S.Q.P. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01116740 · ltd · incorporated 1973-06-05
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 36.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28➕RAYNE, Benita Margaret, Dame appointeddirector
- 2024-11-08➖RAYNE, Damian Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17➕MAJITHIA, Ragini appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-17➖HOOK, Linda May resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-17➕RAYNE, Damian Robert appointeddirector
- 2001-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1999-03-31➖MEREDITH, Alan Edmund resigneddirector
- 1997-05-30➖RAYNE, Jane resigneddirector
- 1996-11-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1996-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1993-07-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1993-04-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1990-01-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1973-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs S.Q.P. LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Honourable Robert Anthony Rayne Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Anthony Rayneceased 08/11/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
10 Norwich Street
London
EC4A 1BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
RAYNE, Benita Margaret, Dame→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2025-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAYNE, Robert Anthony, The Honourable→
Activedirector · ~77y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOOK, Linda May→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-11-17
MEREDITH, Alan Edmund→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1999-03-31
RAYNE, Damian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2024-11-08
RAYNE, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1997-05-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/11/1996 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/07/1993 | 22/06/1996 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Sub-mortgage | 1 property | 07/04/1993 | 06/01/2001 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 22/01/1990 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 29/11/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13