17 ND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07097777 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-08
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
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£37.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,039

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£71k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£43k£57k£71kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£140.1k—
Current assets£70.9k—
Net assets£37.0k—
Average employees—100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-04-06
    ➕
    KENCHINGTON, Christina appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-05
    ➖
    CLARK, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-05
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  20. 2019-03-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-13
    ➖
    WEBB, Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    WEBB, Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2009-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 ND LIMITED
  24. 2009-12-08
    ➕
    DAVIES, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Davies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Clarkceased 25/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Exchange
Mill Lane
Great Dunmow
Essex
CM6 1BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Neil→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-12-08
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Active
KENCHINGTON, Christina→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-06
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Active
CLARK, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2024-03-05
Resigned
WEBB, Christopher→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2016-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22