FLEXSYS OPEN SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03269465 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-25
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-09-22
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  4. 2022-12-16
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-09-26
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  8. 2018-09-27
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  9. 2017-09-26
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  10. 2016-09-23
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  11. 2015-11-19
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  12. 2015-11-09
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  13. 2015-11-07
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  14. 2015-11-01
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    WADE, Rebecca Gillian appointed
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  15. 2015-09-28
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  16. 2014-11-12
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  17. 2011-08-26
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    WADE, Rebecca Gillian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-08-26
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    WADE, Joan resigned
    secretary
  19. 1996-11-27
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    WADE, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  20. 1996-11-27
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    WADE, Joan appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-11-27
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    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  22. 1996-11-27
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    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  23. 1996-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As FLEXSYS OPEN SYSTEMS LIMITED
  24. 1996-10-25
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    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-10-25
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    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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 30 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rebecca Gillian Wade
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

Freestone House The Common
Brinkworth
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 5DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WADE, Rebecca Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-26
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Active
WADE, Michael Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 1996-11-27
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Active
WADE, Rebecca Gillian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-11-01
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Active
WADE, Joan→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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2025-09-16
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2024-11-07
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2024-09-24
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2023-11-02
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2023-09-22
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2022-12-16
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2022-11-07
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2021-11-11
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2021-09-27
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2020-11-08
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2020-09-30
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2019-11-06
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2019-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-28