HOMEPRO LTD.
🌳Matureactive
03833783 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-31
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 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
165 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-31➖REES, Nigel Denton resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-01➕THORPE, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-12-01➖CRP D1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-11-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-10-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-05-08➕REES, Nigel Denton appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-09-27➕O'KEEFFE, Sean Gerald appointeddirector
- 2010-09-27➖EGDELL, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2009-01-05➖REHFELD THODEN, Kim resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-05➖REHFELD THODEN, Kim resigneddirector
- 2007-07-01➕CRP D1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-06-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: CV6 Limited
- 2003-08-31➖TAIT, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2003-05-30➖BURDESS, Adam resigneddirector
- 2003-05-30➖SPRAY, Christopher Julian resigneddirector
- 2003-05-30➖TINGEY, Campbell resigneddirector
- 2002-08-01➕TAIT, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2001-11-22➖SPRAY, Nigel Richard resigneddirector
- 2001-11-22➕TINGEY, Campbell appointeddirector
- 2001-05-17➕EGDELL, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2000-05-05➖DALE, James Hall resigneddirector
- 2000-05-05➕SPRAY, Nigel Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-01-31➕DALE, James Hall appointeddirector
- 1999-10-01➕SPRAY, Christopher Julian appointeddirector
- 1999-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs HOMEPRO LTD.
- 1999-08-31➕REHFELD THODEN, Kim appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-31➕CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-31➖CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-31➕BURDESS, Adam appointeddirector
- 1999-08-31➕REHFELD THODEN, Kim appointeddirector
- 1999-08-31➕CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-31➖CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Sean Gerald O'Keeffe Individual · South African · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated1999-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
24 Nicholas Street
Chester
CH1 2AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
O'KEEFFE, Sean Gerald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORPE, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REHFELD THODEN, Kim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2009-01-05
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-08-31
BURDESS, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2003-05-30
DALE, James Hall→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2000-01-31 · resigned 2000-05-05
EGDELL, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2010-09-27
REES, Nigel Denton→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-08 · resigned 2024-08-31
REHFELD THODEN, Kim→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2009-01-05
SPRAY, Christopher Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2003-05-30
SPRAY, Nigel Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2001-11-22
TAIT, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-31
TINGEY, Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-11-22 · resigned 2003-05-30
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-08-31
CRP D1 LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2022-12-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| satisfied | CV6 CV6 Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 18/06/2007 | 31/07/2015 |
Recent filings (165 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-09-15