SOCOMORE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
04031636 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-11
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
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Turnover—£1.58M
Gross profit—£1.38M
Operating profit—£159.6k
Profit before tax—£16.9k
Average employees500300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-08-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-05-12
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2025-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-05-06
    ➕
    HUMPHRIES KIRK SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2024-05-06
    ➖
    YOUSSEFI, Hicham resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-03-28
    ➕
    ANDRIEU, Gérald Martial René Henri Monbeig appointed
    director
  19. 2024-03-28
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, Lance Warwick appointed
    director
  20. 2024-03-28
    ➖
    LE TURDU, Bernard Guy resigned
    director
  21. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    LE TURDU, Bernard Guy appointed
    director
  26. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    YOUSSEFI, Hicham appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-09-22
    ➖
    PILORGET, Loic resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-09-22
    ➖
    PILORGET, Loic resigned
    director
  29. 2000-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SOCOMORE LTD.
  30. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    LESCURE, Frederic appointed
    director
  31. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    PILORGET, Loic appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-07-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    PILORGET, Loic 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Groupe Socomore S.A is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Groupe Socomore S.A
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SOCOMORE LTD.
This company · 04031636

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Groupe Socomore S.A
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Frederic Lescureceased 19/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2000-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

40 High West Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

HUMPHRIES KIRK SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDRIEU, Gérald Martial René Henri Monbeig→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESCURE, Frederic→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIVINGSTONE, Lance Warwick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PILORGET, Loic→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2009-09-22
Resigned
YOUSSEFI, Hicham→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2024-05-06
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-11
Resigned
LE TURDU, Bernard Guy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned
PILORGET, Loic→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2009-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11