SHOWMAN OPTICIANS LIMITED

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01418822 · ltd · incorporated 1979-05-10

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 40.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 40.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	100	100

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

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3 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 capital

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-05-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-14
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-09
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-10
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-07-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-07-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-11-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-29
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-11-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-01-27
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SHOWMAN, Aaron David appointed
director
2017-01-27
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SHOWMAN, Dayanatha, Dr appointed
director
2017-01-27
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SHOWMAN, Rafael Alexander appointed
director
2017-01-27
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SHOWMAN, Anthony Ivor resigned
director
2011-08-03
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Anthony Ivor Showman Paul Terry Showman and Union Pension Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Showman Opticians Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
1990-04-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-12-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-09-24
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Charge satisfied #2
1988-03-11
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Charge satisfied #1
1988-01-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1987-02-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1986-03-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1979-05-10
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Company incorporated
As SHOWMAN OPTICIANS LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHOWMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Terry Showman Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	22/04/2016
Dr Dayanatha Showman Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/07/2017
Mr Aaron David Showman Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/01/2017
Mr Rafael Alexander Showman Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/01/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Estate Of A I Showman (Deceased)ceased 22/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Anthony Ivor Showmanceased 27/01/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated1979-05-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 1 60 Mountfield Road

Finchley

London

N3 3NP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22