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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 13.8y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.8 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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

29 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2025-04-04
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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JENNESON, Neil resigned
director
2025-01-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-03
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capital · SH10
2025-01-03
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capital · SH08
2024-08-09
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accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-12
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accounts · AA
2023-07-14
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mortgage · MR05
2022-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-08-28
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accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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accounts · AA
2018-02-16
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officers · CH01
2017-04-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-12-17
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SEWELL, Patrick Allan appointed
director
2012-09-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Dennis Anthony Sewell
2012-09-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-09-11
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Company incorporated
As SEWELL VENTURES LIMITED
2012-09-11
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LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
secretary
2012-09-11
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DAVISON, Simon John appointed
director
2012-09-11
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LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
director
2012-09-11
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SEWELL, Paul Edwin appointed
director
2012-09-11
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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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Edwin Sewell Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	01/09/2016
Patrick Allan Sewell Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/12/2022

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