OUR PLACE (2008) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06830029 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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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

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 16.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

28 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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2 signals 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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-23
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-05
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
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FRENCH, David George resigned
director
2024-10-30
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ROSE, John Edwin resigned
director
2024-10-30
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TILLY, David William resigned
director
2024-10-30
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VINALL, Ian resigned
director
2024-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Allica Bank Limited
2023-12-12
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Allica Bank Limited
2023-11-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
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DERBYSHIRE, Kevin resigned
secretary
2023-03-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2022-03-16
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MAGUINNESS, Sean Gerald appointed
director
2018-10-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-06-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2018-06-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2017-09-20
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CARTER, Roger Ian appointed
director
2017-09-20
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DERBYSHIRE, Kevin appointed
director
2017-09-20
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PANCISI, Nicholas Terrence appointed
director
2017-09-20
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PRIME, Stuart James appointed
director
2017-09-20
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ROSE, John Edwin appointed
director
2017-09-20
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TILLY, David William appointed
director
2017-09-20
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VINALL, Ian appointed
director
2013-07-26
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HART, Christine Gillian resigned
director
2013-04-09
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FRENCH, David George appointed
director
2010-03-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-01-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-03-24
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DERBYSHIRE, Kevin appointed
secretary
2009-03-24
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CUMMING, Gavin George resigned
director
2009-03-24
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HART, Christine Gillian appointed
director
2009-03-24
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CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2009-02-25
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Company incorporated
As OUR PLACE (2008) LIMITED

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Our Place (2024) Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Our Place (2024) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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OUR PLACE (2008) LIMITED

This company · 06830029

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Our Place (2024) Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	29/10/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David George Frenchceased 02/11/2022· board control

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

Incorporated2009-02-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Our Place School

The Orchard

Bransford

Worcester

WR6 5JE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-01

Last: 2026-06-17