ASCENSION CAPITAL UK, LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08706774 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 12.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 6 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 6 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-05➕DURALL, Adam Scott appointeddirector
- 2026-02-05➕MCCOY, Christine Kocot appointeddirector
- 2026-02-05➕MEIDL, Hollis Dorsey appointeddirector
- 2026-02-05➖IMPICCICHE, Joseph Raymond resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05➖SPERANZO, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05➖TERSIGNI, Anthony Rocco resigneddirector
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Society, the Beneficiaries and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form MG01)
- 2013-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCENSION CAPITAL UK, LIMITED
- 2013-09-26➕ARGENTA SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-09-26➕IMPICCICHE, Joseph Raymond appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕SPERANZO, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕TERSIGNI, Anthony Rocco appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: IMPICCICHE, Joseph Raymond resigned 2026-02-05; SPERANZO, Anthony James resigned 2026-02-05; TERSIGNI, Anthony Rocco resigned 2026-02-05
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
5th Floor
70 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0XL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
ARGENTA SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-26
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DURALL, Adam Scott→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-02-05
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MCCOY, Christine Kocot→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-05
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MEIDL, Hollis Dorsey→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2026-02-05
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IMPICCICHE, Joseph Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2026-02-05
SPERANZO, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2026-02-05
TERSIGNI, Anthony Rocco→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2026-02-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Society, the Beneficiaries and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form MG01) | A registered charge | — | 15/11/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23