
Company Number
00184915
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
chaucer capital investments limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Non-life reinsurance
+1Registered Address
52 lime street, london, EC3M 7AF
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHAUCER SYNDICATES LIMITED at £6.1m based on a Turnover of £7.9m and 0.77x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHAUCER SYNDICATES LIMITED at £28.7m based on an EBITDA of £3.1m and a 9.21x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHAUCER SYNDICATES LIMITED at £48.2m based on Net Assets of £30.4m and 1.58x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Chaucer Syndicates Limited is a live company located in london, EC3M 7AF with a Companies House number of 00184915. It operates in the non-life insurance sector, SIC Code 65120. Founded in October 1922, it's largest shareholder is chaucer capital investments limited with a 100% stake. Chaucer Syndicates Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £7.9m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Chaucer Syndicates Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
3 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £7.9m, make it larger than the average company (£1.7m)
£7.9m - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
£1.7m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -56%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.7%)
-56% - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
7.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)
100% - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
100% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 39.5% make it more profitable than the average company (16.7%)
39.5% - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
16.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 43 employees, this is above the industry average (18)
- Chaucer Syndicates Limited
18 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £96.7k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£96.7k)
- Chaucer Syndicates Limited
£96.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £183.3k, this is equally as efficient (£190.2k)
- Chaucer Syndicates Limited
£190.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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Creditor Days
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Stock Days
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Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 247 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (20 weeks)
247 weeks - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
20 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 18.9%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (80.3%)
18.9% - Chaucer Syndicates Limited
80.3% - Industry AVG
Chaucer Syndicates Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £7.9 million and the company has net assets of £30.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Chaucer Syndicates Limited has 43 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 7,880,000 | 7,010,000 | 6,617,000 | 93,274,000 | 77,302,000 | 80,585,000 | 86,984,000 | 109,702,000 | 108,873,000 | 121,885,000 | 112,221,000 | 105,853,000 | 98,950,000 | 83,895,000 | 75,311,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,115,000 | 3,737,000 | 3,001,000 | 4,235,000 | 6,512,000 | 2,828,000 | 7,681,000 | 16,031,000 | 10,716,000 | 8,882,000 | 10,951,000 | 4,756,000 | 9,293,000 | 11,014,000 | -802,000 |
Interest Payable | 20,000 | 23,000 | 3,469,000 | 3,321,000 | |||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 343,000 | 202,000 | 93,000 | 127,000 | 171,000 | 70,000 | 413,000 | 610,000 | 913,000 | 201,000 | 3,976,000 | 3,685,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 | 517,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 3,458,000 | 3,939,000 | 3,094,000 | 4,362,000 | 6,622,000 | 8,719,000 | 8,309,000 | 19,551,000 | 51,877,000 | 9,083,000 | 11,458,000 | 5,120,000 | 9,708,000 | 11,120,000 | -1,308,000 |
Tax | -828,000 | -336,000 | 406,000 | -105,000 | -595,000 | -2,260,000 | -1,801,000 | -741,000 | -338,000 | 574,000 | -992,000 | 1,549,000 | -959,000 | -6,693,000 | -4,440,000 |
Profit After Tax | 2,630,000 | 3,603,000 | 3,500,000 | 4,257,000 | 6,027,000 | 6,459,000 | 6,508,000 | 18,810,000 | 51,539,000 | 9,657,000 | 10,466,000 | 6,669,000 | 8,749,000 | 4,427,000 | -5,748,000 |
Dividends Paid | 33,378,000 | 31,828,000 | 60,000,000 | 479,000 | |||||||||||
Retained Profit | 2,630,000 | 3,603,000 | 3,500,000 | 4,257,000 | 6,027,000 | -26,919,000 | -25,320,000 | -41,190,000 | 51,539,000 | 9,178,000 | 10,466,000 | 6,669,000 | 8,749,000 | 4,427,000 | -5,748,000 |
