Company
Standfast Corporate Underwriters Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Limit (NO. 2) Limited 2013-2014 View profile
- Limit Holdings Limited 1997-2013 View profile
- Steven Andrew Markel 1997-1998 View profile
- William Allen Barnett 1997-1998 View profile
- Leroy Andrew Van Der Putten 1997-1998 View profile
- Simon George Houghton Tovey 1997-2002 View profile
- Alan Ernest Grant 1997-2003 View profile
- David William Page 1996-1997 View profile
- David Sidney Salt 1996-1997 View profile
- Esther Felton Smith 2015-2017 View profile
- Sharon Maria Boland 2007-2015 View profile
- Richard Trevor Antony Morgan 2002-2007 View profile
- Nicola Jane Davies 1997-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/09/1996
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.
- QBE European Operations PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Standfast Corporate Underwriters Limited
is controlled by QBE European Operations PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by QBE European Operations PLC.
18 other companies in this group
- QBE Holdings (EO) Limited
- QBE Insurance Services (Regional) Limited
- QBE Underwriting Limited
- 01326793
- Greenhill Underwriting Espana Limited
- Greenhill Sturge Underwriting Limited
- 11629749
- QBE Underwriting Services (UK) Limited
- QBE European Services Limited
- QBE Management Services (UK) Limited
- QBE Corporate Limited
- QBE Underwriting Services Limited
- QBE UK Finance IV Limited
- QBE Finance Holdings (EO) Limited
- Greenhill International Insurance Holdings Limited
- QBE RE (Europe) Limited
- QBE UK Limited
- QBE European Operations PLC
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.
2 directors on the board
- Ian Andrew Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Ian David Beckerson Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Andrew Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Ian David Beckerson Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Ian Andrew Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Ian David Beckerson Director · appointed 2010
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
- 03250925
- 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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