TARGET GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01208137 · ltd · incorporated 1975-04-17
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 42.9y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
36 officers (6 active, 36 linked, 33 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
259 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-28
    NEGI, Vishwajit Singh appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-21
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-12
    BHAT, Shashidhar appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-01
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-07-01
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-06-26
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-04-11
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  10. 2025-04-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2025-04-11
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2025-02-06
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  13. 2025-02-06
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  14. 2025-02-06
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  15. 2025-01-07
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  16. 2024-08-24
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  17. 2024-08-22
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  18. 2024-08-22
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  19. 2024-08-22
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2024-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-05-01
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-04-25
    KULKARNI, Pankaj Subhash appointed
    director
  23. 2024-04-25
    AGARWAL, Vivek Satish resigned
    director
  24. 2024-04-12
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  25. 2024-02-29
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  26. 2024-02-29
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    address · AD01
  27. 2023-06-01
    O'CONNOR, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2023-05-31
    BARKER, John Stephen resigned
    director
  29. 2022-09-01
    BARKER, John Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2022-09-01
    NEWMAN, Roger resigned
    director
  31. 2021-08-04
    MCINTYRE, Andrew James appointed
    director
  32. 2021-07-31
    BYRNE, Patrick Michael resigned
    director
  33. 2020-12-11
    MILLS, Christopher Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2020-10-30
    BAXTER, Terence Alexander resigned
    director
  35. 2020-10-05
    DOMAN, Andrew Spencer resigned
    director
  36. 2020-09-07
    ROWE, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  37. 2020-07-31
    NEWMAN, Roger appointed
    director
  38. 2020-06-24
    MILLS, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 2020-06-19
    EVANS, Iestyn David resigned
    director
  40. 2020-05-04
    ROWE, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  41. 2019-12-31
    LARKIN, Ian David resigned
    director
  42. 2019-10-22
    WALLACE, Aileen appointed
    director
  43. 2017-11-30
    HAGGERTY, Stephen William resigned
    director
  44. 2017-09-30
    DICKIE, Colin Archibald resigned
    director
  45. 2017-07-31
    ALLEY, William Michael resigned
    director
  46. 2017-07-06
    DOMAN, Andrew Spencer appointed
    director
  47. 2017-07-06
    EVANS, Iestyn David appointed
    director
  48. 2017-05-16
    BEBB, Dafydd Llywelyn resigned
    secretary
  49. 2017-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #10
  50. 2017-03-23
    AGARWAL, Vivek Satish appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
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.

6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Tech Mahindra Fintech Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tech Mahindra Fintech Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TARGET GROUP LIMITED
This company · 01208137

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tech Mahindra Fintech Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Target Tg Investments Limitedceased 12/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1975-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Imperial Way
Coedkernew
Newport
NP10 8UH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (6 active · 30 resigned)

BHAT, Shashidhar
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-08-12
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Active
KULKARNI, Pankaj Subhash
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-25
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Active
MCINTYRE, Andrew James
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-08-04
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Active
NEGI, Vishwajit Singh
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-28
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Active
O'CONNOR, Peter Anthony
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
WALLACE, Aileen
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-22
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Active
BEBB, Dafydd Llywelyn
secretary · appointed 2014-06-05 · resigned 2017-05-16
Resigned
JENKINS, Philip
secretary · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2014-05-02
Resigned
THOMAS, Peter Glyn
secretary · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
AGARWAL, Vivek Satish
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2024-04-25
Resigned
ALLEY, William Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
BARKER, John Stephen
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
BAXTER, Terence Alexander
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2020-10-30
Resigned
BOTTING, Nigel Hugh
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
BYRNE, Patrick Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2021-07-31
Resigned
DICKIE, Colin Archibald
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-22 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned
DOMAN, Andrew Spencer
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-07-06 · resigned 2020-10-05
Resigned
EVANS, Iestyn David
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-06 · resigned 2020-06-19
Resigned
HAGGERTY, Stephen William
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-05-26 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
HAWKINS, David Grant
director · ~78y · resigned 2013-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
6
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property23/12/201305/04/2017
satisfied
Robin Holding Sarl
Second ranking debenture1 property29/02/201212/10/2015
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
Debenture1 property20/12/2011
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/02/2007
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit application1 property17/12/199106/07/2002
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Supplemental charge1 property21/01/1991
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/03/199023/10/2015
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property27/04/1989
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee and debenture1 property12/04/1984
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property07/09/1983
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Recent filings (259 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-11
mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-02-06
mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-02-06
mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-07