44 DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08643958 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-05
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    NORTON, Angela Ruth appointed
    director
  15. 2017-08-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2015-05-05
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    MARINOV, Aleksandar Yuriev resigned
    director
  19. 2015-05-05
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    PRINCE, Gail Marie resigned
    director
  20. 2013-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 44 DESIGN LIMITED
  21. 2013-08-08
    ➕
    NORTON, Adrian James appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-08
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  23. 2013-08-08
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    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    director
  24. 2013-08-08
    ➕
    MARINOV, Aleksandar Yuriev appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-08
    ➕
    PRINCE, Gail Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian James Norton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

18 Walmer Way
Kingsmead
Milton Keynes
MK4 4LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NORTON, Adrian James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTON, Angela Ruth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-08 · resigned 2013-08-08
Resigned
MARINOV, Aleksandar Yuriev→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-08 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned
PRINCE, Gail Marie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-08 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-05-12