Introduction
ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company is an active plc incorporated on 3 August 1887 and registered in England and Wales. The company’s registered office is at Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester GL3 4AW. It is engaged in non-life insurance activities.
The company is wholly owned by Benefact Group Plc, which holds 75–100% of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors. Current officers comprise Company Secretary Rachael Jane Hall (appointed 1995) and directors Mark Edmund Hacquoil Bennett (appointed 1 January 2025) and Venerable Karen Belinda Best (appointed 19 August 2024), all of British nationality and resident in the United Kingdom.
The most recent group accounts were made up to 31 December 2025 and the latest confirmation statement was made up to 2 July 2026. There is no charges register, no insolvency history and the company has never been liquidated. Recent filings consist of a confirmation statement with updates dated 12 August 2026 and a resolution filed on 9 July 2026.
Status
active
Company No
00024869
Age
139 Years
Size
N/A
Accounts
ARD: 31/12Up to Date
Last Filed
Next Due
Confirmation Statement
Up to Date
Last Filed
Next Due
Contact
Benefact House 2000 Pioneer Avenue Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth Gloucester, GL3 4AW,
Timeline
50 key events • 1899 - 2026
Capital Table
People
Officers
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WILLISCROFT, John Edwin
ResignedHARRIS, Reginald Brian, The Ven
ResignedLAMPORT, Stephen Mark Jeffrey, Sir
ActiveBRACHER, John Charles
ResignedCOUVE, Mervyn Donald
ResignedCAMPBELL, Ian George
ResignedLOSSE, Dieter Ronald
ResignedHEWS, Mark Christopher John
ActiveDALE, Jane Elizabeth
ActiveHYLANDS, John Francis
ResignedWHYTE, Stephanie Jacinta
ActiveCREASY, Edward George
ResignedBEST, Karen Belinda, Venerable
ActiveCOCKREM, Denise Patricia
ResignedCOULTON, Nicholas Guy, The Very Reverend
ResignedBAJAJ, Rita
ResignedBENNETT, Mark Edmund Hacquoil
ActiveMURPHY, Michael Anthony
ActiveTUCKER, Gail Louise
ActiveDAY, Bernard Victor
ResignedEVANS, Thomas Eric, The Very Reverend
ResignedCORNWALL JONES, Mark Ralph
ResignedCLAYTON, Roger Ward
ResignedHALL, Rachael Jane
ActiveHENDERSON, Robert David Charles
ResignedMAIDMENT, Neil Patrick
ResignedDOSWELL, Graham Vincent, Mr.
ResignedBURDETT, Kenneth John
ResignedCARROLL, Timothy Joseph
ResignedCOYLE, James
ActiveBAINES, Nicholas, The Right Reverend
ResignedLATHAM, Anthony Piers
ResignedBURNS, Michael James
ResignedBOISSEAU, Francois-Xavier Bernard
ActiveCLARK, Peter Nigel Stuckey
ResignedCHRISTIE, David
ResignedPersons with significant control
1
Benefact Group Plc
ActiveNature of Control
Fundings
Financials
Latest Activities
Filing History
361