ONE BROKER (CAMBRIDGE) LTD
🌳Matureactive
01149934 · ltd · incorporated 1973-12-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
41 officers (4 active, 41 linked, 37 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
197 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-03-03📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-05➖ORGAN, Robert Charles William resigneddirector
- 2024-06-05➖THOMSON, Robin Cameron resigneddirector
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15➕THOMSON, Robin Cameron appointeddirector
- 2023-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31➕SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-10-31➕HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31➕LALLEY, Graeme Neal appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31➖JARVIS, Scott James resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖JONES, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖LENTON, Shaun Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖MCPHAIL, Rory Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➕ORGAN, Robert Charles William appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31➖PARTLETT, Allison Nina resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖PLASTER, Robin Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31➖STRATTON, Mark Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2023-06-06➕JARVIS, Scott James appointeddirector
- 2021-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-11➖PARNELL, Hugh Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-06-24➕STRATTON, Mark Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2018-10-01➖KNOWLDEN, John William resigneddirector
- 2018-10-01➕PARNELL, Hugh Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-08-31➕PARNELL, Hugh Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-08-31➖PARNELL, Hugh Robert resigneddirector
- 2018-07-23➕PARTLETT, Allison Nina appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➕JONES, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2018-01-22➕CLARK, Sean appointeddirector
- 2017-12-01➖THORPE, Philip Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕MCPHAIL, Rory Charles appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 97 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
One Broker Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
One Broker Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ONE BROKER (CAMBRIDGE) LTD
This company · 01149934
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
One Broker Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robin Edward Plasterceased 01/07/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
Nautilus House 10 Central Avenue
St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (4 active · 37 resigned)
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-10-31
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Active
HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-31
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LALLEY, Graeme Neal→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-10-31
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BROWN, Nigel Wooldridge→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-01-12
HARRIS, Kevin Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 2006-02-06
TOLOND, Michael James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2014-05-15
BEER, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-08-29 · resigned 2007-11-16
BOON, Mark John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1999-05-28
BROWN, Fiona Mary Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1999-01-13
BROWN, James Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-05-01 · resigned 1994-10-03
BROWN, Nigel Wooldridge→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2007-02-20
BURKE, Philip Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2014-05-15
CARTER, Brian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1999-01-03
CLARKE, John Otway, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1995-03-31
DART, Ronald James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1994-10-03
GREEN, Terence George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2004-04-26
GRUNDY, Charlotte→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-07-10 · resigned 2014-05-15
HARRIS, Kevin Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 1999-08-04
HENNELL, Martin John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2013-01-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 10 properties | 09/06/2017 | 30/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Nw Brown Group Nw Brown Group Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/05/2014 | 29/11/2021 |
Recent filings (197 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-14
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06