51 DEGREES MOBILE EXPERTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06880938 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £35,330
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 143% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.3k£14.6k
Current assets£37.1k
Cash£16.7k£11.1k
Debtors£20.4k
Net assets£35.3k£14.6k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-11
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-10-11
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-06-17
    MEDCRAFT, Huw appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-17
    ROSEWELL, James William appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-17
    ROSEWELL, Sarah Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-17
    ROSEWELL, Allan William Rosewell resigned
    director
  22. 2010-11-01
    ROSEWELL, Allan William Rosewell appointed
    director
  23. 2010-11-01
    ROSEWELL, Sarah Ruth resigned
    director
  24. 2009-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 51 DEGREES MOBILE EXPERTS LIMITED
  25. 2009-04-20
    ROSEWELL, Sarah Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James William Rosewell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mrs Sarah Ruth Rosewell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Regus Forbury Square
Davidson House
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MEDCRAFT, Huw
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-17
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Active
ROSEWELL, James William
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSEWELL, Sarah Ruth
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSEWELL, Allan William Rosewell
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2011-06-17
Resigned
ROSEWELL, Sarah Ruth
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-11