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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 14.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.5 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

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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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2021-03-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-26
    📄
    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  15. 2021-02-15
    COUELLE, Etienne appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-15
    KOUTROS, Nicolas resigned
    director
  17. 2020-11-02
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2020-11-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-10-31
    ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-10-31
    FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2020-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-01-01
    SAVARE, Marie resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-21
    FRANCOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR SAS appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2011-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Camilla Baldwin
  26. 2011-11-01
    MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel resigned
    secretary
  27. 2011-11-01
    FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE UK LIMITED
  29. 2011-06-10
    SAVARE, Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 2011-06-10
    MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel appointed
    secretary
  31. 2011-06-10
    KOUTROS, Nicolas appointed
    director
  32. 2011-06-10
    SAVARE, Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 Thomas Savare
Individual · French · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/02/2024
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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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
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31
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Active
COUELLE, Etienne
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Active
SAVARE, Thomas
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANCOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR SAS
corporate-director · appointed 2013-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORLEY, Jonathan Nigel
secretary · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
KOUTROS, Nicolas
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2021-02-15
Resigned
SAVARE, Marie
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Camilla Baldwin
Rent deposit deed1 property17/11/2011
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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