7 TO 7 NEWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07069509 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-08
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 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£88k£176k£264k£352k£439kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£92.2k
Current assets—£439.4k
Net assets—£10.7k
Average employees700—

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
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-01
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    PATEL, Mrs Phalguni Manveshkumar appointed
    director
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-08-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-06-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-05-01
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    PATEL, Hiralkumar Dilipbhai resigned
    director
  19. 2018-04-24
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    address · AD01
  20. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rajan Vithalbhati Patel
  22. 2014-08-05
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    PATEL, Manveshkumar Manubhai appointed
    director
  23. 2014-08-05
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    AMIN, Minesh Dilip resigned
    director
  24. 2014-08-05
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    PATEL, Hiralkumar Dilipbhai appointed
    director
  25. 2014-08-05
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    GATHER FINANCE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2010-11-17
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    AMIN, Minesh Dilip appointed
    director
  27. 2010-11-07
    ➖
    PATEL, Amit Kumar Ramanbhai resigned
    director
  28. 2010-11-07
    ➕
    GATHER FINANCE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2009-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 7 TO 7 NEWS LIMITED
  30. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  31. 2009-11-08
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  32. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    PATEL, Amit Kumar Ramanbhai 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Manveshkumar Manubhai Patel
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/02/2017

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
Incorporated2009-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

6th Floor, Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PATEL, Manveshkumar Manubhai→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Mrs Phalguni Manveshkumar→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMIN, Minesh Dilip→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-11-17 · resigned 2014-08-05
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2009-11-08
Resigned
PATEL, Amit Kumar Ramanbhai→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2010-11-07
Resigned
PATEL, Hiralkumar Dilipbhai→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-08-05 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
GATHER FINANCE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-07 · resigned 2014-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Rajan Vithalbhati Patel
A registered charge1 property28/04/201525/08/2018

Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-11-28