1ST FRAMEWORK

🌳Matureactive

02914366 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-03-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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BARNES, Matthew Thomas appointed
director
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-23
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STACK, Michael appointed
director
2022-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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FURLAN, Neda appointed
director
2022-12-15
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JEBENS, Ana resigned
director
2022-12-15
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MACPHERSON, William resigned
director
2021-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-16
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DILLON, James resigned
director
2019-10-16
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WILKINSON, Julian resigned
director
2018-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-18
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EZRA, Ninisha Nina resigned
director
2017-10-18
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JEBENS, Ana appointed
director
2017-10-18
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MACPHERSON, William appointed
director
2017-10-18
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NICHOLSON, Mavis resigned
director
2017-10-18
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PIERCE, Rachel Margaret resigned
director
2017-10-18
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STURGESS, Emma resigned
director
2016-08-19
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WEBSTER, Maxine appointed
director
2016-05-19
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BRUNGER, Rudolf resigned
director
2014-04-10
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BRUNGER, Rudolf appointed
director
2013-04-10
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WILKINSON, Julian appointed
director
2011-05-04
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HUTTON, Clive resigned
director
2009-12-11
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STURGESS, Emma resigned
secretary
2009-09-26
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HUTTON, Clive appointed
director
2006-10-11
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EZRA, Ninisha Nina appointed
director
2005-09-15
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NICHOLSON, Mavis appointed
director
2001-02-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Mrs Rachel Pierce
2000-04-03
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PIERCE, Rachel Margaret appointed
director
1998-04-05
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JESPERSEN SAND, Birgitte resigned
director
1994-03-30
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Company incorporated
As 1ST FRAMEWORK
1994-03-30
➕
STURGESS, Emma appointed
secretary
1994-03-30
➕
DILLON, James appointed
director
1994-03-30
➕
JESPERSEN SAND, Birgitte appointed
director
1994-03-30
➕
STURGESS, Emma appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1994-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 32 Riverside Studios Trinity Buoy Wharf

64 Orchard Place

London

E14 0JW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

BARNES, Matthew Thomas→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-12-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FURLAN, Neda→

director · ~67y · appointed 2022-12-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STACK, Michael→

director · ~66y · appointed 2023-12-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WEBSTER, Maxine→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STURGESS, Emma→

secretary · appointed 1994-03-30 · resigned 2009-12-11

Resigned

BRUNGER, Rudolf→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-10 · resigned 2016-05-19

Resigned

DILLON, James→

director · ~71y · appointed 1994-03-30 · resigned 2019-10-16

Resigned

EZRA, Ninisha Nina→

director · ~78y · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2017-10-18

Resigned

HUTTON, Clive→

director · ~78y · appointed 2009-09-26 · resigned 2011-05-04

Resigned

JEBENS, Ana→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2022-12-15

Resigned

JESPERSEN SAND, Birgitte→

director · ~68y · appointed 1994-03-30 · resigned 1998-04-05

Resigned

MACPHERSON, William→

director · ~82y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2022-12-15

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Mavis→

director · ~96y · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2017-10-18

Resigned

PIERCE, Rachel Margaret→

director · ~93y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2017-10-18

Resigned

STURGESS, Emma→

director · ~63y · appointed 1994-03-30 · resigned 2017-10-18

Resigned

WILKINSON, Julian→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-10 · resigned 2019-10-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Mrs Rachel Pierce	Fixed and floating charge	2 properties	12/02/2001	—

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Recent filings (104 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-08