TECHLIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03065288 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture distribution activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 16 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
138 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-05-15
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  3. 2025-03-20
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  4. 2024-08-06
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  5. 2023-07-10
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  6. 2022-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2022-04-01
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  8. 2022-04-01
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  9. 2022-04-01
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  10. 2022-04-01
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-03-31
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    WORRALL, Zoe Christine appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-31
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    DELLOW, Paul William resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    FOGELMAN, David Jason resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-31
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    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-31
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    WICKINGS, Robert Charles resigned
    director
  16. 2022-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-03-31
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  18. 2022-03-31
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  20. 2022-03-31
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  21. 2022-03-03
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  22. 2021-08-23
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  23. 2021-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2018-01-05
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    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil appointed
    director
  25. 2017-11-30
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    CHALK, David resigned
    director
  26. 2017-11-30
    ➕
    DELLOW, Paul William appointed
    director
  27. 2017-11-30
    ➕
    FOGELMAN, David Jason appointed
    director
  28. 2017-11-30
    ➕
    WICKINGS, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2012-07-27
    ➖
    MANNINGTONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2012-06-29
    ➕
    WORRALL, Timothy Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    VERNON, John resigned
    director
  32. 2011-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2011-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2011-08-18
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    FISHER, David Martin resigned
    director
  35. 2011-03-16
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    MARDEN, Christopher Reginald resigned
    director
  36. 2010-07-31
    ➖
    HUGHES, David resigned
    secretary
  37. 2010-07-31
    ➕
    MANNINGTONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2003-02-28
    ➖
    PRITCHARD, Andrew James resigned
    director
  39. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    HUGHES, David appointed
    secretary
  40. 2002-07-24
    ➖
    VERNON, John resigned
    secretary
  41. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    FISHER, David Martin appointed
    director
  42. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    MARDEN, Christopher Reginald appointed
    director
  43. 2002-07-24
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Andrew James appointed
    director
  44. 2002-07-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Fortis Bank Sa-Nv
  45. 2002-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Fortis Bank Sa-Nv
  46. 2002-07-09
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    CHALK, David appointed
    director
  47. 2002-07-09
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    MARSELL, Ann Wanda resigned
    director
  48. 2000-08-15
    ➖
    SMITH, Ian Martin resigned
    secretary
  49. 2000-08-15
    ➕
    VERNON, John appointed
    secretary
  50. 1999-08-07
    ➕
    MARSELL, Ann Wanda appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Techlive Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Techlive Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
⬇
TECHLIVE LIMITED
This company · 03065288

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Techlive Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
—75–100%75-100% voting31/03/2022
Mr Timothy Andrew Worrall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2022
Mrs Zoe Christine Worrall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Techlive International Limitedceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% 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
Incorporated1995-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59131 — Motion picture distribution activities

Registered office

Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)

WORRALL, Timothy Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WORRALL, Zoe Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2010-07-31
Resigned
SMITH, Ian Martin→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2000-08-15
Resigned
VERNON, John→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-15 · resigned 2002-07-24
Resigned
VERNON, John→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-07 · resigned 1999-03-18
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-07 · resigned 1995-06-07
Resigned
MANNINGTONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-31 · resigned 2012-07-27
Resigned
CHALK, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-09 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
CHALK, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-06-07 · resigned 1997-03-10
Resigned
DELLOW, Paul William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
FISHER, David Martin→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2011-08-18
Resigned
FISHER, David Martin→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-06-07 · resigned 1997-03-10
Resigned
FOGELMAN, David Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
MARDEN, Christopher Reginald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2011-03-16
Resigned
MARSELL, Ann Wanda→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-08-07 · resigned 2002-07-09
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Andrew James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2003-02-28
Resigned
SNYDER, Robert→
director · ~88y · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
STEEL, Brian Alistair Corsie→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1999-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Fortis Bank Sa-Nv
Debenture1 property18/07/200224/09/2011
satisfied
Fortis Bank Sa-Nv
Mortgage of assurance policy1 property18/07/200224/09/2011

Recent filings (138 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-01