ALLEN & PEMBLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06503697 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Likely operating as a small, independent insurance brokerage or underwriting firm based in North Walsham, Norfolk, day-to-day activity probably involves arranging or providing non-life insurance products — such as property, liability, or commercial cover — for individuals or businesses.

Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-05-24
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2022-08-15
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  5. 2021-07-30
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  6. 2020-06-05
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  7. 2019-07-15
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  8. 2018-07-11
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  9. 2017-12-01
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  10. 2016-09-27
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  11. 2016-02-16
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  12. 2015-09-02
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  13. 2015-02-18
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  14. 2014-10-02
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  15. 2014-02-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-04-22
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    ALLEN, Jacqueline Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2010-04-22
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    ALLEN, Jacqueline Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2008-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN & PEMBLE LIMITED
  19. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    ALLEN, Andrew Tony appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    ALLEN, Andrew Tony appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    PEMBLE, Neil Brian appointed
    director
  22. 2008-02-14
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    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-02-14
    ➖
    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-02-14
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    ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2008-02-14
    ➖
    ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Tony Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares14/02/2017
Mr Neil Brian Pemble
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/02/2017

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
Incorporated2008-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Royston House
Bacton Road
North Walsham
Norfolk
NR28 0RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Andrew Tony→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Andrew Tony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-14
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Active
PEMBLE, Neil Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-14
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Active
ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2008-02-14
Resigned
ALLEN, Jacqueline Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2010-04-22
Resigned
ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2008-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-14