101SMART LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05294196 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-23
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 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 10.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16➕SUTTON, Roger Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-09➖SUTTON, Roger Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-01➕ALDERTON, Luke David appointeddirector
- 2016-04-19➖ALDRIDGE, Martin John resigneddirector
- 2016-03-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-06-03➕HALL, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-03➕HALL, David Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2015-06-03➖HELEN SIDA LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-01➕STIBBON, Holly Amber appointeddirector
- 2004-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 101SMART LIMITED
- 2004-11-23➕HELEN SIDA LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-23➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-23➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-23➕ALDRIDGE, Martin John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-23➕SUTTON, Roger Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-11-23➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-23➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Jonathan Hall Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Holly Amber Stibbon Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Luke David Alderton Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Charles Suttonceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Unit 15 Beech Avenue
Taverham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR8 6HW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ALDERTON, Luke David→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-04-01
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HALL, David Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-03
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STIBBON, Holly Amber→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2005-04-01
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SUTTON, Roger Charles→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-11-16
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HELEN SIDA LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2015-06-03
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2004-11-23
ALDRIDGE, Martin John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2016-04-19
SUTTON, Roger Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2022-11-09
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2004-11-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09