2 START LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06752547 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-18
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 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
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
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-01➕DAY, Jack appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➕NEWCOMBE, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➕STEGGLES, Clinton appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-14➖UDY, Daisy resigneddirector
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27➖VICKERS, Joseph Joshua resigneddirector
- 2023-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31➕CHAMBERS, Roy appointeddirector
- 2017-12-31➕UDY, Daisy appointeddirector
- 2017-12-31➕VICKERS, Joseph Joshua appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26➕MOON, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2012-03-14➖BROWNING, Robert resigneddirector
- 2011-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Staffordshire County Council
- 2011-04-01➕BROWNING, Robert appointeddirector
- 2010-04-01➕MOON, Paul Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2010-03-31➖SEAGRAVE, Andrew Francis resigneddirector
- 2008-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 START LIMITED
- 2008-11-18➕SEAGRAVE, Andrew Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kenneth Moon Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 24/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1122 LIMITED→ 10982973 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 131 DESIGN LIMITED→ 06328117 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 15 POWIS SQUARE BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 04411782 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 1ST 4 SAFETY LTD→ 13832355 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4 Shawcross Industrial Park, Ackworth Road
Hilsea
Portsmouth
PO3 5HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (6 active · 4 resigned)
CHAMBERS, Roy→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-12-31
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MOON, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-26
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MOON, Paul Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-04-01
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NEWCOMBE, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-01
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STEGGLES, Clinton→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-01
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BROWNING, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-03-14
SEAGRAVE, Andrew Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2010-03-31
UDY, Daisy→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-12-31 · resigned 2023-07-14
VICKERS, Joseph Joshua→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-12-31 · resigned 2023-01-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Staffordshire County Council | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 04/04/2011 | 09/06/2022 |
Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31