PATHFINDER PERSONNEL SHEERNESS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06345342 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52241
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
98 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-30➖DAVIS, Lee resigneddirector
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-11-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-11-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2020-07-31➖MORRISON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2019-02-12➕WILLIAMS, Huw Llewelyn Francis appointeddirector
- 2019-02-12➕DAVIS, Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-02-12➖RAWLES, Louis John resigneddirector
- 2017-11-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-08-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-09-14➖MCKAY, Davina resigneddirector
- 2014-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-07-01➖RAWLES, Louis John resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-30➕MCKAY, Davina appointeddirector
- 2013-04-30➕MORRISON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-04-26➖KEMPTON, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2012-06-01➕BURGESS, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2012-06-01➖KEMPTON, Paul David resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-01➕RAWLES, Louis John appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-01➕RAWLES, Louis John appointeddirector
- 2011-06-30➖HILEY, Dennis Arthur resigneddirector
- 2009-09-29➖BARWELL, Peter resigneddirector
- 2007-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs PATHFINDER PERSONNEL SHEERNESS LIMITED
- 2007-08-16➕KEMPTON, Paul David appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-16➕BARWELL, Peter appointeddirector
- 2007-08-16➕HILEY, Dennis Arthur appointeddirector
- 2007-08-16➕KEMPTON, Paul David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen William Burgess Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52241 — SIC 52241
Registered office
Pilgrim House
Canute Road
Southampton
SO14 3FJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
BURGESS, Stephen William→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-06-01
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WILLIAMS, Huw Llewelyn Francis→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-02-12
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KEMPTON, Paul David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2012-06-01
RAWLES, Louis John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2014-07-01
BARWELL, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2009-09-29
DAVIS, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-02-12 · resigned 2025-11-30
HILEY, Dennis Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2011-06-30
KEMPTON, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2013-04-26
MCKAY, Davina→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2016-09-14
MORRISON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2020-07-31
RAWLES, Louis John→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2019-02-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2014 | 15/08/2017 |
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Recent filings (98 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-11-23