VERIFIED FREE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01592300 · ltd · incorporated 1981-10-19
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
134 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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  2. 2025-08-04
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  3. 2025-08-04
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  4. 2025-08-01
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    HIRSCH, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-31
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    MORRIS, Derek James David resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2023-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2019-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-04-23
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    MORRIS, Derek James David appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  19. 2017-07-31
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    FOAN, Richard Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-24
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    FOAN, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-24
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    WRIGHT, Jeremy Wyckham resigned
    director
  23. 2010-02-28
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    MAYHEAD, John William resigned
    director
  24. 2010-02-26
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Jeremy Wyckham appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-22
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    REDLICH, Simon James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    REDLICH, Simon James appointed
    director
  27. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    BOYD, Christopher James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    BOYD, Christopher James resigned
    director
  29. 2005-03-31
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    BOYD, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    TURNER, Paul Andrew resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    BOYD, Christopher James appointed
    director
  32. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    TURNER, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 2000-04-28
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    DEVITT, Simon resigned
    director
  34. 2000-04-28
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    MAYHEAD, John William appointed
    director
  35. 1999-07-12
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    COPEMAN, Geoffrey Henry Charles resigned
    director
  36. 1999-07-12
    ➕
    DEVITT, Simon appointed
    director
  37. 1998-04-17
    ➖
    HALL, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  38. 1998-04-17
    ➕
    TURNER, Paul Andrew appointed
    secretary
  39. 1998-04-17
    ➖
    HALL, Raymond resigned
    director
  40. 1998-04-17
    ➕
    TURNER, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  41. 1997-11-21
    ➖
    FIELD, John Russell resigned
    secretary
  42. 1997-11-21
    ➕
    HALL, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  43. 1996-11-08
    ➕
    FIELD, John Russell appointed
    secretary
  44. 1996-11-08
    ➖
    FOAN, Richard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  45. 1996-11-08
    ➖
    FOAN, Richard Anthony resigned
    director
  46. 1996-11-08
    ➕
    HALL, Raymond appointed
    director
  47. 1996-09-04
    ➖
    BEADELL, John resigned
    director
  48. 1996-08-08
    ➕
    COPEMAN, Geoffrey Henry Charles appointed
    director
  49. 1996-05-29
    ➕
    FOAN, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  50. 1996-05-29
    ➖
    HUTTON, Graeme resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Audit Bureau Of Circulations Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Audit Bureau Of Circulations Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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VERIFIED FREE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
This company · 01592300

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
Audit Bureau Of Circulations Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1981-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Charter House Black Prince Yard
207-209 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

REDLICH, Simon James→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-22
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Active
HIRSCH, Andrew Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-08-01
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Active
REDLICH, Simon James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-06-22
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Active
BOYD, Christopher James→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
BRUCE, Dennis Lambert→
secretary · resigned 1992-03-21
Resigned
FIELD, John Russell→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-08 · resigned 1997-11-21
Resigned
FOAN, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 1996-11-08
Resigned
HALL, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-21 · resigned 1998-04-17
Resigned
TURNER, Paul Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
BEADELL, John→
director · ~89y · resigned 1996-09-04
Resigned
BOYD, Christopher James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
BRUCE, Dennis Lambert→
director · ~99y · resigned 1992-03-21
Resigned
COPEMAN, Geoffrey Henry Charles→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1999-07-12
Resigned
DEVITT, Simon→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-07-12 · resigned 2000-04-28
Resigned
EASTOE, Roger William→
director · ~76y · resigned 1992-01-07
Resigned
FOAN, Richard Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-05-24 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
FOAN, Richard Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 1996-11-08
Resigned
HALL, Raymond→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-11-08 · resigned 1998-04-17
Resigned
HUTTON, Graeme→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-02-24 · resigned 1996-05-29
Resigned
MATTHEWS, John→
director · ~92y · appointed 1992-01-07 · resigned 1993-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (134 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19