E.C.I.A. (INSURANCE SERVICES) LIMITED

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04333180 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-12-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-04
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    BAILEY, Simon Charles resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-07
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    SIMPSON, John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-25
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    HOCKEY, Michael John resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2019-04-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-04-16
    ➖
    ASH, Richard John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-04-16
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    BAILEY, Simon Charles appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-01-21
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    WILKINS, Michael John appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-18
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    COLLINSON, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2012-04-13
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    HUNTER, Derek resigned
    director
  26. 2010-05-27
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    BILLINGTON, David John resigned
    director
  27. 2010-05-27
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    COLLINSON, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2009-03-25
    ➖
    LEE, Stephen Warwick resigned
    director
  29. 2008-05-13
    ➕
    ASH, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2008-05-12
    ➖
    LAI, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  31. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    SCRIMSHAW, Stephen resigned
    director
  32. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    USSHER, Martin Francis resigned
    director
  33. 2006-05-25
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    BILLINGTON, David John appointed
    director
  34. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    SCRIMSHAW, Stephen appointed
    director
  35. 2006-05-25
    ➖
    TOMLIN, Frederick John resigned
    director
  36. 2004-06-30
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    GARVEY, Michael Edwin resigned
    director
  37. 2004-05-27
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    COWAN, David Andrew resigned
    director
  38. 2004-05-27
    ➕
    HUNTER, Derek appointed
    director
  39. 2004-05-27
    ➕
    USSHER, Martin Francis appointed
    director
  40. 2004-05-19
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    RIDER, Barbara Ann resigned
    director
  41. 2004-02-27
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    WILLIAMS, Richard Brenig resigned
    director
  42. 2002-12-01
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    KENNEDY, Kenneth Donald resigned
    director
  43. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    GARVEY, Michael Edwin appointed
    director
  44. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    LEE, Stephen Warwick appointed
    director
  45. 2001-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As E.C.I.A. (INSURANCE SERVICES) LIMITED
  46. 2001-12-03
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    LAI, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  47. 2001-12-03
    ➕
    COWAN, David Andrew appointed
    director
  48. 2001-12-03
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Michael John appointed
    director
  49. 2001-12-03
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Kenneth Donald appointed
    director
  50. 2001-12-03
    ➕
    RIDER, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael John Hockeyceased 25/04/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

5th Floor
Broadway House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)

SIMPSON, John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINS, Michael John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASH, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2019-04-16
Resigned
BAILEY, Simon Charles→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2025-05-04
Resigned
LAI, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned
BILLINGTON, David John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2010-05-27
Resigned
COLLINSON, Andrew Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-05-27 · resigned 2014-12-18
Resigned
COWAN, David Andrew→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2004-05-27
Resigned
GARVEY, Michael Edwin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
HOCKEY, Michael John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2023-04-25
Resigned
HUNTER, Derek→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-05-27 · resigned 2012-04-13
Resigned
KENNEDY, Kenneth Donald→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned
LEE, Stephen Warwick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2009-03-25
Resigned
RIDER, Barbara Ann→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2004-05-19
Resigned
SCRIMSHAW, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
TOMLIN, Frederick John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2006-05-25
Resigned
USSHER, Martin Francis→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-05-27 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Richard Brenig→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-12-03 · resigned 2004-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21