69 SQUARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05595095 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£129.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £129,688
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£183k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£130k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £129.7k | £112.5k |
| Current assets | £183.1k | £208.1k |
| Cash | £183.1k | £208.1k |
| Net assets | £129.7k | £112.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-08-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2015-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2012-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Norwich & Peterborough Building Society
- 2005-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 69 SQUARE LIMITED
- 2005-10-17➕METCALFE, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-17➕METCALFE, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2005-10-17➕PINTO, Marco appointeddirector
- 2005-10-17➕M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-17➖M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-17➕DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-10-17➖DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert James Metcalfe Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Marco Pinto Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
52 Shepherds Lane
Dartford
DA1 2NZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
METCALFE, Robert James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-10-17
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METCALFE, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINTO, Marco→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2005-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-17 · resigned 2005-10-17
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-17 · resigned 2005-10-17
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | Deed of legal charge | 1 property | 07/09/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Norwich & Peterborough Building Society | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 02/03/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-30