08 UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
06230514 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-27
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£305.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
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 (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 (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £305,166
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,207 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£305k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£441k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£88k£176k£265k£353k£441kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£305.2k£329.4k
Current assets£440.9k£365.6k
Net assets£305.2k£329.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-08-31
    O'HARA, Sally Caroline appointed
    director
  7. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-05-03
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-01
    OHEADHRA & CO LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2017-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-06-03
    O'HARA & CO LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-06-03
    OHEADHRA & CO LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-07-27
    O'HARA, Tynan appointed
    director
  22. 2009-07-27
    O'HARA, Sally resigned
    director
  23. 2007-09-05
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-09-05
    O'HARA & CO LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-09-05
    O'HARA, Sally appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-05
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 08 UK LTD
  28. 2007-04-27
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-04-27
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tynan O'Hara
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares29/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

15 Madoc Street
Llandudno
Conwy
LL30 2TL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

O'HARA, Sally Caroline
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-31
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Active
O'HARA, Tynan
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned
O'HARA & CO LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2013-06-03
Resigned
OHEADHRA & CO LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
O'HARA, Sally
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2009-07-27
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-28