4-KNEBWORTH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06505322 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£640
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £640
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£640
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.2k | £13.1k |
| Current assets | £24.8k | £25.8k |
| Cash | £1.5k | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £17.3k | £18.7k |
| Net assets | £640 | £349 |
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
16
filings
- • 8 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
16
filings
- • 8 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-15📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2008-02-19➕VASEY, Mark Edward appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-19➕VASEY, Jackie Marjorie Eve appointeddirector
- 2008-02-19➕VASEY, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-02-19➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-02-19➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 4-KNEBWORTH LIMITED
- 2008-02-15➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-02-15➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jackie Marjorie Eve Vasey Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Edward Vasey Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2008-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
122 London Road London Road
Knebworth
SG3 6HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
VASEY, Mark Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-19
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VASEY, Jackie Marjorie Eve→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VASEY, Mark Edward→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-19
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2008-02-19
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2008-02-19
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Recent filings (65 total)
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officers · CH01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-19
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capital · SH08
2026-04-15
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capital · SH10
2026-04-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-28