STANDMODE LTD
🌳Matureactive
05256708 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£886.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £886,773
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£887k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.05M | £989.8k |
| Current assets | £80.2k | — |
| Debtors | £80.2k | — |
| Net assets | £886.8k | £826.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-16➕HENDRY, Treve Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-08-16➕MEYER, Hans Marthinus appointeddirector
- 2024-08-16➕TURNBULL, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-08-16➖FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-16➖FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-08-16➖FITZGERALD, Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2004-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-10-18➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-18➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs STANDMODE LTD
- 2004-10-12➕FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-12➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-12➕FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2004-10-12➕FITZGERALD, Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-10-12➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Argent Industrial Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Argent Industrial Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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STANDMODE LTD
This company · 05256708
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Argent Industrial Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs June Elizabeth Fitzgeraldceased 16/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Fitzgeraldceased 16/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit 16 Mill Park
Cannock
WS11 7XT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
HENDRY, Treve Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEYER, Hans Marthinus→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNBULL, Julie Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2024-08-16
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2004-10-18
FITZGERALD, June Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2024-08-16
FITZGERALD, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2024-08-16
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2004-10-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 14/12/2004 | 09/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/12/2004 | 09/08/2024 |
Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09