123TELECOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04640363 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-17
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 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 16.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,052
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£77k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£120k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£102k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£151.7k£117.3k
Current assets£101.7k£117.3k
Cash£77.4k£63.4k
Debtors£8.0k£53.9k
Net assets£120.1k£65.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    TOLL, Harry appointed
    director
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-04
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    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-03-13
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    capital · SH03
  10. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2018-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-03-07
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-02-09
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  16. 2017-12-30
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  17. 2017-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-06-26
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    MILNER, Karen Diane appointed
    director
  19. 2017-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2016-03-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2009-05-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2007-01-19
    ➕
    POTTER, Howard Frederick Laxton appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-19
    ➖
    MILNER, Karen Diane resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 123TELECOM LIMITED
  25. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    TOLL, Eric Alfred appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-17
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    MILNER, Karen Diane appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-01-17
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-01-17
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TOLL, Harry (same surname) appointed 2024-12-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Karen Diane Milner
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Eric Alfred Toll
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

25 Bsc Centre, Innovation Quarter
Hood Road
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF62 5QN
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

POTTER, Howard Frederick Laxton→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNER, Karen Diane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOLL, Eric Alfred→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOLL, Harry→
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-01-17
Resigned
MILNER, Karen Diane→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2007-01-19
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-01-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/05/200923/03/2016

Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-17