AB RISK SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06826362 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2020-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-02
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Richard David Lewis appointed
    director
  11. 2019-04-02
    ➖
    JESSON, Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-02
    ➖
    PRATT, David resigned
    director
  13. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-12-17
    ➖
    CAIN, Dean Christopher resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-10-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-25
    ➖
    LOTA, Ludovico Cante resigned
    director
  22. 2017-07-01
    ➕
    CAIN, Dean Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    LOMURNO, Stefano Diego Pietro Luigi resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    SFORNI, Brunone Enrico Guido resigned
    director
  25. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    WOODER, George Edward resigned
    secretary
  26. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    GEMS, Christopher Elliott resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    WOODER, George Edward appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-02-24
    ➕
    LOTA, Ludovico Cante appointed
    director
  29. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    GEMS, Christopher Elliott resigned
    director
  30. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    LOMURNO, Stefano Diego Pietro Luigi appointed
    director
  31. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    PRATT, David appointed
    director
  32. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    SFORNI, Brunone Enrico Guido appointed
    director
  33. 2009-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB RISK SOLUTIONS LTD
  34. 2009-02-23
    ➕
    GEMS, Christopher Elliott appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-02-23
    ➕
    GEMS, Christopher Elliott appointed
    director
  36. 2009-02-23
    ➕
    JESSON, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Alsford Page And Gems (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Alsford Page And Gems (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AB RISK SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 06826362

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alsford Page And Gems (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Mezzanine Floor
75 King William Street
London
EC4N 7BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

EDWARDS, Richard David Lewis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIN, Dean Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2018-12-17
Resigned
GEMS, Christopher Elliott→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
WOODER, George Edward→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
GEMS, Christopher Elliott→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
JESSON, Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2019-04-02
Resigned
LOMURNO, Stefano Diego Pietro Luigi→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-04-15 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
LOTA, Ludovico Cante→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-02-24 · resigned 2017-07-25
Resigned
PRATT, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-04-15 · resigned 2019-04-02
Resigned
SFORNI, Brunone Enrico Guido→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-15 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24