ARGONAUT NORTHWEST INSURANCE COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
FC006919 · oversea-company · incorporated 1900-01-01
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
74/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (43/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 1993-09-09➕LASSNAN, Jonathan David appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-28📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 1990-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1990-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1988-12-19📍legacyaddress · 287
- 1988-12-12📄legacycourt-order · CO-ADD
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1985-05-20➕MCCAFFERY, Robert Harold appointedsecretary
- 1985-05-20➕BOWLEY, Jack Francis appointeddirector
- 1985-05-20➕FARINSKY, George Leon appointeddirector
- 1985-05-20➕LETTS, John Spencer appointeddirector
- 1985-05-20➕TAHENY, Jerome Patrick appointeddirector
- 1970-11-06➕SINGLETON, Henry Earl appointeddirector
- 1900-01-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGONAUT NORTHWEST INSURANCE COMPANY
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 56 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 56 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 127 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1900-01-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Mr C R Driver
H S Weavers(Under Writing)Agents
20/21 Red Lion Court
London
EC4A 3ED
United States
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 1987-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)
LASSNAN, Jonathan David→
Activesecretary · appointed 1993-09-09
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MCCAFFERY, Robert Harold→
Activesecretary · appointed 1985-05-20
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BOWLEY, Jack Francis→
Activedirector · appointed 1985-05-20
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FARINSKY, George Leon→
Activedirector · appointed 1985-05-20
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LETTS, John Spencer→
Activedirector · appointed 1985-05-20
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SINGLETON, Henry Earl→
Activedirector · appointed 1970-11-06
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TAHENY, Jerome Patrick→
Activedirector · appointed 1985-05-20
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Recent filings (6 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
1992-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1990-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1990-03-14
legacy
address · 287
1988-12-19
legacy
court-order · CO-ADD
1988-12-12
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01