APRIL RUSSELL DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03756566 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-21

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	1	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-04
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-04
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-04
📄
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-23
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-22
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-12
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
➕
GIBBS, Pauline Alexandra Daisy appointed
director
2022-04-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2013-02-20
➕
THOMSON, April Mckenzie, Lady appointed
secretary
2013-02-20
➖
THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir resigned
secretary
2013-02-20
➖
THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir resigned
director
2010-02-04
➕
THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir appointed
director
2001-01-29
➖
HUGHES, Timothy George resigned
secretary
2001-01-29
➕
THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir appointed
secretary
2001-01-29
➖
KENYON, Bruce Russel resigned
director
1999-04-21
🏢
Company incorporated
As APRIL RUSSELL DESIGN LIMITED
1999-04-21
➕
THOMSON, April Mckenzie, Lady appointed
director
1999-04-21
➕
HUGHES, Timothy George appointed
secretary
1999-04-21
➕
CETC (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-04-21
➖
CETC (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-04-21
➕
HUGHES, Timothy George appointed
director
1999-04-21
➖
HUGHES, Timothy George resigned
director
1999-04-21
➕
KENYON, Bruce Russel appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Pauline Alexandra Daisy Gibbs Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/06/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Lady April Mckenzie Thomsonceased 14/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · EC postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
APPLEBY RISK LTD→ 12312790 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
APPLEWOOD HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 15753742 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
APRIL LAUGH LIMITED→ 10660144 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
APXX LTD→ 15120193 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AQUAHOLIC CREATIVES AND MARKETING UK LTD→ 16668202 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AQUALIS OFFSHORE UK LTD→ 08384842 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AQUMEN FACILITIES AND PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 17062099 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ARA DARZI LONDON HOLDCO LIMITED→ 11838231 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ARA DARZI LONDON LIMITED→ 11701813 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ARA ENERGY LIMITED→ 14121319 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ARABEX LIMITED→ 12784384 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ARAM ADVISORS LTD→ 15362350 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-04-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 6 2-20 Scrutton Street

London

EC2A 4RJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-05

Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

THOMSON, April Mckenzie, Lady→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GIBBS, Pauline Alexandra Daisy→

director · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMSON, April Mckenzie, Lady→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-04-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUGHES, Timothy George→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 2001-01-29

Resigned

THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-29 · resigned 2013-02-20

Resigned

CETC (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-04-21

Resigned

HUGHES, Timothy George→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-04-21

Resigned

KENYON, Bruce Russel→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 2001-01-29

Resigned

THOMSON, Mark Wilfred Home, Sir→

director · ~87y · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2013-02-20

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-04

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-05-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-02-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-02-22