A PLACE IN THE SUN CURRENCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06586857 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£642.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £642,457
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,757 YoY
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£664k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Net Worth
£642k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£896k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £648.6k | £687.8k |
| Current assets | £895.8k | £834.8k |
| Cash | £663.6k | £620.0k |
| Debtors | £232.2k | £214.8k |
| Net assets | £642.5k | £681.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-04➖LAVELLE, Pauline Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-07-04➖PALMER, Antoine resigneddirector
- 2024-02-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-27➖ATKINS, Elaine Rosemary resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-18📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-01-18📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-01-18📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-01-18📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-01-18📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2022-01-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-01-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-11-12➕BRIDGE, Andrew Houldsworth appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➕MOSS, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➖ATKINS, Howard Timothy resigneddirector
- 2021-11-12➕LAVELLE, Pauline Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➕PALMER, Antoine appointeddirector
- 2014-07-30➕ATKINS, Elaine Rosemary appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-06-13➕ATKINS, Howard Timothy appointeddirector
- 2011-03-14➖BRAMZELL, Lee Warren resigneddirector
- 2008-09-26➕ARNOLD, Thomas Peter appointeddirector
- 2008-09-26➕HAYNES, Robin George appointeddirector
- 2008-09-26➖ATKINS, Howard Timothy resigneddirector
- 2008-09-26➕BRAMZELL, Lee Warren appointeddirector
- 2008-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A PLACE IN THE SUN CURRENCY LIMITED
- 2008-05-07➕ATKINS, Howard Timothy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Apits Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Apits Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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A PLACE IN THE SUN CURRENCY LIMITED
This company · 06586857
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apits Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas Peter Arnoldceased 12/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robin George Haynesceased 12/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered office
Unit 1 Hollybush House 5a New Road
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
ARNOLD, Thomas Peter→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-09-26
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BRIDGE, Andrew Houldsworth→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-11-12
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HAYNES, Robin George→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-09-26
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MOSS, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-12
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ATKINS, Elaine Rosemary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-30 · resigned 2024-02-27
ATKINS, Howard Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2021-11-12
ATKINS, Howard Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-09-26
BRAMZELL, Lee Warren→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-09-26 · resigned 2011-03-14
LAVELLE, Pauline Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-11-12 · resigned 2024-07-04
PALMER, Antoine→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-12 · resigned 2024-07-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/12/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (128 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-08
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2022-01-18