ATTIS INSURANCE BROKERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12955173 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-15
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,540,550
Cash YoY
+105%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.2m
↑ 105% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.5m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£7.3m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1.9m-£61k£1.8m£3.6m£5.5m£7.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£959.5k£587.1k
Current assets£7.35M£5.77M
Cash£3.16M£1.54M
Debtors£4.18M£4.22M
Net assets£-1.54M£-1.91M

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

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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
3
filings
  • 3 capital
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 2 address
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    capital · SH08
  2. 2026-04-30
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    capital · SH08
  3. 2026-04-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-02-27
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    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-02-23
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  7. 2025-12-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-12-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-11-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2025-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-31
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    capital · RP04SH01
  13. 2024-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-05-16
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  15. 2024-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-05-10
    BECK, Neil appointed
    director
  18. 2024-05-10
    BOWERS, Duane Tyrone appointed
    director
  19. 2024-05-10
    PICKEN, Michael John appointed
    director
  20. 2024-05-10
    SIMKINS, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2024-01-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2024-01-19
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    capital · SH02
  24. 2024-01-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2024-01-19
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    capital · SH10
  26. 2024-01-19
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    capital · SH10
  27. 2024-01-19
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  28. 2023-05-22
    FARROW, Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2021-12-22
    MARKHAM, Gregory John resigned
    director
  30. 2021-10-06
    HENDERSON, Joseph Edgar appointed
    director
  31. 2020-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ATTIS INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
  32. 2020-10-15
    MARKHAM, Gregory John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Edgar Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Abc Building White Rose Park
Millshaw Park Way
Leeds
LS11 0PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)

BECK, Neil
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active
BOWERS, Duane Tyrone
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active
FARROW, Stephen
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-22
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Active
HENDERSON, Joseph Edgar
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-10-06
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Active
PICKEN, Michael John
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active
SIMKINS, Emma Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Active
MARKHAM, Gregory John
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-15 · resigned 2021-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-27
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-02-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16