REUTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03477402 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-02
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (3 active, 30 linked, 23 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
408 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-10-02
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    CHAN, Yee Man appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-08-20
    ➖
    BOATENG, Barbara Abena resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    GOUDY, Sarah resigned
    director
  15. 2020-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-11-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-10-02
    ➕
    GOUDY, Sarah appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-06-28
    ➕
    ROWELL, Wayne David appointed
    director
  22. 2019-06-28
    ➖
    CORBIN, Stuart Nicholas resigned
    director
  23. 2019-02-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2019-02-28
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  25. 2018-10-01
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    BOATENG, Barbara Abena appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    O'HANLON, Carla resigned
    secretary
  27. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    CORBIN, Stuart Nicholas appointed
    director
  28. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    THORN, Peter resigned
    director
  29. 2018-09-14
    ➕
    MAJOR, Kimberley appointed
    director
  30. 2018-09-14
    ➖
    MITCHLEY, David Martin resigned
    director
  31. 2016-05-12
    ➖
    BECKER-SMITH, Cassandra resigned
    director
  32. 2015-10-23
    ➕
    BECKER-SMITH, Cassandra appointed
    director
  33. 2015-10-23
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    CAMPBELL, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  34. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim resigned
    director
  36. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    MITCHLEY, David Martin appointed
    director
  37. 2011-07-25
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Elizabeth Maria resigned
    secretary
  38. 2011-07-25
    ➕
    O'HANLON, Carla appointed
    secretary
  39. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    HARDING, Nicholas David resigned
    director
  40. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    THORN, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2008-07-31
    ➕
    HARDING, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  42. 2008-07-31
    ➖
    THOMAS, Matthew Richard resigned
    director
  43. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Elizabeth Maria appointed
    secretary
  44. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    MARTIN, Rosemary Elisabeth Scudamore resigned
    secretary
  45. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim appointed
    director
  46. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    GLOCER, Thomas Henry resigned
    director
  47. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    GRIGSON, David John resigned
    director
  48. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Matthew Richard appointed
    director
  49. 2004-10-01
    ➖
    HOGG, Christopher Anthony, Sir resigned
    director
  50. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    WEETMAN, Geoffrey Arthur resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Thomson Reuters Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Thomson Reuters Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
REUTERS LIMITED
This company · 03477402

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Thomson Reuters Group Limited
Corporate entity
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Five Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (3 active · 27 resigned)

CHAN, Yee Man→
secretary · appointed 2025-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAJOR, Kimberley→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWELL, Wayne David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOATENG, Barbara Abena→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
MACLEAN, Elizabeth Maria→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2011-07-25
Resigned
MARTIN, Rosemary Elisabeth Scudamore→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Stephen Francis→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-27 · resigned 1999-05-01
Resigned
O'HANLON, Carla→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
YENCKEN, Simon Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-02 · resigned 1998-07-27
Resigned
BECKER-SMITH, Cassandra→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-10-23 · resigned 2016-05-12
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2015-10-23
Resigned
CORBIN, Stuart Nicholas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2019-06-28
Resigned
FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
GLOCER, Thomas Henry→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
GOUDY, Sarah→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
GRIGSON, David John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
HARDING, Nicholas David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
HOGG, Christopher Anthony, Sir→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-03-12 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
JOB, Peter James Denton, Sir→
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-03-12 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned
MARCHAND, Jean Claude→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-12 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (408 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27