1AFFORDABLECALL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
07736612 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-11
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-11
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    SANDERSON, Rachel Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-13
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    SANDERSON, Rachel Anne resigned
    director
  9. 2022-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-08-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  13. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-01
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    SANDERSON, Rachel Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-17
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  20. 2011-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1AFFORDABLECALL LTD.
  21. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    GIBBS, Philip Norman Blanchard, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Norman Blanchard Gibbs
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Holly House Copthorne Bank
Copthorne
Crawley
W Sussex
RH10 3JH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GIBBS, Philip Norman Blanchard, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-11
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Active
SANDERSON, Rachel Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-12-11
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Active
SANDERSON, Rachel Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-01 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17