SMOOTH MOVER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05251328 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£656
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £656
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,717 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£677
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£656
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£32.2k£47.7k
Current assets£15.9k£14.5k
Cash£677£2.7k
Debtors£14.7k£10.7k
Net assets£656£8.4k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-01
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    HAMPSON, Julie appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-03
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    HAMPSON, Simon James appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-03
    ➖
    HAMPSON, Benjamin John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-10-08
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    HAMPSON, Simon James resigned
    director
  20. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Benjamin John appointed
    director
  21. 2004-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SMOOTH MOVER LIMITED
  22. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Julie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-10-06
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Simon James appointed
    director
  26. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-10-06
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Simon James Hampson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Julie Hampson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2004-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

16 Sea Lane
Goring By Sea
West Sussex
BN12 4PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HAMPSON, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMPSON, Julie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMPSON, Simon James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned
HAMPSON, Benjamin John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
HAMPSON, Simon James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2008-10-08
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-15