5CL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07089812 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 3 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-11-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-11-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕COPELAND, Fay appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖JEFFERY, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-09-04➖PAYNE, Keith Fergus resigneddirector
- 2013-05-08➕FLUET, Clifford Gary appointeddirector
- 2009-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 5CL LIMITED
- 2009-11-28➕JEFFERY, Ian Richard appointeddirector
- 2009-11-28➕PAYNE, Keith Fergus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Lewis Silkin Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lewis Silkin Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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5CL LIMITED
This company · 07089812
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewis Silkin Llp 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Arbor
255 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 9AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COPELAND, Fay→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-07-01
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FLUET, Clifford Gary→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-08
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JEFFERY, Ian Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-28 · resigned 2021-03-31
PAYNE, Keith Fergus→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-11-28 · resigned 2017-09-04
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-15
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-11-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-26