NEWABLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01653116 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-07-21
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
83 officers (7 active, 83 linked, 74 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
384 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (166 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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  2. 2024-12-11
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  3. 2024-08-05
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  4. 2024-04-01
    MONTGOMERY, Joseph appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-27
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    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-02-26
    THOMPSON, Robert Charles appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-02-26
    WALSH, Michael Bernard resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-26
    HOPKINS, Jack William resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-26
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-26
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  11. 2023-11-01
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  12. 2023-07-14
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  13. 2023-07-03
    COLLIS, Peter George appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-09
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  15. 2023-02-09
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  20. 2023-01-31
    COLLIS, Peter George resigned
    director
  21. 2023-01-31
    KARIM, Mashudul resigned
    director
  22. 2023-01-31
    MACLENNAN, Angus Gillies resigned
    director
  23. 2023-01-31
    SHARP, Vanessa Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2023-01-31
    WALSH, Michael Bernard resigned
    director
  25. 2023-01-31
    WHITEFIELD, Monica Bridget resigned
    director
  26. 2022-11-30
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  27. 2022-11-08
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  28. 2022-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2022-08-18
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  30. 2022-05-31
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  31. 2022-05-31
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  32. 2022-05-31
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  33. 2022-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2022-04-01
    WALSH, Michael Bernard appointed
    secretary
  35. 2022-03-31
    THOMPSON, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  36. 2022-03-31
    HOFMAN, Michael resigned
    secretary
  37. 2021-03-12
    MONTGOMERY, Joseph resigned
    director
  38. 2020-03-26
    KARIM, Mashudul appointed
    director
  39. 2020-03-26
    WRIGHT, Nicholas Kim resigned
    director
  40. 2019-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tmf Trustee Limited
  41. 2018-07-17
    MONTGOMERY, Joseph appointed
    director
  42. 2018-06-29
    YEATES, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  43. 2018-01-01
    MACLENNAN, Angus Gillies appointed
    director
  44. 2018-01-01
    SHARP, Vanessa Anne appointed
    director
  45. 2018-01-01
    YEATES, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  46. 2017-11-30
    CROOK, Jeremy Ian resigned
    director
  47. 2017-11-30
    HENDRICK, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  48. 2017-11-30
    MANNING JONES, Andrew Keith resigned
    director
  49. 2017-10-16
    TYE, Sheryl Anne resigned
    director
  50. 2016-11-22
    DOBNEY, Megan resigned
    director
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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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1982-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

140 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (7 active · 76 resigned)

THOMPSON, Robert Charles
secretary · appointed 2024-02-26
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Active
COLLIS, Peter George
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-07-03
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Active
MANSON, Christopher John
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-11
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Active
MONTGOMERY, Joseph
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
NICHOLSON, Guy
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-11-26
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Active
THOMPSON, Robert Charles
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-31
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Active
WATTS, Anne Margaret
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-07-27
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Active
ADEY, Philip
secretary · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
CHANDA, Uday Kumar
secretary · resigned 2000-06-30
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Paul Stephen
secretary · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2002-03-28
Resigned
GERVASIO, James Ernest Peter
secretary · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
HOFMAN, Michael
secretary · appointed 2016-05-31 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
WALSH, Michael Bernard
secretary · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-02-26
Resigned
WALSH, Michael Bernard
secretary · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
WOODALL, Michael David
secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned
ADEY, Philip Jeremy
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Heidi
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
BAEHR, Laurence Joseph
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-11-21 · resigned 2008-07-28
Resigned
BAKER, Christopher John Stanley
director · ~79y · resigned 1992-09-29
Resigned
BENNETT, Kate
director · ~71y · resigned 1992-10-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Tmf Trustee
Tmf Trustee Limited
A registered charge29/05/201908/11/2022
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/06/199612/04/2006

Recent filings (384 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09