MARKET FOCUS RESEARCH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03409969 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73200Market research and public opinion polling
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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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£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 employees36003600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    LYLES, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-13
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    capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
    capital · SH04
  7. 2022-12-09
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  8. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2022-09-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-04-02
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2022-04-02
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2022-04-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2022-03-28
    ➕
    LYLES, Madeleine appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-28
    ➕
    LYLES, Rebecca appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    LYLES, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    PAYNE, Robert Ian resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    PAYNE, Robert Ian resigned
    director
  26. 2000-01-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 1997-08-15
    ➕
    LYLES, Jonathan Richard appointed
    director
  28. 1997-08-15
    ➕
    PAYNE, Robert Ian appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-08-15
    ➖
    WAYNE, Harold resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-08-15
    ➕
    PAYNE, Robert Ian appointed
    director
  31. 1997-08-15
    ➖
    WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1997-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MARKET FOCUS RESEARCH LIMITED
  33. 1997-07-28
    ➕
    WAYNE, Harold appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-07-28
    ➕
    WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LYLES, Madeleine (same surname) appointed 2022-03-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Richard Lyles
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

1 Holt Barns The Kilns
Frith End
Bordon
Hampshire
GU35 0QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LYLES, Jonathan Richard→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-08-15
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Active
LYLES, Madeleine→
director · ~23y · appointed 2022-03-28
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Active
LYLES, Rebecca→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-03-28
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Active
LYLES, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Robert Ian→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
WAYNE, Harold→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
PAYNE, Robert Ian→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
WAYNE, Yvonne→
nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/01/2000—
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Recent filings (123 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH04
2022-12-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04