34 UPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04706976 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,382

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£276£553£829£1k£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.4k£1.4k
Current assets£1.4k£1.4k
Net assets£1.4k£1.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-02
    HURWORTH, Jamie Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-02
    SMITH, Hayley resigned
    director
  10. 2020-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-07
    SMITH, Hayley appointed
    director
  15. 2018-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-06-06
    MARSH, Simon Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2003-08-14
    LEONG, Chee Loong appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-14
    DIXON, Mary Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2003-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 34 UPS LIMITED
  23. 2003-03-21
    ARCHER, Jason appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-21
    ARCHER, Jason appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-21
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-03-21
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-03-21
    DIXON, Mary Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-21
    MARSH, Simon Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-21
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-03-21
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Archer
Individual · English · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

34 Upper Parliament Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L8 1TE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ARCHER, Jason
secretary · appointed 2003-03-21
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Active
ARCHER, Jason
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-21
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Active
HURWORTH, Jamie Andrew
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active
LEONG, Chee Loong
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-08-14
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Active
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned
DIXON, Mary Jane
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-08-14
Resigned
MARSH, Simon Paul
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2018-06-06
Resigned
SMITH, Hayley
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2020-04-02
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-02