ARDENT 1 LTD
🌳Matureactive
06502058 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-12
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-26➕GRIFFITHS-SCOTT, Jayne appointeddirector
- 2008-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDENT 1 LTD
- 2008-02-12➕SCOTT, Michael David appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-12➕GRIFFITHS, Rhys Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-02-12➕SCOTT, Michael David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael David Scott Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/02/2024 |
Mr Rhys Michael Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/02/2024 |
Mrs Jayne Griffiths-Scott Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael David Scottceased 19/02/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4 Orchard Place
Colchester
CO4 5JW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT, Michael David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, Rhys Michael→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2008-02-12
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GRIFFITHS-SCOTT, Jayne→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-26
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SCOTT, Michael David→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-21