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Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited
Non-life insurance
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- James Alexander Birrell 2025-2026 View profile
- Peter Alexander Irvine 2003 View profile
- Stephen Christopher Sawrey 2003-2016 View profile
- Harrison Beale & Owen Management Services Limited 2002-2003 View profile
- Brian Widdowson 1997-2002 View profile
- Nigel Richard Taylor 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-life insurance
- Incorporated
- 19/03/1990
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- John Townsley ceased 2024-02-29
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Matthew James Finch ceased 2024-02-29
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Brown & Brown Retail Holdco (Europe) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-04 - Irvine Group Limited ceased 2025-04-04
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-02-29
Group
- Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers Limited
is controlled by John Townsley
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-02-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Townsley.
2 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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- John Townsley Director · appointed 2003
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew James Finch Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- John Townsley Director · appointed 2003
- Matthew James Finch Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- John Townsley Director · appointed 2003
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew James Finch Director · appointed 2003
Left in the last 12 months
- James Alexander Birrell Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 02482944
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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