Employee Costs | 57,021,000 | 69,646,000 | 79,631,000 | 71,560,000 | 70,532,000 | 53,325,000 | 45,528,000 | 53,534,000 | |||||||
Number Of Employees | 325 | 541 | 798 | 772 | 743 | 712 | 667 | 600 | |||||||
EBITDA* | 3,115,000 | 3,737,000 | 3,001,000 | 4,235,000 | 6,512,000 | 2,828,000 | 9,462,000 | 17,852,000 | 12,422,000 | 10,455,000 | 12,598,000 | 6,294,000 | 10,980,000 | 12,545,000 | 698,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,563,000 | 1,062,000 | 2,222,000 | 6,160,000 | 4,191,000 | 1,864,000 | 2,712,000 | 3,731,000 | |||||||
Intangible Assets | 4,450,000 | 5,326,000 | 4,605,000 | ||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 33,488,000 | 53,132,000 | 70,739,000 | 2,955,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | 159,000 | 148,000 | 137,000 | ||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 2,302,000 | 2,360,000 | 7,972,000 | 1,633,000 | 1,149,000 | 2,252,000 | 3,526,000 | 6,442,000 | 3,700,000 | 4,904,000 | 2,363,000 | 3,304,000 | 204,000 | 617,000 | 4,327,000 |
Total Fixed Assets | 2,302,000 | 2,360,000 | 7,972,000 | 1,633,000 | 1,149,000 | 2,252,000 | 37,014,000 | 65,587,000 | 80,827,000 | 14,686,000 | 8,684,000 | 7,656,000 | 2,227,000 | 3,477,000 | 8,195,000 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Group Debtors | 12,353,000 | 6,302,000 | 16,926,000 | 12,577,000 | 12,319,000 | 12,291,000 | 8,824,000 | 18,923,000 | 42,512,000 | 42,171,000 | 117,206,000 | 119,732,000 | 94,220,000 | 43,967,000 | 41,710,000 |
Misc Debtors | 4,753,000 | 3,898,000 | 3,375,000 | 11,695,000 | 6,312,000 | 7,991,000 | 18,452,000 | 26,418,000 | 30,759,000 | 39,119,000 | 39,074,000 | 26,114,000 | 23,108,000 | 22,317,000 | 8,599,000 |
Cash | 11,622,000 | 21,019,000 | 7,467,000 | 6,303,000 | 2,998,000 | 2,270,000 | 6,927,000 | 8,534,000 | 7,250,000 | 26,474,000 | 15,584,000 | 8,171,000 | 22,367,000 | 15,681,000 | 41,725,000 |
misc current assets | 6,490,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 35,218,000 | 31,219,000 | 27,768,000 | 30,575,000 | 21,629,000 | 22,552,000 | 34,203,000 | 53,875,000 | 80,521,000 | 107,764,000 | 171,864,000 | 154,017,000 | 139,695,000 | 81,965,000 | 92,034,000 |
total assets | 37,520,000 | 33,579,000 | 35,740,000 | 32,208,000 | 22,778,000 | 24,804,000 | 71,217,000 | 119,462,000 | 161,348,000 | 122,450,000 | 180,548,000 | 161,673,000 | 141,922,000 | 85,442,000 | 100,229,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 608,000 | 928,000 | 1,072,000 | 6,881,000 | 1,892,000 | 8,660,000 | 593,000 | 934,000 | 4,053,000 | 15,040,000 | 93,187,000 | 81,529,000 | 74,923,000 | 36,785,000 | 46,670,000 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 225,000 | 388,000 | 388,000 | ||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,837,000 | 846,000 | 740,000 | 859,000 | 1,023,000 | 1,193,000 | 27,162,000 | 34,304,000 | 34,349,000 | 33,467,000 | 25,223,000 | 20,638,000 | 23,500,000 | 11,705,000 | 11,410,000 |
total current liabilities | 2,445,000 | 1,774,000 | 1,812,000 | 7,740,000 | 2,915,000 | 10,078,000 | 28,143,000 | 35,626,000 | 38,402,000 | 48,507,000 | 118,410,000 | 102,167,000 | 98,423,000 | 48,490,000 | 58,080,000 |
loans | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 1,619,000 | 10,001,000 | 10,184,000 | 12,019,000 | 10,326,000 | 11,032,000 | 894,000 | 2,739,000 | 8,855,000 | ||||||
other liabilities | 1,181,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,641,000 | 2,044,000 | |||||||||||
provisions | 317,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 4,654,000 | 2,734,000 | 317,000 | 1,890,000 | 56,000 | 6,099,000 | 10,013,000 | 32,918,000 | 15,104,000 | 17,150,000 | 15,298,000 | 26,878,000 | 18,710,000 | 15,483,000 | 22,651,000 |
total liabilities | 7,099,000 | 4,508,000 | 2,129,000 | 9,630,000 | 2,971,000 | 16,177,000 | 38,156,000 | 68,544,000 | 53,506,000 | 65,657,000 | 133,708,000 | 129,045,000 | 117,133,000 | 63,973,000 | 80,731,000 |
net assets | 30,421,000 | 29,071,000 | 33,611,000 | 22,578,000 | 19,807,000 | 8,627,000 | 33,061,000 | 50,918,000 | 107,842,000 | 56,793,000 | 46,840,000 | 32,628,000 | 24,789,000 | 21,469,000 | 19,498,000 |
total shareholders funds | 30,421,000 | 29,071,000 | 33,611,000 | 22,578,000 | 19,807,000 | 8,627,000 | 33,061,000 | 50,918,000 | 107,842,000 | 56,793,000 | 46,840,000 | 32,628,000 | 24,789,000 | 21,469,000 | 19,498,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,115,000 | 3,737,000 | 3,001,000 | 4,235,000 | 6,512,000 | 2,828,000 | 7,681,000 | 16,031,000 | 10,716,000 | 8,882,000 | 10,951,000 | 4,756,000 | 9,293,000 | 11,014,000 | -802,000 |
