7 7 8 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04835413 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-17
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£666
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £666
Net assets shrinking
Down £523,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£666
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£666
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£126k£253k£379k£506k£632kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-192024-04-19
Total assets£666£523.7k
Current assets£666£632.0k
Cash—£95.3k
Debtors£666£536.7k
Net assets£666£523.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-05-22
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  3. 2024-05-22
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-04-24
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  5. 2023-03-29
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  6. 2022-06-27
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  7. 2022-04-28
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-08-23
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  9. 2021-08-23
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  10. 2021-04-30
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  11. 2020-09-11
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    officers · CH03
  12. 2020-09-11
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  13. 2020-09-11
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  14. 2020-05-27
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  15. 2019-03-06
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  16. 2018-04-26
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  17. 2003-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 7 7 8 LIMITED
  18. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    PARTON, Simon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    DAVID, Nicola Mari appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-17
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    PARTON, Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-07-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nicola Mari David
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Simon Parton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

1st Floor Tudor House
16 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last made up to: 2025-04-19
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PARTON, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-17
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Active
DAVID, Nicola Mari→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-17
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Active
PARTON, Simon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-17
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2003-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30