MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06973399 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-27

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
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officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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CLARK, William Arthur appointed
director
2025-09-30
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DINES, Peter Michael resigned
director
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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officers · AP01
2022-11-16
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SLY, James Francis appointed
director
2022-10-04
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officers · AP04
2022-10-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-30
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MERCIA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-09-30
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VENABLES, Graham resigned
secretary
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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officers · AP03
2021-08-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-11
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THAWLEY, Sarah-Louise Anne resigned
secretary
2021-08-11
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VENABLES, Graham appointed
secretary
2021-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-27
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WINWARD, Charles Stephen resigned
director
2021-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-03
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capital · SH08
2020-12-03
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capital · SH10
2020-02-25
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BAILEY, Ceri resigned
secretary
2020-02-25
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THAWLEY, Sarah-Louise Anne appointed
secretary
2020-01-10
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WINWARD, Charles Stephen appointed
director
2018-11-13
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MATTICK, Paul Antony David, Dr appointed
director
2018-09-11
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BAILEY, Ceri appointed
secretary
2018-09-11
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BHATTACHARJEE, Rosie resigned
secretary
2018-07-18
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HAZELL, Timothy Robert Anthony resigned
director
2018-05-04
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MEAD, Matthew Sidney resigned
director
2017-10-20
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BHATTACHARJEE, Rosie appointed
secretary
2017-10-20
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SCOTT, Ian Bennett resigned
secretary
2017-10-12
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SCOTT, Ian Bennett resigned
director
2016-11-30
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GLANFIELD, Martin James appointed
director
2016-11-30
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CHAMBERLAIN, Raymond Kenneth resigned
director
2016-11-30
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DINES, Peter Michael appointed
director
2016-06-29
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VIGGARS, Julian George appointed
director
2015-06-24
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MEAD, Matthew Sidney appointed
director
2012-12-11
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SCOTT, Ian Bennett appointed
director
2012-11-16
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BOOTH, Ian Martyn resigned
director
2012-11-16
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CHAMBERLAIN, Raymond Kenneth appointed
director
2011-05-16
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DAFFERN, Paul resigned
director
2011-05-16
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HAZELL, Timothy Robert Anthony appointed
director
2010-09-20
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PAYTON, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2009-07-27
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Company incorporated
As MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Mercia Asset Management Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mercia Asset Management Plc

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

ultimate parent

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MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · 06973399

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
Mercia Asset Management Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-07-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Forward House

17 High Street

Henley-In-Arden

Warwickshire

B95 5AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22