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POWELL UNDERWRITING LLP

#OC331703activellp
5th Floor 40 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BT

Is POWELL UNDERWRITING LLP Vetted & Legitimate?

POWELL UNDERWRITING LLP was incorporated on 26 September 2007 as a llp, making it 18 years old. The company is currently active and in good standing with Companies House. It currently has 8 active officers on record and 5 historical appointments that have since resigned. There are 77 charges registered against this company, of which 25 remain outstanding. The company is controlled by Wps Capital Limited as persons with significant control (PSC).

Company Age18 yrs
Statusactive
Active Officers8
Outstanding Charges25
Vetted Score85/100

Vetted Score

85/100

Excellent

Based on automated analysis of public records.

Active StatusPASS (+30/30)

Company is currently active.

Company AgePASS (+20/20)

Operating for 18 years.

Filing CompliancePASS (+20/20)

All accounts and statements are up to date.

Strike-off HistoryPASS (+15/15)

No strike-off history found.

Director StabilityWARN (+0/15)

High turnover or recent appointments only.

Charges & MortgagesWARN (+0/10)

25 outstanding charge(s) registered.

Financial Health & Compliance

Annual Accounts

Unknown

full

Confirmation Statement

Up to date

Filed

Next due: 24/10/2016

Charges & Mortgages

Has Outstanding

25 Outstanding

Out of 77 total charges

Company / Officer Relationships

Visualization of directors and their other active appointments. (Limited to 5 active directors)

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Nature of Business (SIC)

No SIC codes available.

Key Dates & Events Timeline

Dec 16, 2025

accounts with accounts type full

accounts

filing
Oct 1, 2025

confirmation statement with no updates

confirmation statement

filing
Jan 16, 2025

termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date

officers

filing
Jan 16, 2025

appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

officers

filing
Jan 16, 2025

appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

officers

filing
Jan 16, 2025

appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

officers

filing
Jan 16, 2025

appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

officers

filing
Jan 16, 2025

appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

officers

filing
Oct 13, 2024

accounts with accounts type full

accounts

filing
Oct 1, 2024

confirmation statement with no updates

confirmation statement

filing
Sep 28, 2023

confirmation statement with no updates

confirmation statement

filing
Sep 18, 2023

accounts with accounts type full

accounts

filing
Jun 28, 2023

change corporate member limited liability partnership with name change date

officers

filing
Jun 28, 2023

change to a person with significant control limited liability partnership

persons with significant control

filing
Sep 30, 2022

confirmation statement with no updates

confirmation statement

filing

Directors & Officers

NOMINA DESIGNATED MEMBER NO 2 LIMITED

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NOMINA DESIGNATED MEMBER NO.1 LIMITED

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Charles Sebastian Johns-powell

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Emilia Freya Johns-powell

llp-member

Vanessa Claire Johns-powell

llp-member

William James Johns-powell

llp-member

Zoe Kate Johns-powell

llp-member

WPS CAPITAL LIMITED

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Charges & Mortgages

25 outstanding / 77 total charge(s)

