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Brit Insurance Holdings Limited

Non-life insurance

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Christopher Giles Denton 2016-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mark Andrew Allan 2015-2022 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Martin Baddeley 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Sinclair Meyer 2012-2018 Director View profile
  5. Mark Bertrand Cloutier 2011-2018 Director View profile
  6. Scott Egan 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. Malcolm John Beane 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. Robert John Orr Barton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Culley 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Mary Lisson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  11. Joseph Patrick Machale 2005-2009 Director View profile
  12. Dr Cornelis Antonius Carolus Maria Schrauwers 2005-2009 Director View profile
  13. Peter Frank Hazell 2004-2008 Director View profile
  14. Michael Gordon Smith 2004-2009 Director View profile
  15. Clive Frederick Coates 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. Michael John Wade 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Peter Goddard 2000-2011 Director View profile
  18. Dane Jonathan Douetil 1999-2009 Director View profile
  19. Matthew Scales 1999-2010 Director View profile
  20. Philip Richard Withers Green 1999-2002 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Holland 1999-2003 Director View profile
  22. John Anthony Victor Townsend 1999-2008 Director View profile
  23. Simon Dudley Clapham 1999-2002 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Shone 1999-2002 Director View profile
  25. David John Coldman 1996-2000 Director View profile
  26. George Franklin Macaulay 1996-2005 Director View profile
  27. Paul Gaunt 1995-2002 Director View profile
  28. Pierre Emile Leon Marie Van Der Mersch 1995-1998 Director View profile
  29. Matthew Charles Harding 1995-1996 Director View profile
  30. Donald Cecil Mccrickard 1995-2006 Director View profile
  31. Sandor, Richard Laurence, Doctor 1995-2000 Director View profile
  32. Neil David Eckert 1995-2008 Director View profile
  33. Jo Mark Pole Welman 1995-2004 Director View profile
  34. Lucie Sarah Gilbert 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  35. John Anthony Lynch 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  36. REA Brothers Investment Management Limited 1995-1999 Corporate-secretary View profile
  37. Hilary Spivey 1995-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-life insurance; Non-life reinsurance
Incorporated
30/10/1995
Registered office
London

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.

  • Brit Group Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-01-15
  • The Brit LTD ceased 2025-01-15
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-23

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.

39 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

9y median 7.2y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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 15Professional services 5Business services 3Education 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
03121594
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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