6 FIGURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02195265 · ltd · incorporated 1987-11-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 35.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£56.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66300Fund management activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,315
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,279 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£147k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£118k£147kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£57.3k£87.4k
Current assets£147.2k£109.2k
Net assets£56.3k£86.6k

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-20
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    MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-09-17
    ➕
    LESTER, Carol Minshall appointed
    director
  19. 2008-08-12
    ➕
    LESTER, Carol Minshall appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-08-12
    ➖
    MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-08-12
    ➖
    MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol resigned
    director
  22. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol appointed
    director
  23. 1995-11-02
    ➕
    MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    TINLEY, Gervase Edmund Newport resigned
    director
  25. 1990-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Town & Country Building Society
  26. 1987-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 6 FIGURES LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edmund Alfred Keith Lester
Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Edmund Alfred Keith Lester
Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

28 Birds Hill Drive
Oxshott
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 0SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

LESTER, Carol Minshall→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-12
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Active
LESTER, Edmund Alfred Keith→
secretary
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Active
LESTER, Carol Minshall→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-09-17
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Active
LESTER, Edmund Alfred Keith→
director · ~86y
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Active
MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol→
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-20
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Active
MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-02 · resigned 2008-08-12
Resigned
MAINI, Fiona Heather Auriol→
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2008-08-12
Resigned
TINLEY, Gervase Edmund Newport→
director · ~96y · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Town & Country Building Society
Mortgage deed1 property09/11/199025/02/2014

Recent filings (112 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-14