HERMES ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03008864 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
46 officers (4 active, 46 linked, 37 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
205 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-09
    TAYLOR, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-28
    NOVAK, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-23
    KENNEDY, Ian Marshall resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-05
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2024-04-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-01-04
    MURRAY, Eoin Angus resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2023-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-01-16
    DULSKI, Gregory Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2022-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-12-06
    STEEL, Harriet Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2022-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-09-21
    DAVIES, Keith Gerald resigned
    director
  22. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-02-26
    DAVIES, Keith Gerald appointed
    director
  26. 2020-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-06-17
    WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie resigned
    director
  28. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2020-03-01
    CLARKE, Gillian Marjorie resigned
    director
  30. 2020-02-28
    WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie appointed
    director
  31. 2019-07-30
    CUNNINGHAM, Simon Robert resigned
    director
  32. 2017-06-28
    CLARKE, Gillian Marjorie appointed
    director
  33. 2017-06-28
    TAYLOR, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  34. 2016-07-08
    MOUSLEY, Emily Ann resigned
    director
  35. 2016-07-04
    MURRAY, Eoin Angus appointed
    director
  36. 2016-07-01
    CUNNINGHAM, Simon Robert appointed
    director
  37. 2015-09-30
    ALLEN, Stephen resigned
    director
  38. 2015-09-23
    KENNEDY, Ian Marshall appointed
    director
  39. 2015-08-07
    GREEN, Michelle Simone resigned
    director
  40. 2015-02-17
    ALLEN, Stephen appointed
    director
  41. 2015-01-29
    MOUSLEY, Emily Ann appointed
    director
  42. 2014-07-01
    MOULD, John Charles resigned
    director
  43. 2013-10-28
    STEEL, Harriet Anne appointed
    director
  44. 2013-07-30
    NUSSEIBEH, Saker Anwar appointed
    director
  45. 2013-07-01
    BONGARD, Nigel David resigned
    director
  46. 2013-07-01
    JACKSON, Martin Peter resigned
    director
  47. 2013-05-31
    BRACKLEY, Maria Josephine resigned
    director
  48. 2012-11-15
    GALLIGAN, Patrick Thomas resigned
    director
  49. 2012-03-31
    KEELER, Philip Howard resigned
    director
  50. 2010-01-20
    BRACKLEY, Maria Josephine appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Federated Hermes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Federated Hermes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HERMES ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 03008864

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Federated Hermes Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Sixth Floor, 150 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (4 active · 42 resigned)

HERMES SECRETARIAT LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-06
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Active
DULSKI, Gregory Philip
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-01-16
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Active
NOVAK, Richard Anthony
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-05-28
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Active
NUSSEIBEH, Saker Anwar
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-30
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Active
GREEN, Michelle Simone
secretary · appointed 2001-11-23 · resigned 2005-01-06
Resigned
LE GRICE, Frederick William
secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 2001-11-22
Resigned
LE GRICE, Frederick William
secretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-04-03
Resigned
LEWIS, Andrew Martin
secretary · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1998-03-27
Resigned
SISEC LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-06 · resigned 1995-02-07
Resigned
ALLEN, Anthony Scott
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2009-05-29
Resigned
ALLEN, Stephen
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-17 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
ALLEN, Stephen
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2009-12-15
Resigned
BAKER, Caroline Mary
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-11-05 · resigned 2009-08-28
Resigned
BEZDEL, Bohdan Roman
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
BONGARD, Nigel David
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
BRACKLEY, Maria Josephine
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
BRIDGES, David Christopher
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2005-06-28
Resigned
BRONK, Tony Melvin
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2000-01-14
Resigned
BURROWES, David William
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2007-12-14
Resigned
CLARKE, Gillian Marjorie
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-28 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (205 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-23