120 FEET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05679770 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£875.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £875,385
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1000k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£875k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£282k£564k£846k£1.1m£1.4mJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£908.3k£645.9k
Current assets£1.41M£1.12M
Cash£1000.0k£780.3k
Debtors£409.4k£338.7k
Net assets£875.4k£637.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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  3. 2024-03-12
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  4. 2023-03-11
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  5. 2022-03-22
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  6. 2021-03-23
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  7. 2020-03-10
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  8. 2019-05-07
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  9. 2018-05-21
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  10. 2017-04-11
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  11. 2017-01-31
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-01-31
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2017-01-31
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-09-21
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  15. 2008-04-06
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    KAY, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2006-01-19
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    KAY, Jonathan Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    KAY, Sonia Hazel appointed
    director
  18. 2006-01-19
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  19. 2006-01-19
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  20. 2006-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 120 FEET LIMITED
  21. 2006-01-18
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-01-18
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sonia Hazel Kay
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Jonathan Mark Kay
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Lymore Villa 162a London Road
Chesterton
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 7JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KAY, Jonathan Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-19
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Active
KAY, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-06
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Active
KAY, Sonia Hazel→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-18 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-18 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27