GLOBAL REINSURANCE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03874410 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-10

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£41.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £41,790

Cash YoY

+8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£39k

↑ 7.9% YoY

Net Worth

£42k

↑ 428% YoY

Current Assets

£83k

↑ 60% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£41.9k	£8.1k
Current assets	£83.5k	£52.1k
Cash	£39.3k	£36.4k
Debtors	£44.2k	£15.7k
Net assets	£41.8k	£7.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-08-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-06-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-03
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-11
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-26
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-11-19
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2003-12-01
➕
MATTHEWS, Kirsti May-Hannele appointed
director
1999-11-10
🏢
Company incorporated
As GLOBAL REINSURANCE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
1999-11-10
➕
MATTHEWS, Kirsti May-Hannele appointed
secretary
1999-11-10
➕
MATTHEWS, Peter Stanley appointed
director

Owner dependency

84/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Stanley Matthews Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Kirsti May-Hannele Matthews Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Financial services · TN postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
12 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 14630828 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
134A/B HIGH STREET TENTERDEN LIMITED→ 06243103 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
29 FOURTEEN LTD→ 15621092 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ABFP LIMITED→ 12321980 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ABSOLUTE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05027747 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
ACLG LIMITED→ 15745067 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ACM BROKING LIMITED→ 03841776 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
ACRE DATA SERVICES LTD→ 03642023 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
ACUITY PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS LTD→ 04938182 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
ADINO CAPITAL LIMITED→ 14609410 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AEGIS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED→ 08946610 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
AESIR SPACE LIMITED→ 16432604 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

20 Havelock Road

Hastings

East Sussex

TN34 1BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Kirsti May-Hannele→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MATTHEWS, Kirsti May-Hannele→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MATTHEWS, Peter Stanley→

director · ~60y · appointed 1999-11-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.