PRICE VERIFIER SYSTEM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03917254 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-27

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-05-31
Average employees	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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2024-02-13
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2024-01-09
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-12-28
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-10-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-02
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-11-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-31
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FRENGER BUSINESS SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-10-31
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-11
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COLLIS, John Charles appointed
director
2018-01-11
➖
KENWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-05-17
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KEOGH, Malcolm Christopher resigned
director
2007-04-02
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KENWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2000-07-10
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GIRARDIN, Albert appointed
director
2000-07-10
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LANDAURO, Anibal appointed
director
2000-01-31
➖
GRIFFITHS, Martine resigned
secretary
2000-01-31
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-01-27
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Company incorporated
As PRICE VERIFIER SYSTEM LIMITED
2000-01-27
➕
GRIFFITHS, Martine appointed
secretary
2000-01-27
➕
KEOGH, Malcolm Christopher appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-05-15

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Albert Jose Ernest Girardin Individual · Belgian · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest	03/07/2016
Mr Anibal Landauro Individual · Belgian · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	03/07/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

Wilberforce House

Station Road

London

NW4 4QE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2023-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2023-05-15OVERDUE

Last: 2022-05-01

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

FRENGER BUSINESS SERVICES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLLIS, John Charles→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GIRARDIN, Albert→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-07-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LANDAURO, Anibal→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-07-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRIFFITHS, Martine→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2000-01-31

Resigned

FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-01-31 · resigned 2020-10-31

Resigned

KEOGH, Malcolm Christopher→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2007-05-17

Resigned

KENWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2018-01-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2024-02-13

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2024-01-09

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-12-28

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-26

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2023-08-15

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-07-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-05-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-05-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-16

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

officers · CH01

2022-05-16

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

officers · CH01

2022-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-07-27