5G COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03513467 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-19
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 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-08-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-08-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2022-08-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-08-01
    JARVIS, Mark Vincent resigned
    director
  13. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-04-29
    JARVIS, Mark Vincent appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-01
    CRAIG, Iain appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-01
    LOMBARD, Kimberley appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-01
    MELLET, Andre Louis appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-01
    ROACH, Melissa Phillipa Joan appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-01-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2015-12-01
    HOLLAND, Susan Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-12-01
    WITTE, Jean Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-03-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2004-09-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC and Its Successors and Assignees (The Bank)
  29. 1998-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  30. 1998-02-26
    HOLLAND, Susan Mary appointed
    director
  31. 1998-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5G COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  32. 1998-02-19
    HOLLAND, Michael George appointed
    director
  33. 1998-02-19
    WITTE, Jean Mary appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-02-19
    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-02-19
    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-02-19
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1998-02-19
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael George Holland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Mary Hollandceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated1998-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Phoenix House
Desborough Park Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)

HOLLAND, Susan Mary
secretary · appointed 2015-12-01
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Active
CRAIG, Iain
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
HOLLAND, Michael George
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-02-19
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Active
HOLLAND, Susan Mary
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-02-26
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Active
LOMBARD, Kimberley
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
MELLET, Andre Louis
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
ROACH, Melissa Phillipa Joan
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
WITTE, Jean Mary
secretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-19
Resigned
JARVIS, Mark Vincent
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-04-29 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC and Its Successors and Assignees (The Bank)
A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on the 4TH ocotber 20041 property21/09/200421/03/2014
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/04/1998
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Recent filings (90 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-02