ARGENT FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03187591 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
116 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    WANEY, Devin Angelo appointed
    director
  4. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-19
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    RAMCHAND, Krishna Bhagwan resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-11-24
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    CHATTWELL, Antony resigned
    director
  20. 2016-03-09
    ➖
    THAPAR, Vijay resigned
    director
  21. 2004-03-15
    ➖
    THAPAR, Lalit Mohan resigned
    director
  22. 1996-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARGENT FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    WANEY, Arjun Chainrai appointed
    director
  25. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-04-18
    ➖
    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    CHATTWELL, Antony appointed
    director
  28. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    RAMCHAND, Krishna Bhagwan appointed
    director
  29. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    THAPAR, Lalit Mohan appointed
    director
  30. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    THAPAR, Vijay appointed
    director
  31. 1996-04-18
    ➕
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1996-04-18
    ➖
    CHALFEN NOMINEES 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 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WANEY, Devin Angelo (same surname) appointed 2024-03-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 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 30 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

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
Arjun Chainrai Waney
Individual · British · DOB 05/1940 · age 86
50–75%
25–50%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Gulu Chainrai Waney
Individual · Indian · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

5 Market Yard Mews
194-204 Bermondsey Street
London
SE1 3TQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WANEY, Arjun Chainrai→
director · ~86y · appointed 1996-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WANEY, Devin Angelo→
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 1996-04-18
Resigned
CHATTWELL, Antony→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 2017-11-24
Resigned
RAMCHAND, Krishna Bhagwan→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 2023-09-19
Resigned
THAPAR, Lalit Mohan→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 2004-03-15
Resigned
THAPAR, Vijay→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 2016-03-09
Resigned
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 1996-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-01