GEORGES SIMENON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04133170 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-27

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£574.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £574,315

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£278k

Net Worth

£574k

Current Assets

£668k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£574.3k	—
Current assets	£667.9k	—
Cash	£278.2k	—
Debtors	£389.7k	—
Net assets	£574.3k	—
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

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
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ALBERTI-PEREZ, Milena appointed
director
2024-11-05
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BENTON, Robert John appointed
director
2024-11-05
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HOFFMAN, Scott resigned
director
2024-11-05
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MINKOW, Andrew resigned
director
2024-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-01
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DURKAN, Mary Margaret appointed
director
2024-09-01
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STRONG, Hilary resigned
director
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-22
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BROUGH, Gordon Haig resigned
director
2020-05-22
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HOFFMAN, Scott appointed
director
2020-05-22
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MICHEL, Caroline Jayne resigned
director
2020-05-22
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MINKOW, Andrew appointed
director
2020-05-22
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NAGGAR, Guy Anthony resigned
director
2020-05-22
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STRONG, Hilary appointed
director
2019-02-21
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BROUGH, Gordon Haig appointed
director
2019-02-21
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SKERRETT, Philip Edward resigned
director
2016-05-26
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NAGGAR, Guy Anthony appointed
director
2016-03-31
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard resigned
secretary
2016-03-31
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard resigned
director
2015-12-18
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SKERRETT, Philip Edward appointed
director
2014-12-01
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard appointed
secretary
2013-07-29
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SIMENON, Pierre resigned
director
2013-05-29
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AGGETT, Paul Bernard appointed
director
2013-05-24
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FOSTER, Michael Adam resigned
director
2013-02-11
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SIMENON, Pierre appointed
director
2012-05-03
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DOWNING, Terry William resigned
director
2012-05-03
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DURKAN, Mary Margaret resigned
director
2012-05-03
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FOSTER, Michael Adam appointed
director
2012-05-03
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MICHEL, Caroline Jayne appointed
director
2012-02-03
➖
SIMENON, Pierre resigned
director
2011-09-30
➖
BEALE, Philip Arthur resigned
secretary
2011-08-24
➖
ASTOR, William Waldorf, Viscount resigned
director
2010-11-30
➕
DURKAN, Mary Margaret appointed
director

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMENON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Worldwrites Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Worldwrites Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GEORGES SIMENON LIMITED

This company · 04133170

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Worldwrites Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/04/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Worldwrites Limitedceased 07/04/2020· 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.

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-12-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

77 Station Road

Petersfield

GU32 3FQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-10

Last: 2025-12-27

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

ALBERTI-PEREZ, Milena→

director · ~53y · appointed 2024-11-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENTON, Robert John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2024-11-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DURKAN, Mary Margaret→

director · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMENON, John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2001-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AGGETT, Paul Bernard→

secretary · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

BEALE, Philip Arthur→

secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2011-09-30

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2000-12-27

Resigned

AGGETT, Paul Bernard→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-29 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

ASTOR, William Waldorf, Viscount→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2011-08-24

Resigned

BANKS, Jeremy Loch Mansell→

director · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-02 · resigned 2006-01-31

Resigned

BEALE, Philip Arthur→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2004-10-01

Resigned

BROUGH, Gordon Haig→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-02-21 · resigned 2020-05-22

Resigned

DOWNING, Terry William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2012-05-03

Resigned

DURKAN, Mary Margaret→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2012-05-03

Resigned

FOSTER, Michael Adam→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2013-05-24

Resigned

HOFFMAN, Scott→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-05

Resigned

MICHEL, Caroline Jayne→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2020-05-22

Resigned

MINKOW, Andrew→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-22 · resigned 2024-11-05

Resigned

MURPHY, Susan Margaret→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2007-01-26

Resigned

NAGGAR, Guy Anthony→

director · ~86y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2020-05-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (155 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-23

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-12-15

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-15

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

accounts · AA

2025-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-10

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-01-10

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

officers · AP01

2024-11-19

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

address · AD01

2024-11-08

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

officers · AP01

2024-11-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-06

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

officers · AP01

2024-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-07-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-02