5526 LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02775522 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-21
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 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
90 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-09-15
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  4. 2022-09-09
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  5. 2021-09-25
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  6. 2021-01-08
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  7. 2019-09-09
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  8. 2018-09-04
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  9. 2017-09-26
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  10. 2016-12-19
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  12. 2015-12-24
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  13. 2015-10-02
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  14. 2014-12-30
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  15. 2014-09-23
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  16. 2013-09-01
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    ELLIOTT, Richard James appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-09-01
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    COMBEN, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-02-26
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    BENTLEY, Richard Gilbert resigned
    director
  19. 2002-04-04
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    COMBEN, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-04-04
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    EVANS, Glynn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-10
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    EVANS, Glynn appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-03-10
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    FELTHAM, John Stanley resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-06-01
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    FELTHAM, John Stanley appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-06-01
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    TWYMAN, Julian David resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-06-01
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    BENTLEY, Richard Gilbert appointed
    director
  26. 1997-06-01
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    TWYMAN, Julian David resigned
    director
  27. 1997-03-26
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    FELTHAM, John Stanley resigned
    director
  28. 1993-01-14
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    FELTHAM, John Stanley appointed
    director
  29. 1992-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 5526 LTD.
  30. 1992-12-21
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    ELLIOTT, Richard James appointed
    director
  31. 1992-12-21
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Alan Lindsay appointed
    director
  32. 1992-12-21
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    TWYMAN, Julian David appointed
    secretary
  33. 1992-12-21
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    TWYMAN, Julian David appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

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 80 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 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Group structure

South Devon Railway Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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South Devon Railway Trust
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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5526 LTD.
This company · 02775522

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
South Devon Railway Trust
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

The Station
Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ11 0DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Richard James→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Richard James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Alan Lindsay→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBEN, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
EVANS, Glynn→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-10 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
FELTHAM, John Stanley→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2001-03-10
Resigned
TWYMAN, Julian David→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-21 · resigned 1997-06-01
Resigned
BENTLEY, Richard Gilbert→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2005-02-26
Resigned
FELTHAM, John Stanley→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-01-14 · resigned 1997-03-26
Resigned
TWYMAN, Julian David→
director · ~90y · appointed 1992-12-21 · resigned 1997-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
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2025-09-12
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2024-12-08
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2024-09-11
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2023-12-20
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2023-09-15
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2022-12-19
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2022-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-09-25
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accounts · AA
2021-01-08
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2020-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
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accounts · AA
2019-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-20