55VS HL N1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08781764 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

33 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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mortgage · MR01
2025-12-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-02
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Charge satisfied #8
2025-12-02
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Charge satisfied #7
2025-12-02
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Charge satisfied #6
2025-12-02
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-11-28
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Charge registered #9
Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
2024-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-05
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WEEKS, Rosslyn-Ann appointed
secretary
2022-12-05
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BRITTAIN, Michael Richard appointed
director
2022-12-05
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PAYNE, Christopher James resigned
secretary
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-12-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-12-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2021-12-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2021-12-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2021-12-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-25
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Db UK Bank Limited
2018-10-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-08-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Db UK Bank Limited
2016-02-26
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BARBER, Keith John appointed
director
2016-02-26
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HUMPHREYS, Gary appointed
director
2016-02-26
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SPENCER, Kevin Ronald appointed
director
2016-02-26
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PAYNE, Christopher James appointed
secretary
2016-02-26
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BAXTER, Charles Anthony Wollaston resigned
director
2016-02-26
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MARINO, Laura Marie resigned
director
2015-05-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-02-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Letterone Treasury Services LLP as Security Agent
2013-12-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ue Finco LTD (As Security Agent)
2013-11-19
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Company incorporated
As 55VS HL N1 LIMITED
2013-11-19
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BAXTER, Charles Anthony Wollaston appointed
director
2013-11-19
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MARINO, Laura Marie appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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.

Group structure

55vs No 2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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55vs No 2 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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55VS HL N1 LIMITED

This company · 08781764

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
55vs No 2 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-11-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Markerstudy House 45 Westerham Road

Bessels Green

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN13 2QB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04