ACTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

🌳Matureactive
08805866 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-12-06
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-27
    ➖
    CORY, Lee Elliot resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-08
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    COHEN, Peter David resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-19
    ➖
    STEIN, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  15. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-08-18
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    SHULMAN, Simon Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2021-04-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2021-02-04
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    COHEN, Peter David appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2017-10-27
    ➕
    SHERWOOD, Andrew Harris appointed
    director
  25. 2017-10-27
    ➕
    SHULMAN, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2017-03-23
    ➖
    SONING, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  27. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    SONING, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-06
    ➖
    ABBEY, Peter David resigned
    director
  29. 2014-02-12
    ➕
    STEIN, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-10
    ➕
    ABBEY, Peter David appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-10
    ➕
    CORY, Lee Elliot appointed
    director
  32. 2013-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
  33. 2013-12-06
    ➕
    METLISS, Jonathan Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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. Jonathan Alexander Metliss
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Acre House
11/15 William Road
London
NW1 3ER
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

METLISS, Jonathan Alexander→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHERWOOD, Andrew Harris→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBEY, Peter David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2014-03-06
Resigned
COHEN, Peter David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-02-04 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
CORY, Lee Elliot→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2024-07-27
Resigned
SHULMAN, Simon Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2021-08-18
Resigned
SONING, Andrew Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2017-03-23
Resigned
STEIN, Robert Anthony→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2021-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03