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Mercia Underwriting Solutions LTD

Mercia Underwriting Solutions LTD is an active UK company (number 03758742), incorporated 1999, with 3 current directors including Marie Irene Thomas-White and Ian Howard Kitchinson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Martin John Cardus 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Mark David Hands 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Anthony John Norcott 2017-2017 Director View profile
  4. James Shields 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Patrick Collidge 1999-2013 Director View profile
  6. Keith Chaceley Jaffrey 1999-2018 Director View profile
  7. Patrick Maurice Collidge 1999-2005 Director View profile
  8. David William Sudworth 1999-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/04/1999

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. Mercia Underwriting Solutions LTD is controlled by Circle 1991 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Circle 1991 Limited is controlled by Anthony John Norcott
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2020-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony John Norcott.

9 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
£996,890
Cash
£421,346
Employees
17
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

4.3y median 5.3y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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 4Business services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03758742
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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