AIB (L) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13205797 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-16
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 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
    HENDERSON, Joseph Edgar appointed
    director
  7. 2022-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-12-22
    MARKHAM, Gregory John resigned
    director
  11. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-02-25
    BECK, Neil appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-25
    BROWNE, Keith appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-02-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-02-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-02-24
    CHADWICK, Justin Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIB (L) LIMITED
  19. 2021-02-16
    MARKHAM, Gregory John appointed
    director
  20. 2021-02-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Farrow
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Abc Building
Millshaw Park Lane
Leeds
LS11 0PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BECK, Neil
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Active
BROWNE, Keith
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Active
CHADWICK, Justin Richard
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-02-24
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Active
HENDERSON, Joseph Edgar
director · ~75y · appointed 2022-09-20
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Active
MARKHAM, Gregory John
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2021-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-25