TAVISTOCK PROTECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI614798 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-04

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.1y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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capital · SH01
2026-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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accounts · AA01
2023-10-30
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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capital · SH08
2023-05-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-31
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capital · SH10
2023-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-14
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mortgage · MR01
2023-04-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2023-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
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officers · AP01
2023-04-11
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officers · AP01
2023-04-11
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officers · AP01
2023-04-11
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officers · AP01
2023-04-06
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EVANS, Mark Russell appointed
director
2023-04-06
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RAGER, Johanna appointed
director
2023-04-06
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RAVEN, Benjamin Scott appointed
director
2023-04-06
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RAVEN, Brian Kenneth appointed
director
2022-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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accounts · AA
2017-04-11
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BLACK, Richard resigned
director
2013-02-20
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CLOSE, Tony appointed
director
2012-10-04
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Company incorporated
As TAVISTOCK PROTECT LIMITED
2012-10-04
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BLACK, Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RAVEN, Benjamin Scott (same surname) appointed 2023-04-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Tavistock Investments Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Tavistock Investments Plc

Corporate parent

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TAVISTOCK PROTECT LIMITED

This company · NI614798

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Tavistock Investments Plc Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Tony Closeceased 06/04/2023· 50-75% shares
Mr Richard Blackceased 01/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2012-10-04

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Precise House

15-21 Market Street

Bangor

BT20 4SP

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01