RATTLEROW HOLDINGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
03661318 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-04
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 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
87 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-10-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-05-24📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-05➕SAUNDERS, Andrew Keith appointeddirector
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05➖LEDGER, Mark Philip resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-04-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-01-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs RATTLEROW HOLDINGS LTD
- 1998-11-04➕LAWSON, Adrian Philip appointeddirector
- 1998-11-04➕LAWSON, Robert George appointeddirector
- 1998-11-04➕LEDGER, Mark Philip appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-04➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-04➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-04➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-04➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-27: certificate-change-of-name-company
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG PRAXIS LTD→ 16870777 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AG SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD→ 17044793 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGILE FOUNDRY LIMITED→ 15650337 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILE RISK ADVISORY LIMITED→ 11494438 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILE RISK PARTNERS LIMITED→ 11593686 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILE RISK TRANSFER LIMITED→ 11616627 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILECONSULTINGUK LTD→ 15977193 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGILEPHORIA LIMITED→ 11687478 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILIS SPORTS ADVISORY LIMITED→ 15495508 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILITY EOR LIMITED→ 14277130 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGMC CONSULTING LTD→ 11405473 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGMTALENT LTD→ 12091618 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
C/O Mha Macintyre Hudson
2 London Wall Place
London
EC2Y 5AU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
LAWSON, Adrian Philip→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-11-04
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LAWSON, Robert George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-11-04
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SAUNDERS, Andrew Keith→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-05-05
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LEDGER, Mark Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 2020-05-05
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 1998-11-04
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-04 · resigned 1998-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2014 | 26/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/03/1999 | 17/04/2014 |
Recent filings (87 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-31