45163 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02633225 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-29
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-18
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    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-11-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-17
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-12-04
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    BROOKER, John Robert resigned
    director
  16. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1999-12-04
    ➕
    BROOKER, John Robert appointed
    director
  18. 1999-07-23
    ➕
    DUNN, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-07-20
    ➖
    LEE, Terence resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-07-20
    ➖
    LEE, Terence resigned
    director
  21. 1998-02-21
    ➕
    LEE, Terence appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-11-01
    ➖
    RUSSELL, John Horace resigned
    secretary
  23. 1996-11-30
    ➕
    DUNN, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  24. 1993-10-14
    ➕
    LEE, Terence appointed
    director
  25. 1993-10-14
    ➖
    RUSSELL, John Horace resigned
    director
  26. 1991-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 45163 LIMITED
  27. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    DUNN, Jeremy Paul appointed
    director
  28. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    RUSSELL, John Horace appointed
    secretary
  29. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle appointed
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1991-07-29
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle resigned
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    RUSSELL, John Horace appointed
    director
  32. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle appointed
    nominee-director
  33. 1991-07-29
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle resigned
    nominee-director
  34. 1991-07-29
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Robert Alston appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 1991-07-29
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Robert Alston resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Jeremy Paul Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

4 Whitlock Drive
Great Yeldham
Halstead
Essex
CO9 4EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DUNN, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Jeremy Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-07-29
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Active
DUNN, Margaret Mary→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Terence→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-21 · resigned 1999-07-20
Resigned
RUSSELL, John Horace→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-29 · resigned 1997-11-01
Resigned
WHITAKER, Anne Michelle→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-29 · resigned 1991-07-29
Resigned
BROOKER, John Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-12-04 · resigned 2016-12-04
Resigned
LEE, Terence→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-10-14 · resigned 1999-07-20
Resigned
RUSSELL, John Horace→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-07-29 · resigned 1993-10-14
Resigned
WHITAKER, Anne Michelle→
nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1991-07-29 · resigned 1991-07-29
Resigned
WHITAKER, Robert Alston→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1991-07-29 · resigned 1991-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10