CHURCHILL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02258947 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-17

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.

· Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
· Hygiene score: 75 → 85

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
↑Hygiene score: 75 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-life insurance

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

82 officers (12 active, 82 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

310 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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officers · AP01
2026-06-23
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CLUBE, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
director
2026-05-29
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address · AD01
2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2026-03-19
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officers · TM01
2026-03-09
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POND, Stephen Forder resigned
director
2025-11-25
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auditors · AUD
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-10
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ADAMSON, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-07-30
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officers · CH04
2025-07-21
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2025-07-14
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2025-07-03
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AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-07-03
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CLIFTON, Roger Cheston resigned
secretary
2025-07-01
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ARONSON, Rees appointed
director
2025-07-01
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CLARK, Chris appointed
director
2025-07-01
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CLARK, Ian appointed
director
2025-07-01
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FRY, Fiona appointed
director
2025-07-01
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HARIA, Deepak appointed
director
2025-07-01
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JONES, Charlotte Claire appointed
director
2025-07-01
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NESTARES, Cristina appointed
director
2025-07-01
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SCOTT, Wesley appointed
director
2025-07-01
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STORAH, Jason Philip appointed
director
2025-07-01
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CORRIGAN, Tracy Joan resigned
director
2025-07-01
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GRAY, Danuta resigned
director
2025-07-01
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GREGORY, Mark Julian, Mr resigned
director
2025-07-01
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HAGH, Carol resigned
director
2025-07-01
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JOSEPH, Adrian Christopher resigned
director
2025-07-01
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LEWIS, Mark Peter resigned
director
2025-07-01
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MCBAIN, Fiona Catherine resigned
director
2025-07-01
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NEAVE, David Stanley resigned
director
2025-07-01
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POND, Stephen Forder appointed
director
2025-07-01
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POOLE, Jane Carmel resigned
director
2025-07-01
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STEWART, Gregor Ninian resigned
director
2025-07-01
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WARD, Richard Churchill resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

U K Insurance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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U K Insurance Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CHURCHILL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 02258947

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
U K Insurance Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

8 Surrey Street

Norwich

Norfolk

NR1 3NG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-13

Last: 2026-05-30