ARCHIVE-VAULT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05939594 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£261.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £261,229
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£261k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£212k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £309.6k | £252.5k |
| Current assets | £211.7k | £224.2k |
| Net assets | £261.2k | £208.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-07-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-07-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-07-25📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-31➖FRANKLIN, Simon James resigneddirector
- 2006-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHIVE-VAULT LIMITED
- 2006-09-19➕FRANKLIN, Penelope Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-19➕FRANKLIN, Nicholas Alan appointeddirector
- 2006-09-19➕FRANKLIN, Penelope Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-09-19➕PITCHER, Zoe Samantha appointeddirector
- 2006-09-19➕FRANKLIN, Simon James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
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 |
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Mr Nicholas Alan Franklin Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Zoe Samantha Pitcher Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Cooper House Wendover Road
Rackheath
Norwich
NR13 6LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
FRANKLIN, Penelope Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-09-19
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FRANKLIN, Nicholas Alan→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-09-19
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FRANKLIN, Penelope Jane→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-09-19
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PITCHER, Zoe Samantha→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2006-09-19
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FRANKLIN, Simon James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2007-10-31
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Recent filings (65 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-07-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-07-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-29
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14