LOCKTON UK LIMITED
LOCKTON UK LIMITED is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales at Companies House under company number 00466551. It was incorporated on 30 March 1949, and the register records its status as active. Its own filed accounts describe its principal activity as that of an intermediate holding company. It reports no turnover and no employees, and its registered business activity is SIC 70100, activities of head offices.
In practice, the company holds investments in group undertakings and lends to them. For the year ended 30 April 2025, its income consisted of £30.0 million of dividends received and £3.5 million of interest receivable, against £2.5 million of interest payable and a £4.7 million impairment of the carrying value of one investment. Profit for the year was £26.3 million, down from £53.4 million in 2024. The fall reflects dividend income halving from £60.0 million, not a decline in a trading business. The company paid a £30.0 million dividend in the year (2024: £60.0 million), which is why net assets eased from £126.0 million to £122.3 million. Investments were carried at £105.3 million. These are company-level figures from unaudited accounts: the company took the subsidiary audit exemption under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 and filed the statutory guarantee that the exemption requires. The accounts were approved on 25 June 2025 and filed on 22 December 2025.
The Lockton insurance-broking business in the United Kingdom is carried on under a different legal entity. The UK pages of the Lockton website state that they are operated by Lockton Companies LLP (OC353198), which says it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 523069. That is the LLP’s own disclosure, not a register confirmation. Those pages do not name LOCKTON UK LIMITED or its number. The website stored for this company, www.lockton.com, redirects to global.lockton.com, the international site of the Lockton brand, and does not identify this entity either. No statement is made here about FCA permissions held by this company itself, because the FCA Register search cannot be read reliably by automated means.
The company has carried nine names. The filed certificates show that it was incorporated as Wm. Brandt’s Sons & Co. (Insurance) Limited and later renamed as follows: Wm. Brandts Insurance Holdings Limited (26 July 1971), Brandts Insurance Holdings Limited (14 October 1974), Grindlay Brandts Insurance Holdings Limited (29 November 1976), Brandts Insurance Holdings Limited (8 October 1984), Citicorp Insurance Holdings Limited (19 April 1985), Nelson Hurst Group Limited (21 May 1991), Alexander Forbes 10040 Limited (26 May 1999) and LOCKTON UK LIMITED (13 November 2006). All six charges ever registered against the company are recorded as satisfied, the last two on 25 February 2026.
Sources
- Companies House, company overview 00466551: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551 (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, unaudited accounts to 30 April 2025 (strategic report p.4, income statement p.9, balance sheet p.10, note 10), filed 22 Dec 2025: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ5NTgwMjM3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, certificate of incorporation, 30 Mar 1949: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MTg0MjkyMzg0YWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, change-of-name filings 1971–1991 (resolutions and certificates dated 26 Jul 1971, 14 Oct 1974, 29 Nov 1976, 8 Oct 1984, 19 Apr 1985, 21 May 1991): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MTg0MjkyMzg1YWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, certificates of change of name, 26 May 1999 and 13 Nov 2006: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MTE1MzY3NDc0YWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf and https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MTcwNDAzOTQ0YWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, charges register 00466551: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/charges (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Lockton UK website footer (operator notice): https://global.lockton.com/gb/en (retrieved 2026-10-15)
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of LOCKTON UK LIMITED
The latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list was made up to 27 December 2024. It discloses two shareholders in LOCKTON UK LIMITED, both companies registered in England and Wales. The issued capital is 18,750,007 ordinary shares of £1 each, in a single class and fully paid. Lockton International Limited (company number 02537136) holds 18,750,006 shares, or 99.99999% of the shares and votes. LIGS Limited (00182469) holds one share. The confirmation statement made up to 27 December 2025 was filed “with no updates”, so this is still the latest filed position.
The PSC register agrees with this. Its only entry is Lockton International Limited, notified on 6 April 2016 and recorded as holding 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors. The accounts for the year to 30 April 2025 (note 17) name Lockton International Limited as the immediate parent undertaking and controlling party.
