7.4 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05465062 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-26
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 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
92 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-06-01➕GATLEY, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-10📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-31➖PUTIN, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-31➖PUTIN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-27📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2022-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-24➖JONES, Allyson resigneddirector
- 2011-09-30➖STANTON, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2011-06-15➕PUTIN, Jennifer Claire, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2011-06-15➕PUTIN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-04-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-09-06➕STANTON, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2006-04-05➕JONES, Allyson appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕ALLCORN, Richard John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕PUTIN, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 7.4 LIMITED
- 2005-05-26➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-05-26➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-05-26➕INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-05-26➖INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Group structure
Amiculum Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Amiculum Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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7.4 LIMITED
This company · 05465062
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amiculum Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
The Boathouse Clarence Mill
Clarence Road
Bollington
Cheshire
SK10 5JZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
ALLCORN, Richard John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-05-27
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PUTIN, Jennifer Claire, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-15
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PUTIN, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2023-05-31
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
JONES, Allyson→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2012-01-24
PUTIN, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2011-06-15 · resigned 2023-05-31
STANTON, Matthew James→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2011-09-30
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/04/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-17
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09