BUSINESS ONE PAGE PLAN LTD

🌳Matureactive
08055201 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-02
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
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£29k£59k£88k£117k£146kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets—£241.0k
Current assets—£146.4k
Cash—£6.4k
Net assets—£73.7k
Average employees1—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-22
    ➖
    PARKINSON, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-03-22
    ➕
    BOTHAM, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2015-11-09
    ➖
    SHRIMPLING, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    HAMPSON, Caroline Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    SHRIMPLING, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2012-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS ONE PAGE PLAN LTD
  25. 2012-05-02
    ➕
    BOTHAM, Andrew Derek appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-02
    ➕
    PARKINSON, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-05-02
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Caroline Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Derek Botham
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/05/2017
Mrs Claire Louise Botham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2026

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
Incorporated2012-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Logic House
Ordnance Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 3AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOTHAM, Andrew Derek→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOTHAM, Claire Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKINSON, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-02 · resigned 2018-05-22
Resigned
HAMPSON, Caroline Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-02 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
SHRIMPLING, Paul Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2015-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-11