AHEAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02726652 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
85 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,037
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,467 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£13.0k£15.5k
Current assets£15.6k£15.9k
Net assets£13.0k£15.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1995-09-28
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    FLETCHER, Richard James resigned
    director
  18. 1993-06-26
    ➖
    CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 1992-10-01
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    FLETCHER, Richard James appointed
    director
  20. 1992-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AHEAD LIMITED
  21. 1992-06-26
    ➕
    MOORE, Roger appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-06-26
    ➕
    MOORE, Caroline appointed
    director
  23. 1992-06-26
    ➕
    MOORE, Roger appointed
    director
  24. 1992-06-26
    ➕
    CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-06-26
    ➕
    CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1992-06-26
    ➖
    CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Moore
Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/06/2017

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
Incorporated1992-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

Tower House
Fishergate
York
YO10 4UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MOORE, Roger→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Caroline→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Roger→
director · ~81y · appointed 1992-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-06-26 · resigned 1993-06-26
Resigned
FLETCHER, Richard James→
director · ~84y · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 1995-09-28
Resigned
CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-06-26 · resigned 1992-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-21