EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £434.9k | £442.2k |
| Average employees | 12 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2007-02-09➕BIDWELL, Sarah Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-09➕BIDWELL, William Timothy John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Timothy John Bidwell Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Patrick Anthony Tilleyceased 29/08/2025· significant influence
- Mr Kenneth John Acottceased 06/09/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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