Access Underwriting Limited
Company 03880990 Active
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Douglas Michael Grout Director · appointed 2016
- Steven Richard Blake Director · appointed 2016
- Simon Jonathan Hickman Director · appointed 1999
- David Robert Moore Director · appointed 2024
12.3y median 10.1y
average tenure
26.6y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Douglas Michael Grout Director · appointed 2016
- Steven Richard Blake Director · appointed 2016
- Simon Jonathan Hickman Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Douglas Michael Grout Director · appointed 2016
- Steven Richard Blake Director · appointed 2016
- Simon Jonathan Hickman Director · appointed 1999
- David Robert Moore Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Stephen John O'Dwyer Director · appointed 2024 · 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.
Finance 22Business services 2Professional services 2Hospitality 1Property 1Retail and trade 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Grout Insurance Brokers Limited 3 shared directors
- M Ladbrook Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Lycett, Browne-Swinburne & Douglass Limited 1 shared director
- Lloyd & Whyte Group Limited 1 shared director
- Waverley Abbey Trust 1 shared director
- Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03880990 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 22/11/1999 |
| Address | BENEFACT HOUSE 2000 PIONEER AVENUE, GLOUCESTER BUSINESS PARK, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4AW |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
66220 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers
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.
- Simon Jonathan Hickman ceased 2024-03-25
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-01 - Benefact Broking & Advisory Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-25
Owns 3 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Grout Insurance Brokers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-31 - M Ladbrook Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-02-26 - Exponential Systems LTD ceased 2023-12-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-10-20
Officers (11)
- David Robert Moore Director · appointed 2024
- Rachael Jane Hall Secretary · appointed 2024
- Steven Richard Blake Director · appointed 2016
- Douglas Michael Grout Director · appointed 2016
- Simon Jonathan Hickman Director · appointed 1999
Show 6 former officers
- Stephen John O'Dwyer Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Patricia Rachel Woods Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
- David John Price Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
- Peter Alan Bell Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2016
- Calder & CO (Registrars) Limited Corporate-secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2019
- Mark Robert William Goddard Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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