OUCH (UK)
🌳Matureactive
04339368 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-12-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
40 officers (10 active, 40 linked, 36 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-27➕MONIZ CAIRES, Pedro Filipe appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10➕BAHRA, Anish appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-08➕SILVER, Nick, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-07-02➖BRUCE, Scott resigneddirector
- 2023-04-13➖MCDOWELL, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2023-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-12➖CLARK, Jason resigneddirector
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-01➕NOLAN, Dale appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23➖DUDDY, Linda Jane resigneddirector
- 2022-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01➖DOYLE, John resigneddirector
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-08➕DUDDY, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30➕HOBBS, Valarie Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-11-29➕CLARK, Jason appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24➖BARNETT, Andrya resigneddirector
- 2019-06-20➕DOYLE, John appointeddirector
- 2019-06-01➕MCDOWELL, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08➖BAILEY, Chloe Anne resigneddirector
- 2018-09-10➕TURNER, Margaret Anne appointeddirector
- 2018-08-10➖BAILEY, Fraser John resigneddirector
- 2016-08-22➖DAVIES, Peter Wynne resigneddirector
- 2016-08-20➖DAVIES, Peter Wynne resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-20➖MAY, Peter Jonathan Martin resigneddirector
- 2016-03-07➕BARNETT, Andrya appointeddirector
- 2016-02-19➕BAILEY, Chloe Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-10-30➖BISSET, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2015-07-01➕GOADSBY, Peter James, Professor appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01➕KELLY, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01➕DAVIES, Peter Wynne appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-01➕BAILEY, Fraser John appointeddirector
- 2015-06-19➖POLLOCK, Michael Mark resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-20➖POLLOCK, Michael Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-02-11➖MAY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-02-01➖HATHAWAY, Stephen John resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2001-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Pyramid House
954 High Road
London
N12 9RX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (10 active · 30 resigned)
ALLEN, Colin David→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-11-03
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BAHRA, Anish→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-04-10
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CHAPMAN, Dorothy Joan→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-01-22
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GOADSBY, Peter James, Professor→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-07-01
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HOBBS, Valarie Anne→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-11-30
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KELLY, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-07-01
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MONIZ CAIRES, Pedro Filipe→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-08-27
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Active
SILVER, Nick, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-07-08
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TURNER, Margaret Anne→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-09-10
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DAVIES, Peter Wynne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2016-08-20
GRAHAM, John Spencer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2006-05-07
HOBBS, Valarie Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-07 · resigned 2010-04-09
POLLOCK, Michael Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2015-06-19
BAILEY, Chloe Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2018-10-08
BAILEY, Fraser John→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2018-08-10
BARNETT, Andrya→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2019-06-24
BISSET, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2014-01-16 · resigned 2015-10-30
BRIGGS, Amanda→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2009-03-15
BRUCE, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-01-22 · resigned 2023-07-02
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Recent filings (127 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-06