FRIENDS PROVIDENT REINSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05165822 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-29
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
Watch
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6601
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-03-07
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2013-03-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-12-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  4. 2012-10-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2012-09-21
    ➖
    BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid resigned
    director
  6. 2012-03-30
    ➖
    PARSONS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  7. 2012-03-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2012-01-02
    📄
    legacy
    mortgage · MG02
  9. 2011-12-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2011-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2011-12-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  12. 2011-12-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  13. 2011-12-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2011-07-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2011-06-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP04
  16. 2011-06-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  17. 2011-06-16
    ➕
    FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2011-06-16
    ➖
    MONGER, Diana resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  20. 2011-06-02
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Trevor John resigned
    director
  21. 2011-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2011-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2011-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2011-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  25. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    VERSEY, Mark Richard Beavis appointed
    director
  26. 2011-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2010-09-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  28. 2010-09-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  29. 2010-09-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  30. 2010-09-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  31. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    HYNAM, David Emmanuel appointed
    director
  32. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    J'AFARI-PAK, Lindsay Clare appointed
    director
  33. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    PARSONS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  34. 2010-09-14
    ➖
    SEPE, Rocco resigned
    director
  35. 2010-09-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  36. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    BROWN, Anthony resigned
    director
  37. 2010-07-26
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  38. 2010-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  39. 2010-03-12
    ➖
    CLAMP, Simon John resigned
    director
  40. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    ELLIS, Robert Gordon resigned
    secretary
  41. 2009-12-31
    ➕
    MONGER, Diana appointed
    secretary
  42. 2009-07-28
    ➕
    CLAMP, Simon John appointed
    director
  43. 2009-07-28
    ➕
    SEPE, Rocco appointed
    director
  44. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid appointed
    director
  45. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    BELLRINGER, Charles Albert John resigned
    director
  46. 2009-02-12
    ➕
    BROWN, Anthony appointed
    director
  47. 2009-01-13
    ➖
    STEVENS, Jane resigned
    director
  48. 2008-11-30
    ➖
    GUNN, Alastair Roy Geoffrey resigned
    director
  49. 2008-09-10
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Trevor John appointed
    director
  50. 2008-09-10
    ➕
    STEVENS, Jane appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-03-07

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2013-03-07: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-12-07: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

🔒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 · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
2X IGNITE LIMITED→
15873885 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
3 RED GROUPS LIMITED→
16590338 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
3G CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LTD→
13578756 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
3MG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
13272866 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
68-33 COMPANY LIMITED→
15139238 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
6K CAPITAL LTD→
15882048 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
7 PEMBRIDGE LIMITED→
14681486 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
7IM INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
10902511 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
A AND E CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED→
09225704 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ABCOR FINANCE NO3 LIMITED→
14208886 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ABCOR SERVICES LIMITED→
16234881 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC→
03106339 · est 1995 · no financials extracted
————30y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC6601 — SIC 6601

Registered office

8 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)

FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYNAM, David Emmanuel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
J'AFARI-PAK, Lindsay Clare→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERSEY, Mark Richard Beavis→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Robert Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
MONGER, Diana→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2011-06-16
Resigned
SWEETLAND, Brian William→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
ASLET, Graham Kenneth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
BELLRINGER, Charles Albert John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2012-09-21
Resigned
BROWN, Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-02-12 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
CLAMP, Simon John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-28 · resigned 2010-03-12
Resigned
GUNN, Alastair Roy Geoffrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Trevor John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2011-06-02
Resigned
MONTAGUE, Sir Adrian Alastair, Sir→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
MOORE, Philip Wynford→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2007-11-13
Resigned
PARSONS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2012-03-30
Resigned
SATCHELL, Keith→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
SEPE, Rocco→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-28 · resigned 2010-09-14
Resigned
SMART, James Ramsay→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned

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

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Bank of New York, London Branch (The Reinsurer Security Trustee)
Deed of charge1 property16/12/200422/12/2011

Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2013-03-07
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-03-30
legacy
mortgage · MG02
2012-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-12-21
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2011-12-20
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2011-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2011-12-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP04
2011-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-05-26