SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06925467 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-05

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 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

61200Wireless telecommunications activities
61900Other telecommunications activities
62090Other information technology service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-05-03
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-06-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-05-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-04-15
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KIRK, Mathew Owen appointed
director
2013-03-28
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WILSON, James Neil appointed
secretary
2013-03-28
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BRADFORD, Paul James appointed
director
2013-03-28
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MOODY, Alex James appointed
director
2013-03-28
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PHILLIPS, David Charles appointed
director
2013-03-28
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WILSON, James Neil appointed
director
2013-03-28
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MORRIS, Timothy Simon resigned
secretary
2013-03-28
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GOLDIE, David Carruth resigned
director
2013-03-28
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WILSON, Geoffrey Paul resigned
director
2013-03-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2011-04-30
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MARSHALL, Scott Bradley resigned
secretary
2011-04-30
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MORRIS, Timothy Simon appointed
secretary
2010-12-01
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BRADFORD, Paul James resigned
secretary
2010-12-01
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MARSHALL, Scott Bradley appointed
secretary
2010-12-01
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BRADFORD, Paul James resigned
director
2010-12-01
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COLMER, Dean Clifford resigned
director
2010-12-01
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GOLDIE, David Carruth appointed
director
2010-12-01
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MITCHELL, Julian resigned
director
2010-12-01
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MOODY, Alex James resigned
director
2010-12-01
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PHILLIPS, David Charles resigned
director
2010-12-01
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WILSON, Geoffrey Paul appointed
director
2009-06-12
➕
BRADFORD, Paul James appointed
secretary
2009-06-12
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BAILEY, Roger Piers Marden resigned
director
2009-06-12
➕
BRADFORD, Paul James appointed
director
2009-06-12
➕
COLMER, Dean Clifford appointed
director
2009-06-12
➕
MITCHELL, Julian appointed
director
2009-06-12
➕
MOODY, Alex James appointed
director
2009-06-12
➕
PHILLIPS, David Charles appointed
director
2009-06-05
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Company incorporated
As SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS LIMITED
2009-06-05
➕
BAILEY, Roger Piers Marden appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Southern Communications Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Southern Communications Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS LIMITED

This company · 06925467

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Southern Communications Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Paul James Bradfordceased 10/05/2016· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-06-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

Glebe Farm Down Street

Dummer

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG25 2AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-19

Last: 2025-06-05