59 ST IVES LTD
🌳Matureactive
06006871 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-22
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 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17➖STEVENS, Jessie resigneddirector
- 2006-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 59 ST IVES LTD
- 2006-11-22➕SPENCER SMITH, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-22➕SPENCER SMITH, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2006-11-22➕SPENCER-SMITH, Allen Michael appointeddirector
- 2006-11-22➕STEVENS, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2006-11-22➕STEVENS, Jessie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
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 81 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 Matthew Stevens Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/11/2017 |
Mrs Andrea Spencer-Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/11/2017 |
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
Incorporated2006-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Francis Clark Llp Melville Building East
Royal William Yard
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 3GW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
SPENCER SMITH, Andrea→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-22
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SPENCER SMITH, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-22
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SPENCER-SMITH, Allen Michael→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-11-22
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STEVENS, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2006-11-22
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STEVENS, Jessie→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-17
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-21