ALSOVEN UW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09197733 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-01
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 11.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 65202Non-life reinsurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 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
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-19📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-03-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-31➕TOTTMAN, Mark John appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➖EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt resigneddirector
- 2023-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-19➖CLARK, Alastair Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2015-03-24➕CLARK, Sophia Helen appointeddirector
- 2015-03-24➕FOXALL, Venetia Bridget appointeddirector
- 2015-03-24➕CLARK, Alastair Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➕CLARK, Simon Alastair appointeddirector
- 2014-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Certain Other Persons
- 2014-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALSOVEN UW LIMITED
- 2014-09-01➕HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-09-01➕NOMINA PLC appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-09-01➕EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Alastair Clark Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance
Registered office
5th Floor 40 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-01
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CLARK, Simon Alastair→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-01
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CLARK, Sophia Helen→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-03-24
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FOXALL, Venetia Bridget→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-03-24
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TOTTMAN, Mark John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-07-31
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NOMINA PLC→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2014-09-01
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CLARK, Alastair Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2017-11-19
EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2023-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Certain Other Persons / The Bodies / The Beneficiaries / Lloyds | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-03-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09