M.E.D.A INTL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02184183 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-28
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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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
28 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 34.2y
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 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
28 charges (28/28 with lender, 28/28 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 22 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
265 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £236,243
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-27 | 2025-02-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £236.2k | — |
| Average employees | 16 | 2100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (121 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-28🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-09-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2020-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #27Lender: James Richard Mackinnon Baines
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Amanda Susan Cartlidge
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2018-11-23🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Michael Simon Taylor
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Gbf Capital Limited
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Michael Simon Taylor
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #17Lender: James Richard Mackinnon Baines
- 2017-11-16🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Amanda Susan Cartlidge
Showing most recent 50 of 121 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Amanda Cartlidge Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/06/2017 |
Mr Michael Taylor Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/06/2017 |
Mr James Richard Mackinnon Baines Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities
Registered office
4 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Burgate
Fordingbridge
Hampshire
SP6 1QX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-27
Last made up to: 2026-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)
BAINES, James Richard Mackinnon→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTLIDGE, Amanda Susan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-08-20
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TAYLOR, Michael Simon→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-07-01
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BRIGDEN, Colin John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2010-03-04
BUTTERWORTH, Michael Guy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2005-05-13
CLARKE, Martin John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2009-12-01
LEES, Jennifer Kathryn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2005-11-04
NICHOLS, Richard Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-30 · resigned 2001-06-18
STEEDS, Kevin Barrie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-07-30
WINFIELD, Bruce Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-04 · resigned 2010-03-04
BODOH, James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2008-07-01
BURNS, Graeme Ian, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2009-06-30
DACRE, Myles Randell→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 2001-02-15
DUNNELL, Timothy Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1992-12-31
FINN, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2006-09-15
HUDSPETH, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2006-04-22
LINDSAY SMITH, Sholto Pax→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2006-06-12
LLOYD, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-12-16 · resigned 2001-12-31
MILLER, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 2002-12-31
NICHOLS, Richard Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2005-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
28
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:28 of 28 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | James Richard Mackinnon Baines | A registered charge | 3 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Amanda Susan Cartlidge | A registered charge | 3 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Michael Simon Taylor | A registered charge | 3 properties | 23/11/2018 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Michael Simon Taylor | A registered charge | 3 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | James Richard Mackinnon Baines | A registered charge | 3 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Amanda Susan Cartlidge | A registered charge | 3 properties | 16/11/2017 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Amanda Susan Cartlidge | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | James Richard Mackinnon Baines | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Michael Simon Taylor | A registered charge | 3 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Gbf Capital Gbf Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2016 | 24/09/2020 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/11/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Norman Stanley (Mechanical Handling) Norman Stanley (Mechanical Handling) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 08/07/2011 | 15/01/2015 | |
| outstanding | Hitachi Capital (UK) T/a Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC T/a Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance | Debenture | 1 property | 20/10/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/09/2010 | 31/03/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (The Security Trustee) | Accession deed | 1 property | 04/11/2005 | 13/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A deed of admission to an omnibus letter of set-off dated 18TH october 2004 and | 1 property | 12/08/2005 | 13/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A deed of admission to an omnibus letter of set-off dated 18 october 2004 and | 1 property | 27/07/2005 | 13/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/08/1997 | 08/06/2001 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 10/04/1992 | 07/10/1998 |
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Recent filings (265 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23