7 FORMATION LIMITED
📈Growthactive
06718528 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 5.9y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,728,643
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.73M | £2.05M |
| Average employees | 51 | 54 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-10-03➖NEEDHAM, Neil resigneddirector
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-28➖ROWELL, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-06-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-03-01➖SMITH, Simon Robert resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-01➕NEEDHAM, Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-01-01➕BAGSHAW, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-01-28➕GARNER, Jak appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➖COLLINS, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2014-12-31➖STEEL, Michael resigneddirector
- 2014-11-13➖SMITH, Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2014-11-10➕ROWELL, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➖SMITH, Simon Robert resigneddirector
- 2014-10-31➖MITCHELL, Philip Edward resigneddirector
- 2012-09-12➖ROWELL, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2010-11-22➕ROWELL, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-02-01➕MITCHELL, Philip Edward appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21➖JACKSON, Stewart James resigneddirector
- 2009-01-19➕RUDKIN, Steven Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-01-19➕COLLINS, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-19➕SMITH, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-01-19➕STEEL, Michael appointeddirector
- 2009-01-09➕SMITH, Simon Robert appointeddirector
- 2008-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 FORMATION LIMITED
- 2008-10-08➕SMITH, Simon Robert appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-08➕CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-10-08➖CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-10-08➕JACKSON, Stewart James appointeddirector
- 2008-10-08➕PURDON, John Gardner appointeddirector
- 2008-10-08➖PURDON, John Gardner resigneddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
7f Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
7f Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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7 FORMATION LIMITED
This company · 06718528
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7f Trading Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 15/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Robert Smithceased 15/12/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
23 Princewood Road
Corby
Northants
NN17 4AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)
BAGSHAW, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUDKIN, Steven Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Simon Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2020-03-01
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-10-08
COLLINS, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2014-12-31
JACKSON, Stewart James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2009-08-21
MITCHELL, Philip Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2014-10-31
NEEDHAM, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2025-10-03
PURDON, John Gardner→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-10-08
ROWELL, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-11-10 · resigned 2022-11-28
ROWELL, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-11-22 · resigned 2012-09-12
SMITH, Jonathan Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2014-11-13
SMITH, Simon Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-09 · resigned 2014-11-07
STEEL, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2014-12-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/08/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/06/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (120 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26