Howden UK Brokers Limited (02831010)

Status

active

Formerly

ASTON LARK LIMITED; LARK (GROUP) LIMITED; LIBG LIMITED; LARK (LONDON) LIMITED; INVESTEC INSURANCE (UK) LIMITED ; INTEGRO INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED; EASTCROSS LIMITED

Incorporated

1993-06-28

Registered office

One, Creechurch Place, London, EC3A 5AF, United Kingdom

Industry

66220 Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Profit and loss

Line item	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-09-30	2021-12-31	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Revenue / turnover	25,197,473	37,351,344	37,351,344	–	72,513,287	–	64,999,664	105,063,865	124,440,715	165,864,476
Operating profit	5,572,343	0	1,250,000	–	-6,363,589	–	4,095,146	712,346	11,681,566	13,610,261
Profit before tax	5,628,108	7,600,203	-556,536	–	-4,377,764	–	4,187,509	937,099	14,921,023	17,257,437
Tax charge / (credit)	901,459	632,377	-8,327,622	–	1,353,255	–	1,364,854	559,425	5,158,963	6,363,792
Profit after tax	4,726,649	6,967,826	7,771,086	7,858,718	-5,731,019	–	2,822,655	377,674	9,762,060	10,893,645

Line item

2017-12-31

2018-12-31

2019-12-31

2020-12-31

2021-09-30

2021-12-31

2022-09-30

2023-09-30

2024-09-30

2025-09-30

Revenue / turnover

25,197,473

37,351,344

–

72,513,287

–

64,999,664

105,063,865

124,440,715

165,864,476

Operating profit

5,572,343

1,250,000

–

-6,363,589

–

4,095,146

712,346

11,681,566

13,610,261

Profit before tax

5,628,108

7,600,203

-556,536

–

-4,377,764

–

4,187,509

937,099

14,921,023

17,257,437

Tax charge / (credit)

901,459

632,377

-8,327,622

–

1,353,255

–

1,364,854

559,425

5,158,963

6,363,792

Profit after tax

4,726,649

6,967,826

7,771,086

7,858,718

-5,731,019

–

2,822,655

377,674

9,762,060

10,893,645

Balance sheet

Line item	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-09-30	2021-12-31	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Total fixed / non-current assets	3,265,471	7,277,713	8,284,805	8,619,674	26,736,414	26,736,414	32,727,497	33,019,083	15,421,501	21,601,914
Current assets	13,445,585	46,496,003	75,406,191	95,736,436	169,548,798	116,858,655	208,861,707	314,839,733	452,732,070	531,893,403
Cash at bank	1,815,465	2,558,098	3,788,763	8,604,380	40,493,948	13,760,491	49,582,641	60,457,455	75,711,489	88,202,166
Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities)	4,682,235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net current assets	8,763,350	20,122,287	31,722,788	41,202,351	30,717,424	33,945,770	32,688,691	32,300,811	59,147,594	64,767,977
Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5,738,176	4,062,642	–
Net assets	11,857,885	26,821,376	39,443,443	48,746,517	54,827,866	58,307,255	58,296,638	59,581,718	70,506,453	82,531,847
Total equity	11,857,885	26,821,376	39,443,443	48,746,517	54,827,866	58,307,255	58,296,638	59,582	70,506,453	82,531,847

Line item

2017-12-31

2018-12-31

2019-12-31

2020-12-31

2021-09-30

2021-12-31

2022-09-30

2023-09-30

2024-09-30

2025-09-30

Total fixed / non-current assets

3,265,471

7,277,713

8,284,805

8,619,674

26,736,414

32,727,497

33,019,083

15,421,501

21,601,914

Current assets

13,445,585

46,496,003

75,406,191

95,736,436

169,548,798

116,858,655

208,861,707

314,839,733

452,732,070

531,893,403

Cash at bank

1,815,465

2,558,098

3,788,763

8,604,380

40,493,948

13,760,491

49,582,641

60,457,455

75,711,489

88,202,166

Creditors < 1 year (current liabilities)

4,682,235

–

Net current assets

8,763,350

20,122,287

31,722,788

41,202,351

30,717,424

33,945,770

32,688,691

32,300,811

59,147,594

64,767,977

Creditors > 1 year (non-current liabilities)

–

5,738,176

4,062,642

–

Net assets

11,857,885

26,821,376

39,443,443

48,746,517

54,827,866

58,307,255

58,296,638

59,581,718

70,506,453

82,531,847

Total equity

11,857,885

26,821,376

39,443,443

48,746,517

54,827,866

58,307,255

58,296,638

59,582

70,506,453

82,531,847

Ratios

Ratio	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-09-30	2021-12-31	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Revenue growth	-2.9%	48.2%	0.0%	–	–	–	–	61.6%	18.4%	33.3%
Operating margin	22.1%	0.0%	3.3%	–	-8.8%	–	6.3%	0.7%	9.4%	8.2%
Net margin	18.8%	18.7%	20.8%	–	-7.9%	–	4.3%	0.4%	7.8%	6.6%
Return on equity	49.8%	36.0%	23.5%	17.8%	-11.1%	–	4.8%	1.3%	27.7%	14.2%
Return on capital employed	46.3%	0.0%	3.1%	–	-11.1%	–	6.3%	1.1%	15.7%	15.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)	60.0%	0.0%	3.4%	–	-18.9%	–	10.4%	–	–	–
Current ratio	2.87×	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effective tax rate	16.0%	8.3%	–	–	–	–	32.6%	59.7%	34.6%	36.9%

Ratio

2017-12-31

2018-12-31

2019-12-31

2020-12-31

2021-09-30

2021-12-31

2022-09-30

2023-09-30

2024-09-30

2025-09-30

Revenue growth

-2.9%

48.2%

0.0%

–

61.6%

18.4%

33.3%

Operating margin

22.1%

0.0%

3.3%

–

-8.8%

–

6.3%

0.7%

9.4%

8.2%

Net margin

18.8%

18.7%

20.8%

–

-7.9%

–

4.3%

0.4%

7.8%

6.6%

Return on equity

49.8%

36.0%

23.5%

17.8%

-11.1%

–

4.8%

1.3%

27.7%

14.2%

Return on capital employed

46.3%

0.0%

3.1%

–

-11.1%

–

6.3%

1.1%

15.7%

15.8%

Return on invested capital (ROIC)

60.0%

0.0%

3.4%

–

-18.9%

–

10.4%

–

Current ratio

2.87×

–

Effective tax rate

16.0%

8.3%

–

32.6%

59.7%

34.6%

36.9%

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