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03034888 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-03-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
36 officers (12 active, 36 linked, 31 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
152 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15➖FITZHERBERT, Anthony Ralph resigneddirector
- 2025-05-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-25➖PAGE, David resigneddirector
- 2024-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-11➖GREELEY, Martin, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16➕POOLE, Nigel David appointeddirector
- 2024-05-16➕WOOD, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-23➕HAYWARD, John appointeddirector
- 2022-01-20➕SINCLAIR TAYLOR, James appointeddirector
- 2021-07-08➖PRATT, Brian Stanley, Dr resigneddirector
- 2018-07-26➕HAYES, Pauline Maria appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-26➖TURNER, Stephen James resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-26➖TURNER, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2017-12-31➖MOSEDALE, Laura Paddock resigneddirector
- 2017-07-27➕BOWDEN, Mark Rainer appointeddirector
- 2017-02-16➕MOSEDALE, Laura Paddock appointeddirector
- 2016-06-15➕HAYES, Pauline Maria appointeddirector
- 2015-06-03➖GOODHAND, Jonathan Mableson resigneddirector
- 2015-06-03➖STACK, Tigger resigneddirector
- 2014-06-23➕MOUNTAIN, Mary Catherine appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06➕PRATT, Brian Stanley, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-07-10➕NEMAT, Orzala, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-07-10➕FITZHERBERT, Anthony Ralph appointeddirector
- 2012-07-26➖HARPER, Malcolm Charles resigneddirector
- 2012-03-29➕KINDER, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2012-03-29➖PARROTT, Gemma Catherine resigneddirector
- 2011-07-28➕SIDDIQI, Shirazuddin appointeddirector
- 2011-01-23➕TURNER, Stephen James appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-23➖SHICKLE, Fiona Anne resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-27➖BUBB, Barbara Mabel resigneddirector
- 2010-01-01➕PARROTT, Gemma Catherine appointeddirector
- 2009-12-03➖ANDERSON, Ian Mcallister resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1995-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Registered office
The Busworks, Omnibus Business Centre
39-41 North Road
London
N7 9DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (12 active · 24 resigned)
HAYES, Pauline Maria→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-07-26
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BOWDEN, Mark Rainer→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-07-27
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HAYES, Pauline Maria→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-15
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HAYWARD, John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-23
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KINDER, Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-03-29
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MOUNTAIN, Mary Catherine→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-06-23
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NEMAT, Orzala, Dr→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-07-10
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POOLE, Nigel David→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-05-16
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SIDDIQI, Shirazuddin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-07-28
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SINCLAIR TAYLOR, James→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-01-20
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WINTER, Elizabeth Margaret→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-03-20
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WOOD, Duncan→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-05-16
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MACKAY, Alexander Fraser→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 2005-07-02
MURRAY, Peter Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 1996-08-02
SHICKLE, Fiona Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-02 · resigned 2010-11-23
TURNER, Stephen James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-23 · resigned 2018-07-26
ANDERSON, Ian Mcallister→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1995-12-13 · resigned 2009-12-03
BUBB, Barbara Mabel→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 2010-04-27
CARTER, Peers Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 1995-06-28
DOWER, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2003-01-15
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Recent filings (152 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-21