. John William Young 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Martin Baddeley 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Ipe Jacob 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. John William Stratton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Steven Derek Robson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Charles Cox 2012-2012 Director View profile
  16. Nicholas Edward Tucker Prettejohn 2011-2013 Director View profile
  17. Mark Bertrand Cloutier 2011-2016 Director View profile
  18. Anthony John Medniuk 2011-2022 Director View profile
  19. Peter Frank Hazell 2011-2012 Director View profile
  20. Scott Egan 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Matthew Dominic Wilson 2010-2022 Director View profile
  22. Malcolm John Beane 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Jonathan Rory Turner 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. Peter David Webster 2010-2013 Director View profile
  25. Robert John Orr Barton 2008-2010 Director View profile
  26. Clive Frederick Coates 2007-2008 Director View profile
  27. Dr Cornelis Antonius Carolus Maria Schrauwers 2007-2011 Director View profile
  28. Michael Alan Sibthorpe 2006-2007 Director View profile
  29. Kenneth Culley 2004-2011 Director View profile
  30. Matthew Scales 2004-2010 Director View profile
  31. Christopher John Ridgwell 2004-2007 Director View profile
  32. Dane Jonathan Douetil 2002-2011 Director View profile
  33. Hugh Avery John Maltby 2001-2003 Director View profile
  34. George Edward Higginson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  35. Neil David Eckert 2000-2002 Director View profile
  36. John Anthony Victor Townsend 1999-2008 Director View profile
  37. Richard George Maxwell Finn 1999-2003 Director View profile
  38. Roger Anthony Field 1999-2007 Director View profile
  39. Andrew Holland 1996-2003 Director View profile
  40. Simon Dudley Clapham 1995-2004 Director View profile
  41. Simon Nicholas Groves 1995-2004 Director View profile
  42. Steven Douglas Bannister 1995-1996 Director View profile
  43. Derek Fraser Blake 1995-1995 Director View profile
  44. Terry George Sams 1995-2003 Director View profile
  45. Nicholas John Allen 1994-2002 Director View profile
  46. Paul Denzil Nicholas 2007 Director View profile
  47. Trevor Walpole 1993 Director View profile
  48. John Anthony Westcott 1997 Director View profile
  49. Nicholas Charles Haydon 1994 Director View profile
  50. Geoffrey Leonard Davis 1994 Director View profile
  51. Henry Roy Dobinson 1994 Director View profile
  52. Rodney Edmond Stone 1999 Director View profile
  53. David John Flett 1993 Director View profile
  54. Anthony Mackay Ostler Sigwart 1995 Director View profile
  55. Andrew Shone 2002 Director View profile
  56. John Charles Lingham 1995 Director View profile
  57. Christopher Damian Harris 1994 Director View profile
  58. Alan Francis Jackson 1999 Director View profile
  59. Richard Belloc Lowndes 1996 Director View profile
  60. Paul Michael Armfield 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  61. Adam Elliott Young 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  62. Michael David Jackson 1999-2013 Secretary View profile
  63. George Frederick O'Donnell 1993-1993 Secretary View profile
  64. Raymond George Bissett 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/10/1964

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Brit Syndicates Limited is controlled by Brit Insurance Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Brit Insurance Holdings Limited is controlled by Brit Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-01-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Brit Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Fairfax UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Fairfax UK Holdings Limited is controlled by Vivian Prem Watsa
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-12-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Vivian Prem Watsa.

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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.

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.

8 directors on the board

5.3y median 4.8y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

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 14Business services 2Professional services 2

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00824611
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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