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🌳Matureactive

01638939 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-05-28

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

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (10 active, 32 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

149 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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2026-03-12
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officers · TM01
2026-02-27
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PUGH, Antony Glen resigned
director
2026-02-27
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WARD, Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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officers · CH01
2024-10-18
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officers · CH01
2024-10-17
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officers · CH01
2024-10-17
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officers · CH01
2024-07-17
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officers · TM01
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-11
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2023-12-04
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PUGH, Antony Glen appointed
director
2023-12-04
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WARD, Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-11-24
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MCDONNELL, Trevor William resigned
director
2023-05-03
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officers · AP01
2023-04-28
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SUTCLIFFE, Denis appointed
director
2022-11-23
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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officers · AP01
2022-01-28
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PRIOR, Nicola Margaret appointed
director
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA
2021-09-02
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officers · AP01
2021-08-18
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GHOSH, Paramita Dasgupta, Dr appointed
director
2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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2019-12-20
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CLARKE, Michael Anthony, Dr resigned
director
2018-07-26
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PRESTON, Kieran appointed
director
2017-06-06
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CLARKE, Michael Anthony, Dr appointed
director
2017-04-14
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MURRAY, Keith appointed
director
2017-02-14
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ABBOTT, David Ian resigned
director
2016-12-31
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NEWTON, Guy Anthony resigned
director
2016-10-21
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FAULKNER, Margaret Mary appointed
director
2016-04-15
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PEASE, Margaret Janet resigned
director
2016-03-18
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MURRAY, Keith resigned
secretary
2016-03-18
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MURRAY, Keith resigned
director
2015-10-26
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NEWTON, Guy Anthony appointed
director
2015-07-31
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DAILEY, Rona Janet resigned
director
2015-06-05
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ABBOTT, David Ian appointed
director
2014-05-01
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PEASE, Margaret Janet appointed
director
2013-12-23
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DAVY, Anthony resigned
director
2013-05-01
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BEVERLEY-STEVENSON, Rachel appointed
director
2012-01-09
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GALLANT, Peter Edward resigned
director
2012-01-09
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JAMES, Derek Claude resigned
director
2008-10-01
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DAILEY, Rona Janet appointed
director
2008-08-01
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GOLDTHORPE, Arthur resigned
director
2008-04-01
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STOWE, Janet Angela resigned
director
2005-11-24
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GALLANT, Peter Edward resigned
secretary
2005-11-24
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MURRAY, Keith appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 70 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PUGH, Antony Glen resigned 2026-02-27; WARD, Elizabeth resigned 2026-02-27

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1982-05-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Aire House 100 Town Street

Rodley

Leeds

LS13 1HP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: 2025-10-07