FCG PURCHASE LIMITED

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16777369 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
not disclosed
Net worth
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
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-12-19
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FCG PURCHASE LIMITED
  4. 2025-10-10
    GRAHAM, Paul appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Barron Wood Distribution Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Barron Wood Distribution Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
FCG PURCHASE LIMITED
This company · 16777369

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Barron Wood Distribution Group Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control10/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

C/O Barron Wood Distribution Ltd Southport New Road
Tarleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRAHAM, Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-10-10
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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-10