ASSURED GUARANTY (UK) SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05177010 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-12

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

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-life insurance

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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officers · AP03
2025-09-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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VON ESEBECK, Natalia Nicola Scarlett appointed
secretary
2025-09-17
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ROSLING, Stephen Andrew resigned
secretary
2024-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
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NATHAN, Dominic James Brian appointed
director
2024-02-07
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NICHOLAS, Richard Paul appointed
director
2024-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
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HARVEY, Sandali resigned
secretary
2023-06-21
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ROSLING, Stephen Andrew appointed
secretary
2022-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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auditors · AUD
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-03
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MERRICK, Joanne appointed
secretary
2021-01-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-31
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COVE, Ruth resigned
secretary
2020-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-13
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CHOW, Ling appointed
director
2018-06-13
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COVE, Ruth appointed
secretary
2017-12-31
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MICHENER, James Michael resigned
director
2013-09-12
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COVE, Ruth resigned
secretary
2013-09-12
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HARVEY, Sandali appointed
secretary
2012-10-31
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COVE, Ruth appointed
secretary
2012-10-31
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SHAW, Bernadine Vanessa resigned
secretary
2010-09-27
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SHAW, Bernadine Vanessa appointed
secretary
2010-09-24
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KOLODNER, Eric resigned
secretary
2009-07-01
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FINKEL, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2009-07-01
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KOLODNER, Eric appointed
secretary
2009-06-12
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BAJER, Marc Edouard resigned
director
2007-10-24
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FINKEL, Suzanne appointed
secretary
2007-10-24
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HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-05-12
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BAJER, Marc Edouard appointed
director
2006-05-12
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LESTER, Charles Jackson resigned
director
2004-11-05
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HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-20
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CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-15
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PROUD, Nicholas James appointed
director
2004-09-15
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LAYTON, Matthew Robert resigned
director
2004-09-15
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LESTER, Charles Jackson appointed
director
2004-09-15
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MICHENER, James Michael appointed
director
2004-09-15
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PUDGE, David John resigned
nominee-director
2004-07-12
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Company incorporated
As ASSURED GUARANTY (UK) SERVICES LIMITED
2004-07-12
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CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

58/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Assured Guaranty Ltd. holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Assured Guaranty Ltd.

Corporate parent

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ASSURED GUARANTY (UK) SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 05177010

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Assured Guaranty Ltd. Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

11th Floor 6 Bevis Marks

London

EC3A 7BA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24