DAVID HOPKINSON IFA LTD
🌳Matureactive
07212481 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-06
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tc Loans Limited (As Trustee for the Secured Parties)
- 2025-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-15➕BEAVIS, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➕JACKSON, Roger appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➕POWER, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➖HOPKINSON, David resigneddirector
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID HOPKINSON IFA LTD
- 2010-04-06➕HOPKINSON, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Jigsaw Four Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Jigsaw Four Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DAVID HOPKINSON IFA LTD
This company · 07212481
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jigsaw Four Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Gwendoline Margaret Hopkinsonceased 15/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Hopkinsonceased 15/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Shenstone House
Helsington
Kendal
Cumbria
LA8 8AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BEAVIS, Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-15
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JACKSON, Roger→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-08-15
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Active
HOPKINSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2023-08-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tc Loans (As Trustee for the Secured Parties) Tc Loans Limited (As Trustee for the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-21