OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07664768 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
55 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-26📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2021-02-15➕COUELLE, Etienne appointeddirector
- 2021-02-15➖KOUTROS, Nicolas resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2020-11-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-31➕ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-10-31➖FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-01➖SAVARE, Marie resigneddirector
- 2013-11-21➕FRANCOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR SAS appointedcorporate-director
- 2011-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Camilla Baldwin
- 2011-11-01➖MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel resignedsecretary
- 2011-11-01➕FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE UK LIMITED
- 2011-06-10➕SAVARE, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2011-06-10➕MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-10➕KOUTROS, Nicolas appointeddirector
- 2011-06-10➕SAVARE, Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Savare Individual · French · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Oberthur Fiduciaire Sasceased 19/02/2024· 75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Wilberforce House
Station Road
London
NW4 4QE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COUELLE, Etienne→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAVARE, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANCOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR SAS→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2013-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2011-11-01
FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
KOUTROS, Nicolas→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2021-02-15
SAVARE, Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2016-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Camilla Baldwin | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 17/11/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29