04190396 LTD
🌳Matureactive
04190396 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£83.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £83,556
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£84k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.6k | £82.1k |
| Net assets | £83.6k | £82.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-02-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-07-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-06-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2018-12-04📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2014-06-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-03-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-03-01➖QUAIF, Jenny resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-07-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-03-29➕QUAIF, John appointeddirector
- 2004-03-01➕QUAIF, Jenny appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-01➖FDM COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-05-14➕QUAIF, Paul appointeddirector
- 2001-05-14➖FDM ASSOCIATES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 04190396 LTD
- 2001-03-29➕FDM COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-03-29➕FDM ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Quaif Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 23/03/2017 |
Mr Paul Quaif Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 23/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 28 Forest Business Park, Argall Avenue
London
E10 7FB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
QUAIF, Jenny→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2013-03-01
FDM COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-01
FDM ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2001-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/06/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/03/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/07/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-02-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-02
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-09-05
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04