07737281 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07737281 · 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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
46 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-21
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Anthony Philip appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-09-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-09-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-09-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2014-09-09
    ➖
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-11-02
    ➕
    DUNNE, Simon Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-02
    ➖
    ALLIN, Jeremy Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-02
    ➖
    LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2011-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 07737281 LIMITED
  24. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    ALLIN, Jeremy Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Mr Anthony Philip Proctor
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2025
Mr Simon Jonathan Dunne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/12/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Philip Proctorceased 04/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Charles Higgins Limitedceased 05/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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 SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4 Brackley Close
Bournemouth International Airport
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 6SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DUNNE, Simon Jonathan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROCTOR, Anthony Philip→
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2014-09-09
Resigned
ALLIN, Jeremy Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2011-11-02
Resigned
LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2011-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26