ABOUT CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07261691 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-21
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 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees1100

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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    RUSSELL, Vanessa Siobhan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-09-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-18
    ➖
    GRAY, Richard resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-06-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2024-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-05-24
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2022-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2020-11-12
    ➖
    KHAN, Hasham resigned
    director
  23. 2020-01-16
    ➕
    BACK, Terence Alan James appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-21
    ➕
    KHAN, Hasham appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-03
    ➖
    MANWARING, Thomas Patrick resigned
    director
  26. 2017-10-25
    ➖
    DOSANI, Sachin resigned
    director
  27. 2014-10-23
    ➖
    WESTCOTT, Nicholas Toby resigned
    director
  28. 2013-11-24
    ➖
    PYE, Chris Barton resigned
    director
  29. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    MANWARING, Thomas Patrick appointed
    director
  30. 2012-01-24
    ➕
    WESTCOTT, Nicholas Toby appointed
    director
  31. 2011-11-24
    ➕
    PYE, Chris Barton appointed
    director
  32. 2011-04-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mount Eden Land Limited
  33. 2010-07-20
    ➕
    DE, Paula Esdaze appointed
    secretary
  34. 2010-07-20
    ➖
    NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2010-06-16
    ➕
    DOSANI, Sachin appointed
    director
  36. 2010-06-16
    ➕
    GRAY, Richard appointed
    director
  37. 2010-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
  38. 2010-05-21
    ➕
    DE, Thomas Gopala appointed
    director
  39. 2010-05-21
    ➕
    NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Zachary Tarica
Individual · American · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/02/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Paula Esdaze Deceased 16/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Thomas Gopala Deceased 16/02/2024· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

DE, Paula Esdaze→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACK, Terence Alan James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE, Thomas Gopala→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Vanessa Siobhan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-21 · resigned 2010-07-20
Resigned
DOSANI, Sachin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2017-10-25
Resigned
GRAY, Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
KHAN, Hasham→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-21 · resigned 2020-11-12
Resigned
MANWARING, Thomas Patrick→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-11 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned
PYE, Chris Barton→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2013-11-24
Resigned
WESTCOTT, Nicholas Toby→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-01-24 · resigned 2014-10-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Mount Eden Land
Mount Eden Land Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property12/04/201126/02/2021

Recent filings (96 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06