1912 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08640687 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-28➖DREW, Roger John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-27➕MATHIAS, Owen John appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➕SANDERS, Joseph Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-02-27➕STEWART, Linda Shirley appointeddirector
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-18➖GALLIANO, Charles Gerard resigneddirector
- 2014-07-02➕GALLIANO, Charles Gerard appointeddirector
- 2013-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 1912 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2013-08-06➕DREW, Roger John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kathryn Elise Donnelly Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 14/03/2025 |
Julie Ann Sanders Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 14/03/2025 |
Michael Andrew St J Elvin Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 14/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger John Drewceased 14/03/2025· 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| 1 CONTROL LIMITED→ 14006429 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 11:14 TALENT MANAGEMENT LTD→ 13389752 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 175 DARTMOUTH RD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 06129563 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 1997 MARKETING LTD→ 16961028 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1A CONNECT LIMITED→ 14213279 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1ST AESTHETICS LTD→ 13333064 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1ST APOSTILLE LTD→ 15129431 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 11077983 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 1ST CITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ 07625396 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 1ST DAWN LIMITED→ 12983310 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5AH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MATHIAS, Owen John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANDERS, Joseph Michael→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2024-02-27
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STEWART, Linda Shirley→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2024-02-27
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DREW, Roger John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2025-03-28
GALLIANO, Charles Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2014-07-02 · resigned 2021-08-18
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Recent filings (61 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04