HERMES ASSURED LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03248669 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-11
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
46 officers (3 active, 46 linked, 39 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
256 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-09-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-08-21📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-21📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18➕WHITEMAN, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2024-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-23➖KENNEDY, Ian Marshall resigneddirector
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-10-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-08-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15➖CUNNINGHAM, Simon Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-12-15➕KENNEDY, Ian Marshall appointeddirector
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-10-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-10-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-09-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2019-07-31➖CANE, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 2019-05-10➕CUNNINGHAM, Simon Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-08-07➕KAGAN, Joseph Leon appointeddirector
- 2015-08-07➖ALLEN, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2015-08-07➕CANE, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 2010-08-31➖KIRBY, Ingrid Alison resigneddirector
- 2008-11-17➕ALLEN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2008-11-17➖WEBB, Michael Mark resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖ALLEN, Anthony Scott resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖DAVIES, David Wyndham resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖MICHELS, Henricus Matthew Willhulmus resigneddirector
- 2008-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-01-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-12-14➖QUIRKE, Maurice Gerard resigneddirector
- 2007-07-26➖ANSON, Mark Jonathon resigneddirector
- 2006-11-10➕WEBB, Michael Mark appointeddirector
- 2006-09-18➖METCALFE, Charles Michael resigneddirector
- 2006-04-24➖PHILLIPS, Kenneth Charles resigneddirector
- 2006-02-06➕ANSON, Mark Jonathon appointeddirector
- 2006-01-31➖WATSON, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2004-11-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Investment Solutions Limited
- 2004-11-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Winterthur Pension Funds UK Limited
- 2004-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Axa Sun Life
Showing most recent 50 of 118 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
41/100
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Federated Hermes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Federated Hermes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HERMES ASSURED LIMITED
This company · 03248669
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Federated Hermes 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
Sixth Floor, 150 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6ET
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (3 active · 43 resigned)
HERMES SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-12-15
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KAGAN, Joseph Leon→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-08-07
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WHITEMAN, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-12-18
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BOTTLE, Jeremy Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 2000-01-07
FOLGER, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-07 · resigned 2000-07-27
GREEN, Michelle Simone→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2003-12-15
JOHNSON, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2003-01-24
HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-11 · resigned 1996-11-22
ALLEN, Anthony Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2008-10-31
ALLEN, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-11-17 · resigned 2015-08-07
ALLISTON, Nicholas Ben-Gough→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-11-18 · resigned 2002-10-24
ANSON, Mark Jonathon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2007-07-26
BRIDGES, David Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 2000-07-27
BROWN, Stephen Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1998-06-10
CANE, Susan Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-07 · resigned 2019-07-31
CUNNINGHAM, Simon Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-10 · resigned 2023-12-15
DAVIES, David Wyndham→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2008-10-31
DEMPSTER, John Blake Mckenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1997-06-30
ESSE, Anthony Geoffrey David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-24 · resigned 2003-08-18
ESSE, Anthony Geoffrey David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-11-18 · resigned 2000-07-27
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Investment Solutions Investment Solutions Limited | Deed of charge | 1 property | 13/11/2004 | 04/01/2008 | |
| satisfied | Winterthur Pension Funds UK Winterthur Pension Funds UK Limited | Deed of charge | 1 property | 10/11/2004 | 03/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Axa Sun Life | Charge | 1 property | 29/10/2004 | 24/01/2008 |
Recent filings (256 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-17
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-21
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-08-21
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-02