ARIEL RE UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12808840 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 65120Non-life insurance
- 65201Life reinsurance
- 65202Non-life reinsurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 0.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-01➕HICKS, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2024-01-01➖OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-12-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-07-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-30➕DEUTSCH, Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➕HOSIER, David James appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➕MATHER, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2021-02-08➕OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-11-24➖MATHER, Ryan Alexander Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-11-03➕LEDNOR, Darren Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-10-19➖HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-10-19➖EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt resigneddirector
- 2020-10-19➕MATHER, Ryan Alexander Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-10-19➖NOMINA PLC resignedcorporate-director
- 2020-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIEL RE UK LIMITED
- 2020-08-12➕HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-08-12➕EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt appointeddirector
- 2020-08-12➕NOMINA PLC appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
Ariel Re Services Holdings (No. 1355) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ariel Re Services Holdings (No. 1355) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARIEL RE UK LIMITED
This company · 12808840
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariel Re Services Holdings (No. 1355) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Nomina Plcceased 19/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance
Registered office
9th Floor, The Monument Building
11 Monument Street
London
EC3R 8AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
Active
DEUTSCH, Robert→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOSIER, David James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-30
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LEDNOR, Darren Mark→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-11-03
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MATHER, Ryan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-06-30
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HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-08-12 · resigned 2020-10-19
OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-08 · resigned 2024-01-01
EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-08-12 · resigned 2020-10-19
MATHER, Ryan Alexander Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-10-19 · resigned 2020-11-24
NOMINA PLC→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2020-08-12 · resigned 2020-10-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 11/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-06