80S CASUALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06332316 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£36.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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 £36,847

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£37.6k£33.5k
Current assets£25.2k£25.2k
Net assets£36.8k£32.8k

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
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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
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-27
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-03-20
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    HEWITSON, Jeanette appointed
    director
  14. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 80S CASUALS LIMITED
  18. 2007-08-02
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    HEWITSON, Jeanette appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-08-02
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    HEWITSON, David appointed
    director
  20. 2007-08-02
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-08-02
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-08-02
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-08-02
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 63. 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hewitson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

33 Asser Road
West Derby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L11 8NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HEWITSON, Jeanette→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITSON, David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITSON, Jeanette→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13