7C INTERIM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06163222 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-15
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£12.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,304
Net assets shrinking
Down £53,468 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£47k£63k£79kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£12.3k£65.8k
Current assets£78.9k£65.8k
Net assets£12.3k£65.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-08
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    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-12-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-04-07
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    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-04-07
    ➖
    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-07
    ➖
    CRAVEN, David Gerald resigned
    director
  20. 2008-04-07
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    CRAVEN, David Gerald resigned
    director
  21. 2007-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 7C INTERIM LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, David Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, David Gerald appointed
    director
  27. 2007-03-15
    ➕
    CRAVEN, David Gerald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr David Gerald Craven
Individual · English · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/03/2017
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Craven
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Hardgate Barn
Bishop Thornton
Harrogate
HG3 3JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-15
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Active
CRAVEN, David Gerald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-15
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Active
CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-08
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Active
CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-15 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
CRAVEN, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-15 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
CRAVEN, David Gerald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-15 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
CRAVEN, David Gerald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-15 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-02