FRANCISCO PARTNERS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05317664 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-20

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

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 (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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2024-04-22
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2024-01-05
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2024-01-02
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address · AD01
2023-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
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2023-02-23
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officers · CH01
2022-04-25
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accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-05-28
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accounts · AA
2019-12-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-09
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accounts · AA
2018-05-18
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accounts · AA
2013-08-09
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ZEDRA COSEC (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-08-09
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F&L LEGAL LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-03-01
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LUDWIG, Thomas appointed
director
2010-04-01
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F&L LEGAL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-04-01
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WRIGHTS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-11-30
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STANTON, David Michael resigned
director
2008-09-16
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BALL, Benjamin Hales resigned
director
2008-07-14
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POTAMIANOS, Phokion resigned
director
2008-03-14
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-03-14
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WRIGHTS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-08-02
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SHAH, Deep appointed
director
2007-08-02
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DEB, Dipanjan resigned
director
2007-08-02
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GARFINKEL, Neil Michael resigned
director
2007-08-02
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GEESLIN, Keith Bewley resigned
director
2007-08-02
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GOLOB, David Richard resigned
director
2007-08-02
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GRAY, Andrew James Nathanial resigned
director
2007-08-02
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POTAMIANOS, Phokion appointed
director
2006-08-15
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GARFINKEL, Neil Michael appointed
director
2006-08-15
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GOLOB, David Richard appointed
director
2006-08-14
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MORGAN JR, Gerald Ross resigned
director
2006-06-28
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BALL, Benjamin Hales appointed
director
2006-06-28
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DEB, Dipanjan appointed
director
2006-06-28
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GEESLIN, Keith Bewley appointed
director
2006-06-28
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STANTON, David Michael appointed
director
2005-03-01
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-01
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GRAY, Andrew James Nathanial appointed
director
2005-02-22
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HALLORAN, Ann Marie resigned
secretary
2005-02-02
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HALLORAN, Ann Marie appointed
secretary
2005-02-02
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TRUSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-02
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LINDSAY, Rolf Dixon resigned
director
2005-02-02
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MORGAN JR, Gerald Ross appointed
director
2005-02-02
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TWENTYMAN, Jeffrey Cooper resigned
director
2005-01-24
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LINDSAY, Rolf Dixon appointed
director
2005-01-24
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STOKER, Louise Jane resigned
director

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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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-12-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Birchin Court 5th Floor

19-25 Birchin Lane

London

EC3V 9DU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

ZEDRA COSEC (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LUDWIG, Thomas→

director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHAH, Deep→

director · ~47y · appointed 2007-08-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALLORAN, Ann Marie→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-02 · resigned 2005-02-22

Resigned

F&L LEGAL LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2013-08-09

Resigned

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2008-03-14

Resigned

TRUSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2005-02-02

Resigned

WRIGHTS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2010-04-01

Resigned

BALL, Benjamin Hales→

director · ~60y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2008-09-16

Resigned

DEB, Dipanjan→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2007-08-02

Resigned

GARFINKEL, Neil Michael→

director · ~60y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-02

Resigned

GEESLIN, Keith Bewley→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2007-08-02

Resigned

GOLOB, David Richard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-02

Resigned

GRAY, Andrew James Nathanial→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2007-08-02

Resigned

LINDSAY, Rolf Dixon→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2005-02-02

Resigned

MORGAN JR, Gerald Ross→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-02-02 · resigned 2006-08-14

Resigned

POTAMIANOS, Phokion→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2008-07-14

Resigned

STANTON, David Michael→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-06-28 · resigned 2009-11-30

Resigned

STOKER, Louise Jane→

director · ~53y · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2005-01-24

Resigned

TWENTYMAN, Jeffrey Cooper→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2005-02-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-04-22

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2024-01-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-05-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-04-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-21