ONE BROKER (GDIS) LTD

🌳Matureactive

04688453 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-06

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

150 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-05
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-03
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-10
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-10
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-10-31
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SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-10-31
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HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald appointed
director
2023-10-31
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LALLEY, Graeme Neal appointed
director
2023-10-31
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ORGAN, Robert Charles William appointed
director
2023-10-31
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JONES, Ashley resigned
director
2023-10-31
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PLASTER, Robin Edward resigned
director
2023-10-31
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STRATTON, Mark Lawrence resigned
director
2022-05-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-10-21
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GIBBS, Paul Derrick resigned
director
2019-06-24
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STRATTON, Mark Lawrence appointed
director
2018-06-01
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JONES, Ashley appointed
director
2018-01-31
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WELLER, Richard resigned
director
2018-01-22
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CLARK, Sean appointed
director
2017-06-09
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DENLEY, Mark Norman resigned
secretary
2017-06-09
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DENLEY, Mark Norman resigned
director
2017-06-09
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ELLIS, David Richard resigned
director
2017-06-09
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PLASTER, Robin Edward appointed
director
2017-06-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Gibbs Denley Group Limited
2017-06-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Metro Bank PLC
2008-01-21
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LING, Christopher Patrick resigned
secretary
2008-01-21
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COOK, David Stanley resigned
director
2006-08-02
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DENLEY, Mark Norman appointed
secretary
2006-08-02
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DENLEY, Mark Norman appointed
director
2006-08-02
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ELLIS, David Richard appointed
director
2006-08-02
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GIBBS, Paul Derrick appointed
director
2006-08-02
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LING, Christopher Patrick resigned
director
2006-08-02
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WELLER, Richard appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

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One Broker Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ONE BROKER (GDIS) LTD

This company · 04688453

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
One Broker Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/06/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Gibbs Denley Group Limitedceased 09/06/2017· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2003-03-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Nautilus House 10 Central Avenue

St Andrews Business Park

Norwich

NR7 0HR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30