Depreciation | 880,000 | 975,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,330,000 | 1,647,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,687,000 | 1,531,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
Amortisation | 901,000 | 846,000 | 697,000 | 243,000 | |||||||||||
Tax | -828,000 | -336,000 | 406,000 | -105,000 | -595,000 | -2,260,000 | -1,801,000 | -741,000 | -338,000 | 574,000 | -992,000 | 1,549,000 | -959,000 | -6,693,000 | -4,440,000 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 6,848,000 | -15,713,000 | 2,368,000 | 6,125,000 | -2,754,000 | -8,268,000 | -20,981,000 | -25,188,000 | -9,223,000 | -72,449,000 | 9,493,000 | 31,618,000 | 50,631,000 | 12,265,000 | 54,636,000 |
Creditors | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 991,000 | 106,000 | -119,000 | -164,000 | -170,000 | -27,588,000 | -15,524,000 | -228,000 | -953,000 | 9,937,000 | 3,879,000 | 7,276,000 | 9,950,000 | -5,821,000 | 20,265,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -317,000 | 317,000 | -1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -3,570,000 | 18,903,000 | 1,237,000 | -2,159,000 | 8,501,000 | -18,752,000 | 13,118,000 | 42,071,000 | 20,354,000 | 93,415,000 | 4,992,000 | -15,499,000 | -30,660,000 | -12,234,000 | -38,113,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -33,488,000 | -19,644,000 | -17,607,000 | 67,784,000 | 2,794,000 | 2,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 137,000 | ||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -320,000 | -144,000 | -5,809,000 | 4,989,000 | -6,768,000 | 8,067,000 | -341,000 | -3,119,000 | -10,987,000 | -78,147,000 | 11,658,000 | 6,606,000 | 38,138,000 | -9,885,000 | 46,670,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -225,000 | -163,000 | 388,000 | ||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -1,181,000 | -569,000 | 109,000 | -403,000 | 2,044,000 | ||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 343,000 | 202,000 | 93,000 | 127,000 | 171,000 | 70,000 | 393,000 | 587,000 | 913,000 | 201,000 | 507,000 | 364,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 | 517,000 |
cash flow from financing | -1,257,000 | -8,085,000 | 1,817,000 | 3,630,000 | -1,669,000 | 8,959,000 | 7,515,000 | -17,878,000 | -10,564,000 | -77,171,000 | 14,730,000 | 7,571,000 | 32,873,000 | -12,669,000 | 75,977,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -9,397,000 | 13,552,000 | 1,164,000 | 3,305,000 | 728,000 | -4,657,000 | -1,607,000 | 1,284,000 | -19,224,000 | 10,890,000 | 7,413,000 | -14,196,000 | 6,686,000 | -26,044,000 | 41,725,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -9,397,000 | 13,552,000 | 1,164,000 | 3,305,000 | 728,000 | -4,657,000 | -1,607,000 | 1,284,000 | -19,224,000 | 10,890,000 | 7,413,000 | -14,196,000 | 6,686,000 | -26,044,000 | 41,725,000 |
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CHAUCER SYNDICATES LIMITED group structure
Chaucer Syndicates Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
CHINA REINSURANCE (GROUP) CORP
#0078455
2 parents
CHAUCER SYNDICATES LIMITED
00184915
2 subsidiaries
Chaucer Syndicates Limited currently has 10 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Jerome Faure (Dec 2017) and Dr Huiqiang Zuo (Mar 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Jerome Faure | United Kingdom | 67 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director |
Dr Huiqiang Zuo | United Kingdom | 60 years | Mar 2019 | - | Director |
Dr Huiqiang Zuo | United Kingdom | 60 years | Mar 2019 | - | Director |
Ms Lesley Watkins | United Kingdom | 65 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Jardine | England | 64 years | Sep 2020 | - | Director |
Mrs Nicola Stacey | United Kingdom | 58 years | Jan 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Pearce | United Kingdom | 64 years | Feb 2023 | - | Director |
Mr James Wright | United Kingdom | 43 years | Apr 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Richard Milner | 52 years | May 2024 | - | Director | |
Ms Hayley Spink | 54 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
7.9m
+12%
operating profit
3.1m
-17%
gross margin
100%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
30.4m
+0.05%
total assets
37.5m
+0.12%
cash
11.6m
-0.45%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00184915
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
65202 - Non-life reinsurance
65120 - Non-life insurance
incorporation date
October 1922
age
103
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
stewart syndicates limited (December 1996)
stewart & hughman limited (March 1994)
accountant
-
auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
address
52 lime street, london, EC3M 7AF
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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