2PEP LIMITED
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-05-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-01➕PEPPER, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-01➖PEPPER, Roderick Desmond resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-01➖PEPPER, Roderick Desmond resigneddirector
- 2013-11-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-01-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-07-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 2PEP LIMITED
- 2010-05-26➕PEPPER, Alan appointeddirector
- 2010-05-26➕PEPPER, Roderick Desmond appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-26➕PEPPER, Roderick Desmond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
cleanGroup structure
Blue Car Design Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Car Design Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/01/2011 | 26/10/2016 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/07/2010 | — |