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04375649 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-02-18

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47799SIC 47799
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

38 officers (11 active, 38 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	700	800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2025-08-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
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accounts · AA
2025-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
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COOK, Jayne appointed
director
2025-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
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MONTESDEOCA, Maria Isabel appointed
director
2025-02-11
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SUTCLIFFE, Robyn Louise appointed
director
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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SINGER, Stephanie Barbara resigned
director
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-12
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MILLIGAN, Donald Mclean appointed
director
2023-10-12
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REDINGTON, Paul Richard appointed
director
2023-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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SINGER, Stephanie Barbara appointed
director
2022-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-11
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JENNINGS, Caroline resigned
director
2022-05-11
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WOOD, Christopher John, Dr resigned
director
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-03
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MUSSI, Sergio Giovanni Carlo appointed
director
2021-06-08
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MONK, Jonathan David resigned
director
2021-06-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-22
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SHARPE, David appointed
director
2019-10-23
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MORIARTY, Donna Marie resigned
director
2019-05-15
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JENNINGS, Caroline appointed
director
2019-03-29
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RENNOLDSON, Wendy Margaret resigned
director
2019-01-23
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RENNOLDSON, Wendy Margaret appointed
director
2018-11-14
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BLATHERWICK, Andrew appointed
director
2018-07-30
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SCHNADHORST, Susan Carolyne resigned
director
2018-04-14
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PERAHIA, Albert Samuel resigned
director
2018-03-28
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DURKIN, Deborah resigned
director
2018-01-31
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SCHNADHORST, Susan Carolyne appointed
director
2018-01-31
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WOOD, Christopher John, Dr appointed
director
2017-10-11
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TORKILSDEN, Doleres Frances resigned
director
2017-10-11
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WALTON, Patricia resigned
director
2017-06-01
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ADLARD, Jonathan resigned
director
2016-10-25
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HUNTER, Deborah Susan resigned
director
2015-10-21
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MONK, Jonathan David appointed
director
2015-08-13
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GOLDBERG, Henry Irwin John resigned
director
2015-05-13
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CLEMENT, Andrew resigned
director
2014-03-12
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MORIARTY, Donna Marie appointed
director
2014-01-15
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GOLDBERG, Henry Irwin John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 85 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
1 OAK DENTAL LIMITED→ 13751716 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
12443520 LTD→ 12443520 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
28 FLOWERS LTD→ 15392304 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
2CHE HAIRDRESSER LTD→ 13066644 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
2VH HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ 15500606 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
313 APPAREL LTD→ 16028936 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
365 VITAMINS LIMITED→ 08541997 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
369 COLLECTIVES LTD→ 16400450 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
399 PLUS ONE WAYS LTD→ 17035350 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4SIGHT READERS LIMITED→ 14544610 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
815AM LTD→ 11565389 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
A 4 ALL APPLIANCES LTD→ 11209074 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-02-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

25 Wharf Lane

Rickmansworth

Hertfordshire

WD3 1HA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-04

Last: 2026-02-18