AAA RATED LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06729369 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-21
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£168.1k
book net assets
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £168,126

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£168k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£34k£67k£101k£135k£168kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£168.1k£158.1k
Net assets£168.1k£158.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-11
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  3. 2024-01-28
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  4. 2023-01-05
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  5. 2023-01-05
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-24
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  8. 2020-10-12
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  9. 2019-04-30
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  10. 2018-08-16
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  11. 2017-07-28
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  12. 2017-07-26
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  13. 2016-08-16
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  14. 2015-12-09
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  15. 2015-12-09
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2011-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Carol appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Kathryn Evanne appointed
    director
  18. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Rebecca Evanne appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Neil George resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Neil George resigned
    director
  21. 2008-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA RATED LIMITED
  22. 2008-10-21
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    THOMPSON, Carol appointed
    director
  23. 2008-10-21
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    THOMPSON, Neil George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-10-21
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    THOMPSON, Neil George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 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

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carol Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Chestnut Farm Barbers Lane
Antrobus
Northwich
CW9 6JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

THOMPSON, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Carol→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-21
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Active
THOMPSON, Kathryn Evanne→
director · ~36y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Rebecca Evanne→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Neil George→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Neil George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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2024-06-13
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accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-10-12
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2020-07-06
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2019-08-19