THE INSURANCE UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07438498 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-12
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-03-03📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-14➕LEWIS, Jamie Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-11➖TAYLOR, Simon Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➖PARSONS, Timothy Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-08-08📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-07-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-07-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-07-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-30➕SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-06-30➕HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➕LALLEY, Graeme Neal appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➖PARSONS, William John resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➖SIMPSON, John Leslie resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➕TAYLOR, Simon Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-04-12➕PARSONS, Timothy Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs THE INSURANCE UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED
- 2010-11-12➕PARSONS, William John appointeddirector
- 2010-11-12➕SIMPSON, John Leslie 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
Jensten Underwriting (Commercial) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Jensten Underwriting (Commercial) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE INSURANCE UNDERWRITING AGENCIES LIMITED
This company · 07438498
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jensten Underwriting (Commercial) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2023 |
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Leslie Simpsonceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Timothy Michael Parsonsceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr William John Parsonsceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Gemma Louise Parsonsceased 01/01/2018· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Jennifer Parsonsceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Nicole Elaine Simpsonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
6 High Street
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-06-30
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HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-30
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LALLEY, Graeme Neal→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-30
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LEWIS, Jamie Stephen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-14
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PARSONS, Timothy Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2023-12-01
PARSONS, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-11-12 · resigned 2023-06-30
SIMPSON, John Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-11-12 · resigned 2023-06-30
TAYLOR, Simon Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-05-11
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Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-30