FLOWER OF LIFE LTD

🌳Matureactive

08050763 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11070

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 9.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	-3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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officers · CH01
2026-05-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
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officers · CH01
2026-04-09
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officers · AP01
2026-04-08
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WRIGHT, Thomas Charles Alexanderson appointed
director
2025-11-27
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mortgage · MR01
2025-11-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC
2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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officers · TM01
2025-06-27
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BALMFORTH, Ian Richard resigned
director
2025-04-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-26
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SPAYNE, Daniel Shevek appointed
secretary
2024-07-26
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ROGERS, Jacob Alexander resigned
secretary
2024-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
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NEWTON, Benjamin James resigned
director
2024-04-24
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ALLEN, Steven Michael appointed
director
2024-04-24
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CHARLES, Rupert Timothy appointed
director
2024-04-24
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LEONI SCETI, Patrick William Elio resigned
director
2024-03-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
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BRAITHWAITE, Andrew Carl appointed
director
2024-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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capital · RP04SH01
2023-06-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-06-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Praetura Invoice Finance Limited
2023-03-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-03-14
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BALMFORTH, Ian Richard appointed
director
2023-03-01
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BALMFORTH, Ian Richard resigned
director
2022-11-01
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-10-03
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BALMFORTH, Ian Richard appointed
director
2022-08-12
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SMITH, Euan Daryl appointed
director
2022-08-12
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NEWTON, Benjamin James appointed
director
2022-08-12
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ROGERS, Jacob Alexander resigned
director
2021-12-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Euan Smith
2021-01-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-01-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-08-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Vicarage Management No 1 Limited
2019-06-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2018-07-10
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SPAYNE, Daniel Shevek appointed
director
2018-07-10
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LEONI SCETI, Patrick William Elio appointed
director
2018-07-10
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PETERS, Christopher resigned
director
2018-07-10
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WIECHEC, Lori Beth resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

Unit 10 Sowerby Bridge Business Park

Victoria Road

Sowerby Bridge

HX6 3AE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24