1.618 ADVISORY SERVICES UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09289491 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
44 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-10
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-06-24
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-06-22
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    DEARDEN, Timothy Mark Rowan appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-08-15
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-08-12
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    PEARSON, Jonathan Theodore resigned
    director
  18. 2019-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-02-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2015-04-04
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    PEARSON, Jonathan Theodore appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 1.618 ADVISORY SERVICES UK LIMITED
  22. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    GILES, Candice Samantha appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-10-31
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    GILES, Candice Samantha appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-31
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    HODGSON, Tyrone Lancaster appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Candice Giles
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Tyrone Hodgson
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan Theodore Pearsonceased 12/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

Kemp House
City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

GILES, Candice Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEARDEN, Timothy Mark Rowan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-06-22
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Active
GILES, Candice Samantha→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-31
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Active
HODGSON, Tyrone Lancaster→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Jonathan Theodore→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-04 · resigned 2019-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-13