TESCO MOBILE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04780736 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-29

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 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 4.2y

55/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

67 officers (9 active, 67 linked, 60 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

216 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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2025-09-08
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2025-07-17
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officers · AP01
2025-07-10
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ADAMS, Natasha appointed
director
2025-07-02
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officers · TM01
2025-06-19
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BARNES, Matthew Campbell resigned
director
2024-09-30
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2024-08-09
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2024-08-09
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2024-08-09
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2024-07-30
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2024-07-22
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2024-07-18
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officers · TM01
2024-07-16
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officers · TM01
2024-07-12
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WARD, Matthew John appointed
director
2024-07-12
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VAUGHAN, Samuel resigned
director
2024-07-09
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CHEUNG, Alison appointed
director
2024-07-09
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WHEELER, David Clifford resigned
director
2024-03-25
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2024-03-25
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2024-03-14
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BARNES, Matthew Campbell appointed
director
2024-03-14
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TARRY, Jason Mark, Dr resigned
director
2023-12-12
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2023-11-30
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HEFFERNAN, Christine appointed
director
2023-10-04
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2023-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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BELLINI, Alessandra resigned
director
2023-07-25
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officers · AP01
2023-07-06
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2023-06-29
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TAYLOR, Jonathan appointed
director
2023-06-22
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PICKTHALL, Claire resigned
director
2022-10-10
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accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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2022-05-20
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PICKTHALL, Claire appointed
director
2022-04-08
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DENYARD, Thomas Charles resigned
director
2022-04-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Banco Santander, S.A.
2021-12-03
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O'SULLIVAN, Paul Michael appointed
director
2021-12-03
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PATTINSON, Paul resigned
director
2021-06-23
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MISTRY, Bhavesh resigned
director
2021-06-23
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WHEELER, David Clifford appointed
director
2021-06-17
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EVANS, Mark resigned
director
2021-06-15
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SCHULER, Lutz Markus appointed
director
2021-06-11
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BOWDEN, Mark resigned
director
2021-06-11
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VAUGHAN, Samuel appointed
director
2019-11-05
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DENYARD, Thomas Charles appointed
director
2019-11-05
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SOPER-LORAINS, Claire Alexandra resigned
director
2019-09-20
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PATTINSON, Paul appointed
director
2019-08-23
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POTTER, Oliver James, Mr. resigned
director
2019-06-10
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BOWDEN, Mark appointed
director
2019-06-10
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KEENAN, Roger James resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Tesco Mobile Communications Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Tesco Mobile Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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O2 Communications Limited

Corporate parent

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TESCO MOBILE LIMITED

This company · 04780736

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Tesco Mobile Communications Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Tesco Mobile Services Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
O2 Communications Limited Corporate entity	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Shire Park

Welwyn Garden City

AL7 1GA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-26

Last: 2025-10-12