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🌳Matureactive
04381722 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-02-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
39 officers (7 active, 39 linked, 34 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
138 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-11➕CRACKETT, Helen Claire appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-11➖WILLIAMS, Fiona Janet resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16➕RICHARDS, Olivia appointeddirector
- 2024-10-16➕SNEDDON, Carol Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-31➖BELL, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25➕FORSYTH, David Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06➖SADLER, Martin John resigneddirector
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-31➖CORNELL, Peter resigneddirector
- 2022-03-10➕SHAW, Catherine Susan appointeddirector
- 2022-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02➕HIAM, Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2021-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-03➖HOLMES, David resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05➖ADAMS, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-03-05➖BEVAN, Margaret resigneddirector
- 2018-03-12➕SADLER, Martin John appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21➕HOLMES, David appointeddirector
- 2017-02-06➖CHANTER, Richard Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-02-06➖JOHNSON, Sylvia Ann resigneddirector
- 2017-02-06➖JONES, Jean Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2017-01-30➕WILLIAMS, Fiona Janet appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-30➖WYATT, Ann Marie resignedsecretary
- 2016-09-19➕WYATT, Ann Marie appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-19➖YOUENS, Marion Ellen resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-31➖HERBERT, John William resigneddirector
- 2012-02-01➕CORNELL, Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-11-10➕BELL, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-04-20➖PETERSON, Carl Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-11-04➖ELLIOTT, David Herbert resigneddirector
- 2010-06-28➖LUKE, Shaun Robin Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-06-28➖THOMPSON, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2009-11-09➕THOMPSON, Hannah appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 92 events
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
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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
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
Incorporated2002-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Louise House
Roman Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 9JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (7 active · 32 resigned)
CRACKETT, Helen Claire→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-11
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CRACKETT, Helen Claire→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-10
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FORSYTH, David Scott→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-25
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HIAM, Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-12-02
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RICHARDS, Olivia→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-10-16
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SHAW, Catherine Susan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-03-10
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SNEDDON, Carol Louise→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-10-16
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PYE, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2002-07-10
WILLIAMS, Fiona Janet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-01-30 · resigned 2025-12-11
WYATT, Ann Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-19 · resigned 2017-01-30
YOUENS, Marion Ellen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2016-09-19
ADAMS, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2019-03-05
ALLEN, Denis Graham, Cllr→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2009-04-27
BELL, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2024-07-31
BEVAN, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2019-03-05
BOND, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2002-10-16
CHANTER, Richard Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2017-02-06
CHAPLIN, Rosemary Grace→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-01-17 · resigned 2007-11-07
CORNELL, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2022-05-31
ELLIOTT, David Herbert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2010-11-04
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Recent filings (138 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21