AHEAD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05687891 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-01-25

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (9 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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GILBERT, Ian Michael resigned
director
2026-02-06
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-29
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officers · CH01
2025-12-10
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officers · AP01
2025-12-08
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officers · AP01
2025-12-05
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HARRISON, Caroline appointed
director
2025-12-05
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LARGE, Emily May appointed
director
2025-10-08
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officers · TM01
2025-09-12
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FYFE, Colin Dundas resigned
director
2025-07-18
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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accounts · AA01
2024-04-13
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
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officers · AP01
2023-10-04
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officers · AP01
2023-10-04
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officers · AP01
2023-09-20
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HAMLIN, Claire Marie appointed
director
2023-09-20
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SHERIFF, Janet appointed
director
2023-09-20
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WARD, Matt appointed
director
2023-09-20
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FOSTER, Nigel Richard John resigned
director
2023-09-20
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PARTRIDGE, Robert James resigned
director
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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officers · TM01
2023-01-05
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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DEAN, Martin David resigned
director
2022-12-31
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JENNINGS, Gerald Robert resigned
director
2022-10-10
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officers · AP01
2022-09-13
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OSBORNE, Gareth appointed
director
2020-03-05
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HEWITT, Rebecca appointed
director
2019-06-10
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GILBERT, Ian Michael appointed
director
2019-06-10
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MCLEAN, Neil Martin resigned
director
2018-07-23
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WEBB, Steven John appointed
director
2018-01-09
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PARTRIDGE, Robert James appointed
director
2016-08-31
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TOPLAS, David Hugh Sheridan resigned
director
2015-11-18
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FOSTER, John Charles resigned
secretary
2014-09-23
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BURRAS, Stephanie Louise resigned
secretary
2014-09-23
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FOSTER, John Charles appointed
secretary
2013-07-01
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MCLEAN, Neil Martin appointed
director
2013-05-07
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MCCLEA, Nigel Patrick David resigned
director
2012-12-10
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FYFE, Colin Dundas appointed
director
2012-10-16
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WATERHOUSE, John Frank resigned
director
2012-09-27
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JENNINGS, Gerald Robert appointed
director
2011-10-18
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WILLIAMSON, Gary James resigned
director
2011-01-19
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WILLIAMSON, Stephen John resigned
director
2010-05-14
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BRETT, Richard Jeffrey, Councillor resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FYFE, Colin Dundas resigned 2025-09-12; GILBERT, Ian Michael resigned 2026-02-13

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 5AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25