2000 MORTGAGES.CO.UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
04940389 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2016-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 2000 MORTGAGES.CO.UK LTD
  17. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    POUND, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    POUND, Michelle appointed
    director
  19. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    POUND, Richard John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-22
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-10-22
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-10-22
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-10-22
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard John Pound
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Michelle Pound
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · 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
Incorporated2003-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

16 Priory Mill
Plympton
Plymouth
PL7 1WR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

POUND, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POUND, Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-10-22
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Active
POUND, Richard John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-22 · resigned 2003-10-22
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-22 · resigned 2003-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15