ALBANY INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-29📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-10-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕MULLIGAN, Thomas Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-09✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2024-05-09✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2024-01-09➕LEAH, Jack James appointeddirector
- 2024-01-09➖BILLINGS, James resigneddirector
- 2023-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBANY INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
- 2023-12-08➕BILLINGS, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jack James Leah Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Billingsceased 09/01/2024· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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