EXPRESS LINKS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04813166 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-27
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 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 17.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
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
106 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-03-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2023-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-05-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2010-02-01
    ➖
    CHIKOSHA, Kumbirai resigned
    director
  23. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    PEMBERE, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2009-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2008-01-17
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    CHIKOSHA, Kumbirai appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-17
    ➖
    MADAFI, Lewis Tendai resigned
    director
  27. 2007-12-22
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    PEMBERE, Tsitsi appointed
    director
  28. 2007-12-22
    ➖
    JARVIS, Phawiza resigned
    director
  29. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    PEMBERE, Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    JARVIS, Phawiza appointed
    director
  31. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    PEMBERE, Tsitsi resigned
    director
  32. 2006-06-17
    ➕
    MADAFI, Lewis Tendai appointed
    director
  33. 2003-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As EXPRESS LINKS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  34. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    PEMBERE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2003-06-27
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    PEMBERE, Peter appointed
    director
  38. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    PEMBERE, Tsitsi appointed
    director
  39. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2003-06-27
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Pembere
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tsitsi Pembere
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2003-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Winslow House Ashurst Park
Church Lane
Sunninghill
Berkshire
SL5 7DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

PEMBERE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEMBERE, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEMBERE, Tsitsi→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2003-06-27
Resigned
CHIKOSHA, Kumbirai→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2010-02-01
Resigned
JARVIS, Phawiza→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2007-12-22
Resigned
MADAFI, Lewis Tendai→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-17 · resigned 2008-01-17
Resigned
PEMBERE, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
PEMBERE, Tsitsi→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2003-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property24/02/200914/05/2014

Recent filings (106 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31