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02407942 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1989-07-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
177 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2026-03-06📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14➕BULLIER, Sandra Vanessa appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➖JACQMARCQ, Pierre resigneddirector
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-02📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-12➕CARLTON, Cameron Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-30➕JACQMARCQ, Pierre appointeddirector
- 2018-06-26➖PAYNE, Michael Thomas resigneddirector
- 2016-04-06➖CHUPIN, Arnaud Jean Marie Jacques resigneddirector
- 2013-11-01➕VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-05➖DOLLERY, Robert Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2011-07-19➕CHUPIN, Arnaud Jean Marie Jacques appointeddirector
- 2011-07-19➕DOLLERY, Robert Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➕SUBRAMANIAN, Dorai appointeddirector
- 2011-05-13➖LALOURCEY, Jerome resigneddirector
- 2010-08-03➕LALOURCEY, Jerome appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕PAYNE, Michael Thomas appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➖CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-01-19➖CREDIT LYONNAIS GROUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-06-13➖EGBUNE, Jane Nkechi resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-24➕EGBUNE, Jane Nkechi appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-24➖RICE, David Marcus John resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-30➕RICE, David Marcus John appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-30➖SWEENEY, Brenda Cecilia resignedsecretary
- 2002-03-04➖ARMSTRONG, Bruce Fraser resigneddirector
- 2002-03-04➖MELUL, Frederic Charles resigneddirector
- 2002-03-04➕CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-03-04➕CREDIT LYONNAIS GROUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1999-03-05➖BONNET, Gilles resigneddirector
- 1999-03-05➖DE KERANGAL, Guy-Marie Arsene Le Gal resigneddirector
- 1999-03-05➖LECHERBOURG, Francoise Monique Christiane resigneddirector
- 1998-03-31➖DARMAYAN, Bernard Louis Gabriel resigneddirector
- 1996-01-24➕DARMAYAN, Bernard Louis Gabriel appointeddirector
- 1996-01-24➖GANIER, Claude resigneddirector
- 1994-05-11➕BONNET, Gilles appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
68/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Credit Agricole Cib Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Credit Agricole Cib Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Credit Agricole Cib Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1989-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Broadwalk House
5 Appold Street
London
EC2A 2DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)
VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-01
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BULLIER, Sandra Vanessa→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-11-14
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CARLTON, Cameron Charles→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-08-12
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SUBRAMANIAN, Dorai→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-01
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EGBUNE, Jane Nkechi→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-24 · resigned 2008-06-13
RICE, David Marcus John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2007-07-24
SWEENEY, Brenda Cecilia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-06-30
ARMSTRONG, Bruce Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2002-03-04
BONNET, Gilles→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1994-05-11 · resigned 1999-03-05
CHUPIN, Arnaud Jean Marie Jacques→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2016-04-06
DARMAYAN, Bernard Louis Gabriel→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 1998-03-31
DE KERANGAL, Guy-Marie Arsene Le Gal→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1999-03-05
DOLLERY, Robert Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2013-04-05
GANIER, Claude→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1996-01-24
JACQMARCQ, Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-30 · resigned 2025-11-14
LALOURCEY, Jerome→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2011-05-13
LECHERBOURG, Francoise Monique Christiane→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1999-03-05
MELUL, Frederic Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2002-03-04
PAYNE, Michael Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2018-06-26
VERNY, Jean-Francois→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1994-05-11
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Recent filings (177 total)
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-04-28
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-08
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08