8888 INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08406012 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 10.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-03-02
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    Charge satisfied #5
  13. 2021-03-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  14. 2021-03-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2021-03-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2021-03-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2021-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-01-28
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Freya Catherine appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-28
    ➕
    WRIGHT, James Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2021-01-28
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Sean Graham appointed
    director
  23. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-02-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  27. 2016-02-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  28. 2016-02-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  29. 2016-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  30. 2016-02-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  31. 2013-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8888 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  32. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Graham Clifton appointed
    director
  33. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Clifton Wright
Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

Sterling House
71 Francis Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B16 8SP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

WRIGHT, Freya Catherine→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Graham Clifton→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, James Alexander→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Margaret→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Sean Graham→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property17/02/201602/03/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property17/02/201602/03/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property17/02/201602/03/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge—17/02/201602/03/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property17/02/201602/03/2021

Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-02