AUDESSENCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05468532 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
    ➖
    PRB SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-08-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    SLOGGETT, Graham Scott resigned
    director
  19. 2007-03-30
    ➖
    SELLS, Nicola Caroline resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    PRB SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    HALLETT, Lawrence Albert, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    SLOGGETT, Graham Scott appointed
    director
  23. 2005-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDESSENCE LIMITED
  24. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    SPENCER, Martin Guy appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    SELLS, Nicola Caroline appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Martin Guy Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Dr Lawrence Albert Hallett
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Kingfisher House
Hurstwood Grange Hurstwood Lane
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 7QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HALLETT, Lawrence Albert, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Martin Guy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SELLS, Nicola Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned
PRB SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2025-08-27
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
SLOGGETT, Graham Scott→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11