ALAN BOSWELL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03893034 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2020-01-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  12. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2017-11-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-03-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-03-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2016-11-01
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    DREW, Alastair Fitzroy appointed
    director
  22. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    DREW, Edward Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    DREW, Edward Nicholas resigned
    director
  24. 2013-06-10
    ➖
    TERRY, Andrew Ronald resigned
    director
  25. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    RAYNER, Adrian Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    TERRY, Andrew Ronald appointed
    director
  27. 2007-10-08
    ➕
    GIBBS, Christopher John appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN BOSWELL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  29. 1999-12-13
    ➕
    BOSWELL, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  30. 1999-12-13
    ➕
    DREW, Edward Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-12-13
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-12-13
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-12-13
    ➕
    DREW, Edward Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOSWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

Alan Boswell Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alan Boswell Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALAN BOSWELL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 03893034

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
Alan Boswell Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Prospect House
Rouen Road
Norwich
NR1 1RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BOSWELL, Alan Charles→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DREW, Alastair Fitzroy→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, Christopher John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAYNER, Adrian Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DREW, Edward Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 1999-12-13
Resigned
DREW, Edward Nicholas→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
TERRY, Andrew Ronald→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2013-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—09/01/202028/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/03/201716/11/2017

Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-15