ASKEWS RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08430997 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£65.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,003
Cash YoY
+75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£124
↑ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£65.0k£65.0k
Current assets£114.6k£121.9k
Cash£124£71
Debtors£114.5k£121.9k
Net assets£65.0k£65.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-06-14
    ➕
    BRASSINGTON, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-30
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    ASKEW, Neil Jonathan appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-01
    ➖
    ASKEW, Joanne resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    ALLEN, Simon Julian resigned
    director
  22. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    ASKEW, Joanne appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    ASKEW, Neil Jonathan resigned
    director
  24. 2013-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASKEWS RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  25. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    ALLEN, Simon Julian appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    ASKEW, Neil Jonathan 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASKEW" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Jonathan Askew
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joanne Askewceased 01/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

5 The Quadrant
Coventry
CV1 2EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRASSINGTON, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASKEW, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Simon Julian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
ASKEW, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
ASKEW, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02