83A PROJECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06478395 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-21
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
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-13
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2022-10-27
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  6. 2022-10-26
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-10-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-02-12
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-12
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  12. 2022-02-12
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    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-09
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    CHEEK, Christopher appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-09
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    FEARNLEY, Giles Robin appointed
    director
  15. 2022-02-08
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    CRESSWELL, Stephen Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2022-02-08
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    GILBERT, John resigned
    director
  17. 2022-02-08
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    YEXLEY, Mark David James resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  19. 2021-03-04
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  20. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-09
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  22. 2019-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2018-09-06
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    ANDERSON, Robert Michael resigned
    secretary
  25. 2018-09-06
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    ANDERSON, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2018-09-06
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    CHEEK, Christopher resigned
    director
  27. 2018-07-02
    ➖
    SMITH, Ian Martin resigned
    director
  28. 2018-06-04
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    EDMONDSON, Allan Murray resigned
    director
  29. 2017-04-01
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    CRESSWELL, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2017-04-01
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    DEPLEDGE, Anthony resigned
    director
  31. 2017-04-01
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    GILBERT, John appointed
    director
  32. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    YEXLEY, Mark David James appointed
    director
  33. 2014-01-02
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    DEPLEDGE, Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 2014-01-02
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    OWEN, John resigned
    director
  35. 2013-12-02
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    WHELAN, Trevor John Stuart resigned
    director
  36. 2013-05-22
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    EDMONDSON, Allan Murray appointed
    director
  37. 2012-05-30
    ➕
    WHELAN, Trevor John Stuart appointed
    director
  38. 2011-09-30
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    WILDE, Stuart David resigned
    director
  39. 2011-04-14
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    CASH, Jamie appointed
    director
  40. 2010-02-25
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    SMITH, Doreen resigned
    director
  41. 2008-05-20
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    OWEN, John appointed
    director
  42. 2008-05-20
    ➕
    WILDE, Stuart David appointed
    director
  43. 2008-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 83A PROJECTS LIMITED
  44. 2008-01-21
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    ANDERSON, Robert Michael appointed
    secretary
  45. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  46. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    CHEEK, Christopher appointed
    director
  47. 2008-01-21
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    SMITH, Doreen appointed
    director
  48. 2008-01-21
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    SMITH, Ian Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Christopher Cheek
Individual
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/04/2016
Mr Christopher Cheek
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Martin Smithceased 04/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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

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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
Incorporated2008-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Tilekiln Lane
Hastings
TN35 5EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

CASH, Jamie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEEK, Christopher→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEARNLEY, Giles Robin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Robert Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2018-09-06
Resigned
ANDERSON, Robert Michael→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2018-09-06
Resigned
CHEEK, Christopher→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2018-09-06
Resigned
CRESSWELL, Stephen Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned
DEPLEDGE, Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-02 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
EDMONDSON, Allan Murray→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-05-22 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
GILBERT, John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned
OWEN, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2014-01-02
Resigned
SMITH, Doreen→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
SMITH, Ian Martin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2018-07-02
Resigned
WHELAN, Trevor John Stuart→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2013-12-02
Resigned
WILDE, Stuart David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
YEXLEY, Mark David James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-12