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🌳Matureactive

06730986 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-10-23

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	1100	900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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WAINWRIGHT, Michael Dennis resigned
director
2025-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-21
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HARVEY, Simon James resigned
secretary
2024-12-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-12-21
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officers · AP03
2024-12-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-20
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O'DWYER, Shaun James appointed
secretary
2024-12-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-19
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HARVEY, Simon James appointed
secretary
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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GREENWOOD, Mark resigned
director
2023-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-03
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HARVEY, Simon James appointed
director
2023-01-03
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PATTIMORE, Sean appointed
director
2022-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-07
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POCOCK, Lynder Christine resigned
director
2022-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-24
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SYMONS, Robert John Carey resigned
secretary
2021-10-24
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SYMONS, Robert John Carey resigned
director
2021-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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WILLIAMS, Lucy appointed
director
2017-10-06
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FRENCH, Miranda resigned
director
2016-12-05
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WILLIAMS, Peter resigned
director
2016-09-06
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O'DWYER, Shaun James appointed
director
2016-09-06
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POCOCK, Lynder Christine appointed
director
2016-01-06
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CAMPBELL-HORNER, Sarah Leigh resigned
director
2015-06-02
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CAMPBELL-HORNER, Sarah Leigh appointed
director
2015-06-02
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FRENCH, Miranda appointed
director
2013-04-24
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BROOKS, Simon Bentley, Dr resigned
director
2011-03-28
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BROOKS, Simon Bentley, Dr appointed
director
2011-02-25
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GREENWOOD, Mark appointed
director
2011-02-21
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WAINWRIGHT, Michael Dennis appointed
director
2010-12-17
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DAVIES, Phillip Emrys resigned
director
2010-07-16
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CANN, Malcolm John resigned
director
2008-10-23
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Company incorporated
As ABLE RADIO
2008-10-23
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SYMONS, Robert John Carey appointed
secretary
2008-10-23
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CANN, Malcolm John appointed
director
2008-10-23
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DAVIES, Phillip Emrys appointed
director
2008-10-23
➕
SYMONS, Robert John Carey appointed
director
2008-10-23
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WILLIAMS, Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shaun James O'Dwyer Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest	03/01/2022

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Nant Bran

Upper Cwmbran Road

Cwmbran

Torfaen

NP44 1SN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26