IMPULSE AUTOMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00665193 · ltd · incorporated 1960-07-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 40.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2023-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-17
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2023-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-07-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-07-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-06-30
    ➕
    KIRTON, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-06-30
    ➕
    KIRTON, Shane Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    BASS, Broderick Anthony resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    BASS, Broderick Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-05-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  21. 2021-03-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2021-02-26
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  23. 2021-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2015-11-19
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    WIGGINS, Paul James resigned
    director
  25. 2015-07-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    KUHNKE, Rolf Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2007-05-03
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    DUNN, Robert Charles John appointed
    director
  28. 2004-05-07
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    WIGGINS, Paul James appointed
    director
  29. 2004-04-10
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2003-11-12
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    KUHNKE, Karl Hellmuth resigned
    director
  31. 2002-05-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2001-05-14
    ➕
    BASS, Broderick Anthony appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-05-14
    ➖
    FIELDHOUSE, Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  34. 2001-01-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Karl Hellmuth Kuhnke
  35. 1995-06-12
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    KUHNKE, Karl Hellmuth appointed
    director
  36. 1993-03-31
    ➖
    LAWSON, Michael resigned
    director
  37. 1992-09-30
    ➖
    WEHRING, Uwe Theo Hannes Heinz resigned
    director
  38. 1989-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  39. 1987-03-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  40. 1986-05-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  41. 1986-05-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: I.L. Beeks (High Wycombe) Limited.
  42. 1960-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As IMPULSE AUTOMATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Charles John Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Caroline Kirton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Unit 6 Focus 303 Business Centre, Focus Way
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 5NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

KIRTON, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Robert Charles John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-05-03
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Active
KIRTON, Shane Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASS, Broderick Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-14 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
FIELDHOUSE, Jeremy→
secretary · resigned 2001-05-14
Resigned
BASS, Broderick Anthony→
director · ~79y · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
KUHNKE, Karl Hellmuth→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-06-12 · resigned 2003-11-12
Resigned
KUHNKE, Rolf Robert→
director · ~82y · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
LAWSON, Michael→
director · ~80y · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned
WEHRING, Uwe Theo Hannes Heinz→
director · ~91y · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
WIGGINS, Paul James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Karl Hellmuth Kuhnke
Legal charge1 property05/01/200110/04/2004
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/03/198711/05/2002
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property19/05/198616/07/2015
satisfied
I.L. Beeks (High Wycombe) .
I.L. Beeks (High Wycombe) Limited.
Charge1 property19/05/198613/01/1989

Recent filings (146 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20