7AM CREATIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07687301 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-29
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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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2021-02-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-02-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-01-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2011-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7AM CREATIVE LIMITED
  20. 2011-06-29
    ROBERTSON, Benjamin appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-29
    ROBERTSON, Samantha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Samantha Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Benjamin Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Samantha Robertsonceased 22/07/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Tc Group Airport House
Purley Way
Croydon
CR0 0XZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Benjamin
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-29
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Active
ROBERTSON, Samantha
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-06-29
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Active

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20