CORE FUSION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07127093 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-15
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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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38210SIC 38210
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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  2. 2024-10-07
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  3. 2023-10-25
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  5. 2023-10-06
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  6. 2023-08-16
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-20
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  8. 2021-08-13
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  9. 2020-08-21
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  10. 2019-09-19
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  11. 2019-06-28
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  12. 2018-10-23
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  13. 2018-10-20
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  14. 2017-09-26
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  15. 2017-09-26
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  16. 2017-09-25
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    MUSIC-DICKER, Leila appointed
    director
  17. 2013-09-29
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    MUSIC-DICKER, Leila appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-14
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    BAXTER, Tracy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CORE FUSION LIMITED
  20. 2010-01-15
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    DICKER, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-15
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    BAXTER, Tracy appointed
    secretary

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Leila Music-Dicker
Individual · Slovenian · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest15/01/2017
Mr Mark Dicker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/01/2017

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
Incorporated2010-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

52 Sweet Briar Road
Stanway
Colchester
Essex
CO3 0HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MUSIC-DICKER, Leila→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-29
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DICKER, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-01-15
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MUSIC-DICKER, Leila→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-09-25
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Active
BAXTER, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2013-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-21