FORME VITALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03045636 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-12
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
104 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-08-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    DRAPER, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-08
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    DRAPER, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    DRAPER, Rebecca Emily Lesley appointed
    director
  22. 2000-01-01
    ➖
    PRIDEAUX, Alison Jane resigned
    director
  23. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    DRAPER, Gary Edwin appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    MAY, Dinah resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    MAY, Dinah resigned
    director
  26. 1996-11-05
    ➕
    DRAPER, Gary Edwin appointed
    director
  27. 1995-08-01
    ➕
    MAY, Dinah appointed
    director
  28. 1995-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORME VITALE LIMITED
  29. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    MAY, Dinah appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-04-12
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    PRIDEAUX, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  33. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-04-12
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Edwin Draper
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Rebecca Emily Lesley Draper
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest01/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Catherine Elizabeth Draperceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1995-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1a Deepdene Park Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH5 4AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DRAPER, Gary Edwin→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRAPER, Gary Edwin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRAPER, Rebecca Emily Lesley→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAY, Dinah→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1995-04-12
Resigned
DRAPER, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
MAY, Dinah→
director · ~103y · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
PRIDEAUX, Alison Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1995-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12