18F UK HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08022071 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-18
    ➕
    LANGROCK, James Michael, Mr. appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    SHEA, William Edward resigned
    director
  8. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-09
    ➕
    MANLEY, Michael appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-07-09
    ➖
    GALLAGHER, Gerard Michael resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-04-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 18F UK HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    MCCANN, Christopher Gerard appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    MCCANN, James Francis appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Gerard Michael appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    TRUSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    TRUSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    AZMI, Alia appointed
    director
  28. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    AZMI, Alia resigned
    director
  29. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    SHEA, William Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    TRUSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2012-04-05
    ➖
    TRUSEC LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

800-Flowers, Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
800-Flowers, Inc.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
18F UK HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 08022071

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
800-Flowers, Inc.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

54 Portland Place
London
W1B 1DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MANLEY, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGROCK, James Michael, Mr.→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCANN, Christopher Gerard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCANN, James Francis→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLAGHER, Gerard Michael→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2018-07-09
Resigned
TRUSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
AZMI, Alia→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
SHEA, William Edward→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
TRUSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22