  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (long-term insurance business (life)) (10) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2012-01-31
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (long-term insurance business) (life) (10)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form MG01)
    Created: 2012-01-31
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (long-term insurance business) (life)) (10) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2011-11-30
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (gen) (10) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2011-07-20
  • outstandingLloyd’s security & trust deed (interavailable – corporate member version) (letter of credit and guarantee) (gen) (10) (the trust deed) made between the LLP, the powell slp (the ceasing member) and the society incorporated by lloyd’s act 1871 by the name of lloyd’s (the society)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2011-02-18
  • outstandingLloyd’s security & trust deed (interavailable – corporate member version) (letter of credit and guarantee) (long-term insurance business (life)) (10) (the trust deed) made between the LLP, the powell slp (the ceasing member) and the society incorporated by lloyd’s act 1871 by the name of lloyd’s (the society)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2011-02-18
  • outstandingDeed of charge
    Entitled: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
    Created: 2011-02-02
  • outstandingDeed of charge
    Entitled: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
    Created: 2011-02-02
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (gen) (10) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
    Created: 2010-11-10
  • outstandingDeed of charge
    Entitled: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
    Created: 2010-02-02
  • outstandingA deed of charge
    Entitled: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
    Created: 2010-02-02
  • outstandingSecurity and trust deed (letter of credit and guarantee) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form MG01)
    Created: 2009-12-16
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (the "trust deed")
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Dedfined on Form MG01)
    Created: 2009-12-16
  • outstandingDeposit trust deed (third party deposit) (the "trust deed")
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies
    Created: 2009-06-30
  • outstandingLloyd's american trust deed (the " trust deed")
    Entitled: The American Trustee, All Policy Holders and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Defined on the Form M395)
    Created: 2009-03-24
  • outstandingAmendment and restatement lloyd's american instrument 1995 (general business for corporate members) ("the 1995 american instrument (corporate members") dated 31 july 1995 & amended on 28 december 2001, 1 april 2001, 1 august 2001, 13 february 2002, 27 september 2007 &
    Entitled: Lloyd's, and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form M395)
    Created: 2009-03-24
  • outstandingSecurity and trust deed (letter of credit and bank guarantee) (the “trust deed”)
    Entitled: Lloyd's
    Created: 2008-11-28
  • outstandingA charge dated 25 may 2001 in the terms of the lloyd's canadian margin fund trust deed (the trust deed)
    Entitled: Rbc Dexia Investor Services Trust as Trustee for Itself and for Any Person and the Royal Trust Corporation of Canada (The Trustee)
    Created: 2008-05-22
  • outstandingLloyds security trust deed
    Entitled: The Society of Lloyds
    Created: 2008-03-04
  • outstandingDeed of undertaking between the society incorporated by lloyd's act 1871 by the name of lloyd's ("the society"), the powell slp ("the member") and the limited liability partnership
    Entitled: Lloyd's
    Created: 2008-03-04
  • outstandingLloyds security and trust deed (interavailable - short form) (life business) (bank guarantee) (the trust deed)
    Entitled: The Society Incorporated by Lloyd's Act 1871 by the Name of Lloyd's, the Trustees (As Further Defined on Form M395)
    Created: 2008-03-04
  • outstandingDeed of undertaking between the society incorporated by lloyd's act 1871 by the name of lloyd's ("the society"), william david johns-powell ("the member") and the limited liability partnership
    Entitled: Lloyd's
    Created: 2008-02-18
  • outstandingLloyd's south african trust deed ("the trust deed") made on 15 january 1999 between the society of lloyd's ("lloyd's") and standard trust limited ("the trustee"), and any person acceding to the trust deed
    Entitled: Lloyd's, the Trustee, and the Other Parties as Defined Therein
    Created: 2008-01-01
  • outstandingAmendment and restatement lloyd's american surplus or excess lines insurance joint asset trust deed ("the trust deed") dated september 7, 1995 as amended and as supplemented from time to time and as supplemented by a deed of accession
    Entitled: The Trustee, Lloyd's, All Policyholders and Third-Party Claimants, and the Other Parties Asdefined Therein
    Created: 2008-01-01
  • outstandingAmendment and restatement lloyd's american credit for reinsurance joint asset trust deed (the "trust deed") dated 7TH september 1995 (as supplemented and as amended from time to time and as supplemented by a deed of accession
    Entitled: The Trustee, Lloyd's, All Ceding Insurers and Certain Other Persons or Bodies
    Created: 2008-01-01

Ownership & Control (PSC)

  • CorporateWps Capital Limited
    Notified: 2016-04-06
    Nature of Control:
    • voting rights 75 to 100 percent limited liability partnership
    • right to share surplus assets 75 to 100 percent limited liability partnership
    • right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership

Recent Filings

  • accounts2025-12-16
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    accounts with accounts type full
  • confirmation statement2025-10-01
    View PDF
    confirmation statement with no updates
  • officers2025-01-16
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    termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date
  • officers2025-01-16
    View PDF
    appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date
  • officers2025-01-16
    View PDF
    appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date

Key Dates

  • Incorporated2007-09-26
  • Next Accounts DueN/A
  • Next Confirmation Due24/10/2016

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