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Alchemy Underwriting Limited
Non-life insurance
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Tallis Alexis Kemp 2018-2018 View profile
- Robert Peter Cottingham 2017-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-life insurance
- Incorporated
- 24/07/2017
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Bell Underwriting Limited (until 16/10/2020)
Bell Risk Analysis Limited (until 03/10/2018)
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Richard John Ronald Housley
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-12-16 - Andrew Stanley Wallas
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-02-01 - Alexander Rupert Gordon Cousins
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-02-01 - Andrew Stanley Wallas ceased 2023-02-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-11-01 - Paladin Holdings Limited ceased 2022-11-01
significant influence · notified 2017-07-24
Group
- Alchemy Underwriting Limited
is controlled by Richard John Ronald Housley
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-12-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard John Ronald Housley.
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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.
6 directors on the board
- Jonathan Stuart Newman Director · appointed 2025
- Suneeta Rani Padda Director · appointed 2024
- Richard John Ronald Housley Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Stanley Wallas Director · appointed 2017
- Peter David Barry Dalton Director · appointed 2023
- Alexander Rupert Gordon Cousins Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Stanley Wallas Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Jonathan Stuart Newman Director · appointed 2025
- Suneeta Rani Padda Director · appointed 2024
- Richard John Ronald Housley Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Stanley Wallas Director · appointed 2017
- Peter David Barry Dalton Director · appointed 2023
- Alexander Rupert Gordon Cousins Director · appointed 2023
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10879844
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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