COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PLC

🌳Matureactive
03498808 · plc · incorporated 1998-01-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
44 officers (6 active, 44 linked, 37 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
196 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
    NUGENT, David resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-25
    BOTHA, Llewellyn Kevan resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-01-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-27
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  10. 2022-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-07-01
    NUGENT, David appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-06-30
    PEARS, Christopher appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-30
    HOOD, James Terence resigned
    director
  15. 2022-06-30
    MORPHEY, Richard David resigned
    director
  16. 2022-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-06-30
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-06-30
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-04-06
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    officers · CH03
  20. 2021-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-12-10
    BOTHA, Llewellyn Kevan resigned
    director
  22. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-11-17
    PATTINSON, Jonathan Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2021-09-21
    MATTHEWS, Judith Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  29. 2021-07-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  30. 2021-07-23
    DOLBEAR, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  31. 2021-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2021-06-30
    HERFURTH, Steffen resigned
    director
  33. 2019-10-18
    MORPHEY, Richard David appointed
    director
  34. 2019-10-08
    HERFURTH, Steffen appointed
    director
  35. 2019-07-31
    SARKAR, Nazir resigned
    director
  36. 2015-12-08
    DRAKE, Martyn William resigned
    director
  37. 2015-11-27
    AU, Wai-Fong appointed
    director
  38. 2015-09-09
    BARBER, Ralph Gordon appointed
    director
  39. 2015-08-26
    BRAITHWAITE, Philip Charles appointed
    director
  40. 2015-01-21
    ARBERRY, Richard resigned
    director
  41. 2015-01-21
    TREVETT, Matthew James resigned
    director
  42. 2014-09-01
    HOOD, James Terence appointed
    director
  43. 2014-07-31
    MILLS, Christopher Andrew resigned
    director
  44. 2014-07-31
    OLDFIELD, Nicholas Stuart Robert resigned
    director
  45. 2013-03-22
    MILLS, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  46. 2012-07-19
    BRAASCH, Jochen resigned
    director
  47. 2012-06-18
    ARBERRY, Richard appointed
    director
  48. 2012-06-18
    TREVETT, Matthew James appointed
    director
  49. 2011-07-21
    DOLBEAR, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  50. 2010-11-05
    BRAASCH, Jochen appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Group structure

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

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Computershare Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PLC
This company · 03498808

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
Computershare Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Computershare Investments (Uk) (No. 3) Limitedceased 21/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1998-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol
BS13 8AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (6 active · 38 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Judith Mary
secretary · appointed 2021-09-21
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Active
AU, Wai-Fong
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-27
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Active
BARBER, Ralph Gordon
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-09-09
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Active
BRAITHWAITE, Philip Charles
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-08-26
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Active
PATTINSON, Jonathan Michael
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-11-17
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Active
PEARS, Christopher
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-06-30
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Active
BOTHA, Llewellyn Kevan
secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2024-01-25
Resigned
CORNEY, Darryl John
secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
DOLBEAR, Jonathan
secretary · appointed 2011-07-21 · resigned 2021-07-23
Resigned
LEIPER, Julian Guthrie
secretary · appointed 1998-01-20 · resigned 1999-10-12
Resigned
WALES, Anthony Norman
secretary · appointed 1998-02-09 · resigned 1998-06-17
Resigned
WALLACE, Barbara Charlotte
secretary · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2002-09-18
Resigned
ALLEN, Peter Richard
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-03-20 · resigned 1999-10-12
Resigned
APPLEBY, Lynn
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2002-09-06
Resigned
ARBERRY, Richard
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-18 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned
BOTHA, Llewellyn Kevan
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2021-12-10
Resigned
BRAASCH, Jochen
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-11-05 · resigned 2012-07-19
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Robert William Frederick
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2005-10-05
Resigned
CORNEY, Darryl John
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-05 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
CROSBY, William Stuart
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-04 · resigned 2008-02-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on 25TH october 1999 and1 property29/09/199919/08/2004

Recent filings (196 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30