The capital was last increased on 16 April 2024. One £1 share was allotted for £15,000,000, taking the total from 18,750,006 to 18,750,007. The filing index also records an earlier allotment on 3 February 2023, which took the capital to 18,750,006 shares. The company’s own filings describe the share rights inconsistently. The allotment return of 13 May 2024 says the shares confer no rights of redemption. The confirmation statement of 27 December 2024 says they do confer rights of redemption. Both filings are reported here as filed.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
The accounts name Lockton, Inc., a company incorporated in the United States, as the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party. They name Lockton Operating Companies, LLC as an intermediate US parent. The accounts state that the consolidated financial statements of both are not publicly available. Above Lockton International Limited, the UK PSC registers run to Lockton International Holdings Limited (05907919) and then LIH UK Topco Limited (05937963), each recorded at 75% or more. No natural person is registered under an ownership-of-shares or voting-rights limb on any of these UK registers, and the US part of the chain is not disclosed. No individual beneficial owner can therefore be identified from public filings, and no effective percentage can be calculated.
Data availability
Full for the direct shareholders: the UK register publishes the shareholder list, the statement of capital and the PSC register. Restricted above the UK chain, because the US parents are not on a UK register and their consolidated accounts are not publicly available. The shareholder table on this page comes from the data provider. It shows Lockton International Limited with 18,750,003 shares, which does not match the 18,750,006 filed on 27 December 2024, although the percentage shown is consistent with the filed holding.
Sources
- Companies House, confirmation statement made up to 27 Dec 2024 (shareholder list, statement of capital), filed 27 Dec 2024: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ0OTE1NzM5M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, confirmation statement made up to 27 Dec 2025 (no updates), filed 29 Dec 2025: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ5NjU5NDMxM2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, SH01 return of allotment of 16 Apr 2024, filed 13 May 2024: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQyMTQ3NzU4MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC register 00466551: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC registers of 02537136 and 05907919: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02537136/persons-with-significant-control and https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05907919/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, unaudited accounts to 30 April 2025, note 17 (controlling party), filed 22 Dec 2025: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ5NTgwMjM3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 100% | Companies House | |
| LIGS LIMITED | 0% | Companies House |
Officers
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Directors and officers of LOCKTON UK LIMITED
The Companies House register for LOCKTON UK LIMITED lists 37 officer appointments: 3 current and 34 ended (30 directorships and 4 secretaryships). The current board has two directors. Miles Barrington Charles Bourne was appointed on 29 April 2024 and Ian Kerrison on 30 July 2025. The register records both as British nationals and gives their places of residence as the United Kingdom and England respectively. Sarah Jeffs has been company secretary since 30 April 2012. The register does not display a nationality for the secretary appointment.
The directors’ report in the accounts for the year to 30 April 2025, approved on 25 June 2025, independently confirms the 2024 board change. Both current directorships date from 2024 or later. For seventeen of the ended appointments, the register gives only a boundary date, such as “appointed before 16 December 1992”, rather than an exact appointment date.
Recent officer changes
- 30 July 2025: Ian Kerrison appointed director (form AP01, filed 1 August 2025).
- 31 July 2025: Andrew Laurence Monkhouse, director since 7 February 2017, ceased to be a director (form TM01, filed 1 August 2025).
- 29–30 April 2024: Miles Barrington Charles Bourne appointed director on 29 April 2024; Simon Richard Coleman ceased on 30 April 2024 (forms AP01 and TM01, filed 1 May 2024; confirmed in the directors’ report for the year to 30 April 2025).
Data availability
Full: the UK register publishes current and former officers, with appointment and resignation dates, nationality, country of residence and a service address. Nationality is recorded on the register for directors. Month and year of birth are published but are not repeated here. The provider data behind the officer cards on this page holds 5 rows against a provider total of 33, while the register holds 37 appointments. All five stored rows match the register’s names, roles and dates, but the provider list is a partial sample. The “Residence” label on the cards reflects the provider’s country field, not a residence the register states.
