A DEAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06296761 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees500400

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
    ➕
    HORNSBY, Matthew appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-10-23
    ➖
    BARNETT, Mandy Jayne resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-10-23
    ➖
    BARNETT, Mandy Jayne resigned
    director
  13. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    BARNETT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    BARNETT, Mandy Jayne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    BARNETT, Mandy Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A DEAL LIMITED
  24. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Hornsby
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/12/2025
Mr Andrew James Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/06/2017

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
Incorporated2007-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Office 010 Upper Wortley Business Centre
127 Upper Wortley Road
Leeds
LS12 4JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARNETT, Andrew James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNSBY, Matthew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNETT, Mandy Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2023-10-23
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned
BARNETT, Mandy Jayne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2023-10-23
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12