SEWELL VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08210277 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-11
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 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
48 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    JENNESON, Neil resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-01-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-01-03
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  7. 2025-01-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-14
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    mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  13. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2015-12-17
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    SEWELL, Patrick Allan appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dennis Anthony Sewell
  22. 2012-09-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2012-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As SEWELL VENTURES LIMITED
  24. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    DAVISON, Simon John appointed
    director
  26. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    director
  27. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    SEWELL, Paul Edwin appointed
    director
  28. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    JENNESON, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Edwin Sewell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/09/2016
Patrick Allan Sewell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2022

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
Incorporated2012-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Geneva Way
Leads Road
Hull
North Humberside
HU7 0DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active
DAVISON, Simon John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active
LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active
SEWELL, Patrick Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-17
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Active
SEWELL, Paul Edwin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active
JENNESON, Neil→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-09-11 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dennis Anthony Sewell
Composite guarantee and debenture deed1 property14/09/201218/04/2017
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/09/2012—
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-03
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-01-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12