78 LAVENDER SWEEP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04738837 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-17

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

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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2025-01-02
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2023-05-10
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2023-01-11
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2022-02-13
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accounts · AA
2021-04-20
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accounts · AA
2020-10-24
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officers · AP01
2020-10-24
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officers · TM01
2020-10-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-02
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CROWTHER, James John appointed
director
2020-10-02
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MORRISSEY, David James resigned
director
2019-12-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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officers · AP01
2019-07-03
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officers · TM01
2019-07-01
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SHIRES, Clemmie appointed
director
2019-07-01
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BURRIEL, Jon Mikel resigned
director
2019-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-07-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-12-09
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accounts · AA
2014-05-16
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HUDSON, Stephen John, Mr. resigned
director
2014-05-16
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MORRISSEY, David James appointed
director
2007-07-31
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HUDSON, Stephen John, Mr. appointed
director
2007-07-31
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SHEEHAN, Tim Stafford resigned
director
2004-10-15
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BURRIEL, Jon Mikel appointed
director
2004-10-15
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RANKIN, Alison Claire resigned
director
2003-09-30
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CHAKRAVARTY, Mark Robin resigned
director
2003-09-30
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SHEEHAN, Tim Stafford appointed
director
2003-04-17
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Company incorporated
As 78 LAVENDER SWEEP LIMITED
2003-04-17
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CAZENOVE, Olivia Alice appointed
secretary
2003-04-17
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CAZENOVE, Olivia Alice appointed
director
2003-04-17
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THOMAS, Howard appointed
nominee-secretary
2003-04-17
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THOMAS, Howard resigned
nominee-secretary
2003-04-17
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CHAKRAVARTY, Mark Robin appointed
director
2003-04-17
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RANKIN, Alison Claire appointed
director
2003-04-17
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
nominee-director
2003-04-17
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Olivia Cazenove Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	14/07/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David James Morrisseyceased 02/10/2020· 25-50% shares
Mr Jon Mikel Burrielceased 22/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2003-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

78 Lavender Sweep

London

Greater London

SW11 1HD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

CAZENOVE, Olivia Alice→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-17

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Active

CAZENOVE, Olivia Alice→

director · ~47y · appointed 2003-04-17

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Active

CROWTHER, James John→

director · ~35y · appointed 2020-10-02

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Active

SHIRES, Clemmie→

director · ~34y · appointed 2019-07-01

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Active

THOMAS, Howard→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-17

Resigned

BURRIEL, Jon Mikel→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-10-15 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

CHAKRAVARTY, Mark Robin→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-09-30

Resigned

HUDSON, Stephen John, Mr.→

director · ~45y · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2014-05-16

Resigned

MORRISSEY, David James→

director · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2020-10-02

Resigned

RANKIN, Alison Claire→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2004-10-15

Resigned

SHEEHAN, Tim Stafford→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2007-07-31

Resigned

TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→

nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-17

Resigned

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