6 KEYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05598910 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-20
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 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£472.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). 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 16.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £472,719

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
Net Worth
£473k
Current Assets
£723k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£509.5k
Current assets£723.0k
Cash£64.9k
Debtors£658.0k
Net assets£472.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-11
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  3. 2023-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-07-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-07-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2019-09-29
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  13. 2018-12-19
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    officers · CH03
  14. 2018-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2014-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2014-02-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  20. 2010-03-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2010-01-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2009-08-31
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    ASHTON, Janet resigned
    director
  23. 2008-02-01
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    ASHTON, Janet appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-18
    ➖
    CHRISTELOW, Alastair Donald resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    CHRISTELOW, Alastair Donald appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-09-30
    ➖
    CHRISTELOW, Sharon Ann resigned
    director
  28. 2005-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 6 KEYS LIMITED
  29. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    CHRISTELOW, Ian James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    CHRISTELOW, Ian James appointed
    director
  31. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    CHRISTELOW, Sharon Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 signal

Multiple 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Waggerlow Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Waggerlow Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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6 KEYS LIMITED
This company · 05598910

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
Waggerlow Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Julie Ann Wagstaffceased 16/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Ian James Christelowceased 16/06/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Broadlands Manor Peckleton Lane
Leicester Forest West
Leicester
LE9 9QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CHRISTELOW, Ian James→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTELOW, Ian James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGSTAFF, Julie Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTELOW, Alastair Donald→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-24 · resigned 2008-01-18
Resigned
ASHTON, Janet→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2009-08-31
Resigned
CHRISTELOW, Sharon Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2007-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/02/201425/09/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/03/201027/06/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/01/201027/06/2014

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02