A TO V LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04488835 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-17
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 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.75M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,749,255
Cash YoY
+82%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£845k
↑ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£350k£700k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.05M£1.95M
Current assets£1.01M£663.4k
Cash£845.0k£463.2k
Debtors£127.1k£184.3k
Net assets£1.75M£1.65M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-05-31
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  4. 2022-06-17
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  5. 2021-07-20
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  6. 2020-08-25
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  7. 2019-08-07
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  8. 2018-07-05
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  9. 2018-03-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2018-03-22
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    officers · CH03
  11. 2017-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2017-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2016-08-30
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  15. 2016-07-19
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2015-09-29
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  17. 2015-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    WARNES, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-12-01
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    HADFIELD, David resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    HADFIELD, Philip George appointed
    director
  21. 2006-07-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2006-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    WESTWELL, Philip resigned
    director
  24. 2002-07-22
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-07-22
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A TO V LIMITED
  27. 2002-07-17
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    HADFIELD, James David appointed
    director
  28. 2002-07-17
    ➕
    HADFIELD, David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-07-17
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-07-17
    ➕
    WESTWELL, Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2002-07-17
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James David Hadfield
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/07/2016
Mrs Gillian Ann Warnes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

15 Clayton Court 5 Welcomb Street
Manchester
Lancashire
M11 2NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WARNES, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADFIELD, James David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADFIELD, Philip George→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADFIELD, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned
WESTWELL, Philip→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2002-07-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property25/07/200603/08/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property13/02/200620/08/2015

Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-18