ORKNEY INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £79.0k | £61.0k |
| Current assets | £81.2k | £51.2k |
| Cash | £62.8k | £38.5k |
| Debtors | £18.5k | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £46.3k | £22.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-18✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2023-04-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-07➖STANGER, Hannah Mary resigneddirector
- 2023-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ORKNEY INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
- 2023-03-01➕STANGER, Adam Balfour appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01➕STANGER, Hannah Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Balfour Stanger Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/03/2023 |
Mrs Hannah Mary Stanger Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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