PORTICUS UK

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03447823 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-10-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-08-03
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    LEEK, Jane resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-06-23
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    FORDER, Charlotte Frances Shaladar resigned
    director
  10. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-07
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Dennis Ralph appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-07
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    DRURY, John David appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-07
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Stephanus Rupprecht Maria resigned
    director
  18. 2018-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-02-07
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2016-04-07
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    ADAMS, Louise Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2016-04-07
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    FORDER, Charlotte Frances Shaladar appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-18
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Lambertus Walter Maria appointed
    director
  24. 2008-11-11
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Nicolaas Ludgerus resigned
    director
  25. 2008-04-01
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    BRENNINKMEYER, Mark Conrad Louis appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-17
    ➕
    ADAMS, Louise Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-17
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    BURNSTONE, David John resigned
    director
  28. 2004-02-04
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    DRURY, John David, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    LEEK, Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-05-16
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Stephanus Rupprecht Maria appointed
    director
  31. 2003-05-16
    ➖
    BRENNINKMEIJER, Thomas Arnold resigned
    director
  32. 2002-07-31
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    ARMOUR, Christine Mary resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-07-31
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    DRURY, John David, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-12-19
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    DUFFY, Martin Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  35. 1999-05-28
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    BRENNINKMEIJER, Thomas Arnold appointed
    director
  36. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    ARMOUR, Christine Mary appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    BRENNINKMEIJER, Nicolaas Ludgerus appointed
    director
  38. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    BURNSTONE, David John appointed
    director
  39. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    DUFFY, Martin Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  40. 1998-05-11
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    BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    secretary
  41. 1998-05-11
    ➖
    BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  42. 1998-05-11
    ➖
    KING, Michael resigned
    director
  43. 1998-05-11
    ➖
    POWELL, Elizabeth Kay resigned
    director
  44. 1997-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As PORTICUS UK
  45. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  46. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  47. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    KING, Michael appointed
    director
  48. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    POWELL, Elizabeth Kay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

75 Knightsbridge Knightsbridge
London
SW1X 7BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

BRENNINKMEIJER, Dennis Ralph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRENNINKMEIJER, Lambertus Walter Maria→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRENNINKMEYER, Mark Conrad Louis→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRURY, John David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMOUR, Christine Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1998-05-11
Resigned
DRURY, John David, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2004-02-04
Resigned
LEEK, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2022-08-03
Resigned
ADAMS, Louise Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-10-17 · resigned 2016-04-07
Resigned
BOWES-SMITH, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1998-05-11
Resigned
BRENNINKMEIJER, Nicolaas Ludgerus→
director · ~86y · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
BRENNINKMEIJER, Stephanus Rupprecht Maria→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2018-02-07
Resigned
BRENNINKMEIJER, Thomas Arnold→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned
BURNSTONE, David John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned
DUFFY, Martin Robert Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2000-12-19
Resigned
FORDER, Charlotte Frances Shaladar→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
KING, Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1998-05-11
Resigned
POWELL, Elizabeth Kay→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1998-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-15