PWK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02822458 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (2 active, 28 linked, 20 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
180 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-21➖EVANS, Diane Jane resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-03-31➕CRAWFORD-DRAKE, Eleanor Frances appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➕NUGENT, Siobhan appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➕CRAWFORD-DRAKE, Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➖CRAWFORD-DRAKE, Eleanor resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31➕NUGENT, Siobhan appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➖NUGENT, Siobhan resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-17➖NUGENT, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-09-22➖LANGLEY, Colin James resigneddirector
- 2017-09-21➕EVANS, Diane Jane appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-21➖NICOLLE, Selina resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-12➕NICOLLE, Selina appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-12➖WOOLLGAR, Keith Raymond resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-14➖WEBB, Peter Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-04-16➖FOSTER, Andrea Marie resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-16➕WOOLLGAR, Keith Raymond appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-16➕LANGLEY, Colin James appointeddirector
- 2004-06-30➖KININMONTH, Peter Wyatt resigneddirector
- 2004-06-30➖VIGORS, Patrick Mervyn Doyne resigneddirector
- 2002-01-14➕FOSTER, Andrea Marie appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-14➖VIGORS, Patrick Mervyn Doyne resignedsecretary
- 2002-01-14➕NUGENT, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-01-14➕WEBB, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2000-04-30➖NORMAN, Charles Anquetil resigneddirector
- 1999-10-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyd's (A Statutory Corporation)as Trustee for the Creditors for the Time Beingof the Company in Respect of the Insurance Transactions
- 1999-06-30➖CULLIS, John Storrs resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➖SARGENT, Griffith William resigneddirector
- 1999-05-21➖SHORROCK, Martyn Victor Hugh resigneddirector
- 1999-03-10➖DONNAN, Stuart Hugh resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Dermavale Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Dermavale Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PWK LIMITED
This company · 02822458
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dermavale Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/12/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Sil 1992 Limitedceased 12/11/2020· significant influence
- Senator Insurance Holdings Limitedceased 12/08/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
19th Floor 1 Westfield Avenue
London
E20 1HZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 26 resigned)
CRAWFORD-DRAKE, Eleanor Frances→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NUGENT, Siobhan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Diane Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-09-21 · resigned 2022-12-21
FOSTER, Andrea Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2008-04-16
GIBBONS, David Victor→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-22 · resigned 1997-05-19
NICOLLE, Selina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-02-12 · resigned 2017-09-21
VIGORS, Patrick Mervyn Doyne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 2002-01-14
WOOLLGAR, Keith Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2013-02-12
MB SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1993-11-22
COOPER, Leslie James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 1995-12-01
CRAWFORD-DRAKE, Eleanor→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2022-03-31
CULLIS, John Storrs→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-11-10 · resigned 1999-06-30
DONNAN, Stuart Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-01-07 · resigned 1999-03-10
GREENGRASS, Peter Ivan→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-06-30 · resigned 1995-12-01
KININMONTH, Charles Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1993-10-06 · resigned 1996-09-12
KININMONTH, Peter Wyatt→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1993-10-06 · resigned 2004-06-30
LANGLEY, Colin James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2021-09-22
MCCARTHY, Francis Jacque→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1995-12-01
NORMAN, Charles Anquetil→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2000-04-30
NORMAN, Charles Anquetil→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1993-10-06 · resigned 1995-06-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyd's (A Statutory Corporation)as Trustee for the Creditors for the Time Beingof the Company in Respect of the Insurance Transactions | Deed of variation (made in addition to and modifying the security and trust deed dated 24TH march 1997 (the "principal deed") the deeds being made pursuant to the lloyd's brokers byelaw (no. 5 of 1988)(the "byelaw"). (This registration is supplementary to the existing registration of the principal deed) | 1 property | 12/10/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | The Society of Lloyd's | Lloyds brokers security and trust deed | 1 property | 24/03/1997 | — |
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Recent filings (180 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19