BREATHE SAFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08010152 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
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 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-16📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-16📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22➕LEATHERS, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31➖WALKER, Joe Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Meif Esem Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Em) Gp (One) Limited
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-09➕WALKER, Joe Paul appointeddirector
- 2012-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (As Security Trustee)
- 2012-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BREATHE SAFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2012-03-28➕THEW, Karl Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 14 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.)
Group structure
Cat Tech International Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cat Tech International Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BREATHE SAFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 08010152
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cat Tech International Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
1 South Park Road
South Park Industrial Estate
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN17 2BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LEATHERS, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-22
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THEW, Karl Barry→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-03-28
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WALKER, Joe Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2022-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Meif Esem Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Em) Gp (One) Meif Esem Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Em) Gp (One) Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Maven Capital Partners UK (As Security Trustee) Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (As Security Trustee) | Composite guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 30/03/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-16
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-28