123 LIGHTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
07841477 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-10
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
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (81/100)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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
46 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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-05-01➕FAIRCHILD, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2011-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 123 LIGHTING LTD
- 2011-11-10➕BUTTLEMAN, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daniel Leonard Buttleman Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2017 |
Mr Christopher James Fairchild Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Shoreditch Studios Ltdceased 29/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 201 STUDIO LTD→ 12531976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 26B LTD→ 16833648 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2J-ART LTD.→ 08701295 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| 360S SERVICES LIMITED→ 15832800 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 365 HANDYMAN LTD→ 12103013 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Arch 405 Cremer Street
London
E2 8HD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUTTLEMAN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAIRCHILD, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-01