AHEAD OF OUR TIME RECORDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02226863 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-03
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 26.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 26.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
136 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
14
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 2 address
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11➕BECCI, Tom appointeddirector
- 2026-03-11➕VALENTINE, Bob appointeddirector
- 2026-03-11➕ZARAYA, Victor appointeddirector
- 2026-03-11➖COHN, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2026-03-11➖MORE, Jonathan Richard resigneddirector
- 2026-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-03-31➖MORE, Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-08-01➕QUICKE, Peter Noel appointeddirector
- 1988-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AHEAD OF OUR TIME RECORDS LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COHN, Matthew resigned 2026-03-11; MORE, Jonathan Richard resigned 2026-03-11
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ninja Tune Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ninja Tune Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AHEAD OF OUR TIME RECORDS LIMITED
This company · 02226863
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ninja Tune Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/05/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Matthew Cohnceased 05/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jonathan Richard Moreceased 05/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Peter Noel Quickeceased 05/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Loom Court Concord
12 Fleur De Lis Street
London
E1 6BP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
QUICKE, Peter Noel→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1994-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VALENTINE, Bob→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZARAYA, Victor→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORE, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-03-31
COHN, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2026-03-11
MORE, Jonathan Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2026-03-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 28/02/2000 | 20/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 02/12/1999 | 20/02/2026 |
Recent filings (136 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18