Sources
- Companies House, officers register 00466551 (pages 1–2): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/officers (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, filing history 00466551 (AP01/TM01 of 1 May 2024 and 1 August 2025): https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, unaudited accounts to 30 April 2025, directors’ report p.6, filed 22 Dec 2025: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ5NTgwMjM3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
Group Structure
Group structure of LOCKTON UK LIMITED
LOCKTON UK LIMITED is an intermediate holding company within the Lockton group. The accounts for the year to 30 April 2025 (note 17) name its immediate parent and controlling party as Lockton International Limited (02537136), which holds 18,750,006 of its 18,750,007 shares. They name its ultimate parent and controlling party as Lockton, Inc., incorporated in the United States, with Lockton Operating Companies, LLC as an intermediate US parent. The smallest group that consolidates the company is headed by LIH UK Topco Limited (05937963). On the UK PSC registers, Lockton International Limited is held through Lockton International Holdings Limited (05907919), which is in turn held by LIH UK Topco Limited.
The same accounts (note 10) list four direct subsidiaries, all 100% owned and registered in England, and thirteen indirect subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Italy, Switzerland and China. Among the indirect subsidiaries is Lockton Companies LLP (OC353198), which operates Lockton’s UK website and states that it is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. The register lists Lockton Companies International Limited and Salisbury Insurance Brokers Limited, both direct subsidiaries, as the LLP’s designated members. The PSC registers of all four direct subsidiaries name LOCKTON UK LIMITED.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockton International Limited | United Kingdom | 02537136 | Immediate parent | 18,750,006 of 18,750,007 ordinary shares (99.99999%) | Active | 27 Dec 2024 (CS01); 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton International Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | 05907919 | Intermediate parent (PSC of Lockton International Limited) | 75% or more of Lockton International Limited (PSC band) | Active | PSC notified 6 Apr 2016 |
| LIH UK Topco Limited | United Kingdom | 05937963 | Intermediate parent; heads smallest consolidating group | 75% or more of Lockton International Holdings Limited (PSC band) | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton Operating Companies, LLC | United States | Not disclosed | Intermediate US parent | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton, Inc. | United States | Not disclosed | Ultimate parent and controlling party | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| LIGS Limited | United Kingdom | 00182469 | Fellow group undertaking; holds one share in the company | 1 ordinary share | Active | 27 Dec 2024 (CS01) |
| Lockton Companies International Limited | United Kingdom | 01211673 | Direct subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Salisbury Insurance Brokers Limited | United Kingdom | 00960851 | Direct subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Omnyy MGA Limited | United Kingdom | 07215774 | Direct subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton Pension Trustee Limited | United Kingdom | 02662634 | Direct subsidiary (registered as dormant, SIC 99999) | 100% ordinary | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton Companies LLP | United Kingdom | OC353198 | Indirect subsidiary | 100% (accounts) | Active | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton SPV Limited | United Kingdom | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary (dormant per accounts) | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Omnyy LLP | United Kingdom | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton Insurance Brokers (Ireland) Limited | Ireland | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Fitzgerald Life & Pensions Limited | Ireland | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| PHI Consulting (Ireland) Limited | Ireland | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Dissolution in progress (accounts) | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Burke Pensions & Financial Services Limited | Ireland | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Dissolution in progress (accounts) | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton European Brokers (Holdings) Limited | Malta | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton European Brokers Limited | Malta | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Mapledown AS | Norway | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Omnyy Europe S.R.L. | Italy | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| LIBI Beratungen GmbH | Switzerland | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
| Lockton Companies (China) Insurance Brokers Limited | China | Not stated in filing | Indirect subsidiary | 100% ordinary | Not verified | 30 Apr 2025 (accounts) |
Recent structural changes
- 30 April 2025: the company impaired its investment in Salisbury Insurance Brokers Limited by £4.7 million, to a carrying value of £27.7 million (accounts, note 10).
