MARSH HARRIER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04766779 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-16
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-04
    ➖
    CREED TAX ADVISERS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-17
    ➕
    CREED TAX ADVISERS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-05-17
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-11-30
    ➖
    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-08
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2018-06-07
    ➕
    POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2018-05-16
    ➖
    CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-05-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2017-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    BLOFELD, Charlotte Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARSH HARRIER LIMITED
  24. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Geoffrey Cale appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-16
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-05-16
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Cale Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Bishop House Bishop House
10 Wheat Street
Brecon
LD3 7DG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BLOFELD, Charlotte Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Geoffrey Cale→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned
CREED, Anthony Christopher Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned
CREED TAX ADVISERS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-17 · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned
POMFREY ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28