INDIE MOBILE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05510127 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-07-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-01
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    JACKSON, Seth John Harry resigned
    director
  18. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce appointed
    director
  19. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    POPE, Adrian appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    JONES, Allen Ernest resigned
    director
  21. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    HOWDLE, James Oliver appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    WOLFE, Tara Kate resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-31
    ➕
    HOWDLE, James Oliver appointed
    director
  24. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    JONES, Allen Ernest appointed
    director
  25. 2005-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As INDIE MOBILE LIMITED
  26. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    WOLFE, Tara Kate appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    JACKSON, Seth John Harry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Pias Holding (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pias Holding (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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INDIE MOBILE LIMITED
This company · 05510127

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pias Holding (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/05/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Universal Music Group N.V.ceased 16/05/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Michel Joseph Lambotceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Kenneth Bruno Gatesceased 28/10/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Lloyds Wharf
2 Mill Street
London
SE1 2BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HOWDLE, James Oliver→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
HOWDLE, James Oliver→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POPE, Adrian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOLFE, Tara Kate→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-15 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
JACKSON, Seth John Harry→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-07-15 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
JONES, Allen Ernest→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17