The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

W. R. Berkley Syndicate Management Limited

Company 07712472 Active

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Board DNA

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9
directors on the board
8.3y median 9.4y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
1 vs 6 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Finance 13Business services 7Professional services 6Agriculture 1Education 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number07712472
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated20/07/2011
Address14TH FLOOR 52, LIME STREET, LONDON, EC3M 7AF
Accounts next due30/09/2027
Accounts last made up31/12/2025

Industry (SIC)

82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • W R Berkley Syndicate Holdings Limited
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (22)

  • Holderness, Andrew Director · appointed 2026
  • Bennett, Michael Karl Director · appointed 2026
  • Hastings, James John Director · appointed 2022
  • Brosnan, David John Director · appointed 2021
  • Bronner, James Patrick Director · appointed 2017
  • Hedges, Jacqueline Director · appointed 2014
  • Berkley JR., William Robert Director · appointed 2012
  • Creasy, Edward George Director · appointed 2012
  • Taylor, Steven William Director · appointed 2012
  • James, Gillian Barbara Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
  • Verzin, Heather Roberta Mckinlay Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
  • Hewitt, Robert Carruthers Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
  • Myhre, Stephen James Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2015
  • Mitchell, Andrew Gordon Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2022
  • Berkley, William Robert Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2026
  • Lederman, Ira Seth Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
  • Chase, Robert Daniel Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
  • Smith, Michael Gordon Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2023
  • Ballard, Eugene George Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2018
  • Sibthorpe, Michael Alan Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
  • Blades, Alastair Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2026
  • Vetch, Robert Sean Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2018

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