KEPPE ROFER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08456657 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-21
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 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£32.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 7.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £32,660
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£33k
↑ 2944% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.4k | £13.6k |
| Current assets | £39.3k | £37.2k |
| Net assets | £32.7k | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-19➖THOMAS, Jayne resigneddirector
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-01➕WALTERS, Gareth James appointeddirector
- 2019-01-01➕THOMAS, Jayne appointeddirector
- 2013-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs KEPPE ROFER LIMITED
- 2013-03-21➕ROFER, Gavin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROFER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin Rofer Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gareth James Walters Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 27/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Coliseum House
7 Wheat Street
Brecon
LD3 7DG
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ROFER, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALTERS, Gareth James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2021-08-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29