COMBINED INDEPENDENTS (BEDFORDSHIRE & NORTHAMPTONSHIRE)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00899512 · ltd · incorporated 1967-03-02

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46439

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	300	300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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officers · TM01
2023-03-07
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FILBY, Nicola Jane appointed
director
2023-03-07
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HEPHER, Simon Nicholas George resigned
director
2023-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-01
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NOY, Timothy John appointed
director
2019-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-09
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COOK, Neville Philip resigned
secretary
2015-02-09
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COOK, Neville Philip resigned
director
2010-01-18
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MEAD, Paul David appointed
director
2010-01-18
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SMITH, Robin resigned
director
2006-05-22
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FARMAN, Derrick Roland resigned
director
2006-05-22
➕
HEPHER, Simon Nicholas George appointed
director
2005-01-17
➕
COOK, Neville Philip appointed
secretary
2005-01-17
➖
GALE, Philip John resigned
secretary
2005-01-17
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GALE, Philip John resigned
director
2005-01-17
➕
SMITH, Robin appointed
director
2002-01-21
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COOK, Neville Philip appointed
director
2002-01-21
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LANE, Dennis William resigned
director
1995-08-31
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GALE, Philip John appointed
secretary
1995-08-31
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LANE, Dennis William resigned
secretary
1994-01-17
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LANE, Dennis William appointed
secretary
1994-01-17
➖
WYNN, Graham Charles resigned
secretary
1994-01-17
➖
LANE, Dennis William resigned
director
1994-01-17
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WYNN, Graham Charles resigned
director
1992-01-30
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LANE, Dennis William appointed
director
1967-03-02
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Company incorporated
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 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

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ALPHA GARAGE EQUIPMENT LTD→ 11079047 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
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ANGLIAN FASTENERS LIMITED→ 00963304 · est 1969 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	56y	—	—
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AP RACE PLUS LTD→ 12629959 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
APEX DST LIMITED→ 12837227 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
APPY SHOPPER LTD→ 15655826 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1967-03-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439

Registered office

The Pinnacle Building A

150-170 Midsummer Boulevard

Milton Keynes

Buckinghamshire

MK9 1FD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-16

Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

FILBY, Nicola Jane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MEAD, Paul David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NOY, Timothy John→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOK, Neville Philip→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-17 · resigned 2015-02-09

Resigned

GALE, Philip John→

secretary · appointed 1995-08-31 · resigned 2005-01-17

Resigned

LANE, Dennis William→

secretary · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1995-08-31

Resigned

WYNN, Graham Charles→

secretary · resigned 1994-01-17

Resigned

COOK, Neville Philip→

director · ~81y · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2015-02-09

Resigned

FARMAN, Derrick Roland→

director · ~87y · resigned 2006-05-22

Resigned

GALE, Philip John→

director · ~89y · resigned 2005-01-17

Resigned

HEPHER, Simon Nicholas George→

director · ~66y · appointed 2006-05-22 · resigned 2023-03-07

Resigned

LANE, Dennis William→

director · ~97y · appointed 1992-01-30 · resigned 2002-01-21

Resigned

LANE, Dennis William→

director · ~97y · resigned 1994-01-17

Resigned

SMITH, Robin→

director · ~82y · appointed 2005-01-17 · resigned 2010-01-18

Resigned

WYNN, Graham Charles→

director · ~84y · resigned 1994-01-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-23