- Year to 30 April 2025: the accounts mark two indirect subsidiaries, PHI Consulting (Ireland) Limited and Burke Pensions & Financial Services Limited, as “dissolution in progress”.
Data availability
Partial. The UK side of the structure is fully documented by the register and the filed accounts, which state holdings but not registration numbers for indirect subsidiaries. The US parents’ accounts are not publicly available, so no percentage above LIH UK Topco Limited can be stated. The corporate-structure graph on this page comes from the data provider and differs from the accounts. It places Lockton Switzerland GmbH and a US entity, Lockton Specialties, LLC, beneath Lockton Companies International Limited, neither of which appears in the company’s filed subsidiary list. It also omits Lockton Companies LLP, Omnyy LLP, PHI Consulting (Ireland) Limited, Burke Pensions & Financial Services Limited and both Maltese companies.
Sources
- Companies House, unaudited accounts to 30 April 2025, notes 3, 10 and 17, filed 22 Dec 2025: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ5NTgwMjM3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, confirmation statement made up to 27 Dec 2024: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/filing-history/MzQ0OTE1NzM5M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, PSC registers of 00466551, 02537136, 05907919 and 05937963: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00466551/persons-with-significant-control, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02537136/persons-with-significant-control, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05907919/persons-with-significant-control, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05937963/persons-with-significant-control (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, company and PSC pages of 01211673, 00960851, 07215774 and 02662634: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01211673, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00960851, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07215774, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02662634 (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Companies House, Lockton Companies LLP OC353198 overview and members: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC353198/officers (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Lockton UK website footer (operator notice): https://global.lockton.com/gb/en (retrieved 2026-10-15)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does LOCKTON UK LIMITED do?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED (Companies House 00466551, incorporated 30 March 1949) is an intermediate holding company in the Lockton group with no employees and no turnover; its income is dividends and interest from group undertakings. Lockton’s UK insurance-broking business is operated by a different entity, Lockton Companies LLP (OC353198).
Who owns LOCKTON UK LIMITED?
Per the confirmation statement made up to 27 December 2024, Lockton International Limited (02537136) holds 18,750,006 of the 18,750,007 ordinary shares and LIGS Limited (00182469) holds one share.
Who is LOCKTON UK LIMITED's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No individual beneficial owner can be identified from public filings: the accounts name Lockton, Inc. (United States) as ultimate parent and controlling party, and no natural person is registered under an ownership-of-shares or voting-rights limb on the UK PSC registers in the chain.
What is LOCKTON UK LIMITED's company registration number?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED's registration number is 00466551, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is LOCKTON UK LIMITED still an active company?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was LOCKTON UK LIMITED incorporated?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED was incorporated on 30 March 1949, according to Companies House.
What is LOCKTON UK LIMITED's registered address?
The registered address on file for LOCKTON UK LIMITED is LONDON, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is LOCKTON UK LIMITED registered as?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in United Kingdom.
What is LOCKTON UK LIMITED's revenue?
It reports no turnover. For the year to 30 April 2025 its unaudited company-level accounts show dividend income of £30.0 million and a profit of £26.3 million (2024: £53.4 million), with net assets of £122.3 million.
Is LOCKTON UK LIMITED listed on a stock exchange?
LOCKTON UK LIMITED is a private limited company and its shares are not listed on any stock exchange.
Who are the officers/directors of LOCKTON UK LIMITED?
The register shows two current directors, Miles Barrington Charles Bourne (appointed 29 April 2024) and Ian Kerrison (appointed 30 July 2025), and a company secretary, Sarah Jeffs (since 30 April 2012).
Does LOCKTON UK LIMITED have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Its immediate parent is Lockton International Limited and its ultimate parent is Lockton, Inc. of the United States; it has four 100%-owned direct subsidiaries and thirteen indirect subsidiaries per its accounts to 30 April 2025.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 6 October 2026.