34SP.COM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04201170 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-18
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 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 | 1500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-15➕RANDALL, David appointeddirector
- 2013-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-04-20➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-20➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 34SP.COM LIMITED
- 2001-04-18➕FOSTER, Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-18➕FOSTER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2001-04-18➕MELLING, Stuart Matthew appointeddirector
- 2001-04-18➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-18➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 Stuart Matthew Melling Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Daniel Foster Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
247 Bury Old Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 1JE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
FOSTER, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2001-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLING, Stuart Matthew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2001-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RANDALL, David→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2001-04-20
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2001-04-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/07/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27