WEBUYANYPHONE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08321525 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-06
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 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47421SIC 47421
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-06-10✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2022-04-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-08➖BERTHONNEAU, Alex Maxime Edward resigneddirector
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-06-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-06-01➕BROWN, Aaron Maurice appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➕RIDGE, Darren Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-04-07➖ASHBY, James Spencer resigneddirector
- 2013-05-01➕ASHBY, James Spencer appointeddirector
- 2012-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs WEBUYANYPHONE LIMITED
- 2012-12-06➕BERTHONNEAU, Alex Maxime Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ridown Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ridown Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WEBUYANYPHONE LIMITED
This company · 08321525
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ridown Capital Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2019 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Onecom Group Limitedceased 05/04/2019· 75-100% shares
- Mr Alex Maxime Edward Berthonneauceased 08/03/2022· significant influence
- Giant Holdings Ltdceased 11/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr James Spencer Ashbyceased 06/04/2016· board control
- Mr Alexander Maxime Edward Berthonneauceased 06/04/2016· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
Ridown Building, Fulcrum 2 Solent Way
Whiteley
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7FN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Aaron Maurice→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-06-01
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RIDGE, Darren Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHBY, James Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2017-04-07
BERTHONNEAU, Alex Maxime Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2022-03-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/03/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/06/2018 | 25/04/2019 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-10
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2022-06-10