CARLISLE AND EDEN DISTRICTS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

🌳Matureactive

05384148 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-03-07

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

72 officers (8 active, 72 linked, 71 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

200 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	3400	3200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (159 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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officers · TM01
2026-05-26
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WHELAN, Michael Christopher resigned
director
2026-05-11
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officers · AP01
2026-05-10
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WEAVING, Christine Margaret appointed
director
2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-03-29
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ABERNETHY, Andrew Blair Duncan appointed
director
2026-02-13
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officers · TM01
2026-02-12
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SARGINSON, Sally Mary resigned
director
2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
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officers · TM01
2025-08-27
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COWPERTHWAITE, Cheryl Judith resigned
director
2025-08-27
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FURNEAUX, Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-06-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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MORTON, Catriona Robertson Mackenzie resigned
director
2025-02-27
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officers · AP01
2025-02-27
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officers · AP01
2025-02-27
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2025-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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COWPERTHWAITE, Cheryl Judith appointed
director
2025-02-26
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FURNEAUX, Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-02-26
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MUNOZ-SOLDADO, Mireia resigned
director
2025-02-26
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NICOL, Jacqueline resigned
director
2025-02-26
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SARGINSON, Sally Mary appointed
director
2024-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-28
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WHALEN, Jeanette Maria, Cllr appointed
director
2024-08-28
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TAYLOR, Mike resigned
director
2024-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
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MACGREGOR, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-02
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FELTHAM, Katie appointed
director
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
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officers · AP01
2023-10-11
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SMITH, Stephen Peter appointed
director
2023-10-11
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FURNEAUX, Beth resigned
director
2023-10-11
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MCLENNAN, Francis Robert resigned
director
2023-08-30
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WHELAN, Michael Christopher appointed
director
2023-05-31
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BLUE, Katharine resigned
director
2023-05-31
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SHEPHERD, David, Cllr resigned
director
2022-05-25
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MUNOZ-SOLDADO, Mireia appointed
director
2022-03-31
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RAWSTHORN, David resigned
director
2022-03-30
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MACGREGOR, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-02-23
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FORSTER, Paul appointed
director
2022-02-23
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MCLENNAN, Francis Robert appointed
director
2022-02-23
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MORTON, Catriona Robertson Mackenzie appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COWPERTHWAITE, Cheryl Judith resigned 2025-08-27; FURNEAUX, Elizabeth resigned 2025-08-27; SARGINSON, Sally Mary resigned 2026-02-12

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

4th Floor Broadacre House

Lowther Street

Carlisle

CA3 8DA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07