UD SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06904669 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-13

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-04-12
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accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
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CUNNINGHAM, Robert resigned
director
2025-07-14
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SCHNEIDER, Stephanie resigned
director
2025-07-14
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WRIGHT, Nathan resigned
director
2024-08-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-08-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-30
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address · AD03
2022-08-23
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address · AD02
2022-05-04
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officers · TM01
2022-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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DARBYSHIRE, Timothy resigned
director
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts · AA01
2020-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-11
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CLARKSON, Spencer Brian Edwin resigned
director
2020-04-02
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PIPE, Sharon Louise Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-04-02
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SCHNEIDER, Stephanie appointed
director
2020-01-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-12-20
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DANIELS, Steven resigned
director
2019-12-20
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HALE, Peter John resigned
director
2019-12-20
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry resigned
director
2019-12-20
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ROGAN, Michael Peter resigned
director
2018-11-01
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CLARKSON, Spencer Brian Edwin appointed
director
2018-11-01
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DARBYSHIRE, Timothy appointed
director
2017-04-24
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ARMITAGE, Steven Martin resigned
director
2016-04-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Limited
2015-10-01
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ARMITAGE, Steven Martin appointed
director
2015-03-12
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DANIELS, Steven appointed
director
2014-09-08
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WRIGHT, Nathan appointed
director
2014-04-25
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry appointed
director
2014-04-25
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry resigned
director
2014-04-25
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry appointed
director
2014-04-25
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry resigned
director
2014-04-23
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CUNNINGHAM, Robert appointed
director
2014-04-23
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HOGARTH, Paul Henry appointed
director
2014-04-23
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ROGAN, Michael Peter appointed
director
2013-06-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-08-05
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HALE, Peter John appointed
director
2011-08-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Teneric Limited
2011-05-14
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HODNETT, Lynn resigned
director
2010-07-01
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HODNETT, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2009-05-13
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Company incorporated
As UD SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED

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Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor, Parkway House Palatine Road

Northenden

Manchester

M22 4DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-27

Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

HODNETT, Paul Anthony→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PIPE, Sharon Louise Elizabeth→

director · ~71y · appointed 2020-04-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARMITAGE, Steven Martin→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2017-04-24

Resigned

CLARKSON, Spencer Brian Edwin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2020-09-11

Resigned

CUNNINGHAM, Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-23 · resigned 2025-07-14

Resigned

DANIELS, Steven→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

DARBYSHIRE, Timothy→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2022-04-22

Resigned

HALE, Peter John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

HODNETT, Lynn→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-05-13 · resigned 2011-05-14

Resigned

HOGARTH, Paul Henry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2014-04-25

Resigned

HOGARTH, Paul Henry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2014-04-25

Resigned

HOGARTH, Paul Henry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-23 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

ROGAN, Michael Peter→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-23 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

SCHNEIDER, Stephanie→

director · ~37y · appointed 2020-04-02 · resigned 2025-07-14

Resigned

WRIGHT, Nathan→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2025-07-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Limited	A registered charge	—	22/04/2016	03/01/2020
	satisfied	Teneric Teneric Limited	Fixed & floating charge	1 property	05/08/2011	26/06/2013

Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2024-08-20

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-22