7AM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06801560 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£110.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £110,764

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,913 YoY

Cash YoY

+15%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£351k

↑ 15% YoY

Net Worth

£111k

↓ 4.2% YoY

Current Assets

£373k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£224.8k	£301.7k
Current assets	£372.6k	£437.6k
Cash	£351.3k	£305.0k
Debtors	£21.4k	£132.6k
Net assets	£110.8k	£115.7k

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 (37 events)Click to expand

2025-04-04
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officers · CH01
2025-04-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-01
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MCHARRIE, Laura Jane resigned
director
2023-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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VILLANUEVA DELGADO, Javier Moises resigned
director
2023-01-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-19
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FORD, David Anthony resigned
director
2022-07-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-01
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MOORE, Ben appointed
director
2021-01-01
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SMITH, Christian James Ingles appointed
director
2021-01-01
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WINCOTT, Marcus Ronald appointed
director
2021-01-01
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VILLANUEVA DELGADO, Javier Moises appointed
director
2020-06-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2018-01-30
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FORD, David Anthony appointed
director
2017-01-10
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CRATHORNE, Andrew William appointed
director
2016-10-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-05-01
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MCHARRIE, Laura Jane appointed
director
2009-01-26
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Company incorporated
As 7AM LIMITED
2009-01-26
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KING, Adam Frederick appointed
secretary
2009-01-26
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BARNETT, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2009-01-26
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KING, Adam Frederick appointed
director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some 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 17 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Frederick King Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/01/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Michael Anthony Barnettceased 01/09/2023· 25-50% shares
Mr Michael Anthony Barnettceased 10/06/2019· significant influence

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

Incorporated2009-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2H 9JQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06