MERSEY GATEWAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08811246 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
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 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-06-06
    ➕
    GORDON, John Stephen appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-22
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-05-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-05-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2023-05-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-04-28
    ➕
    TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-28
    ➖
    SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez resigned
    director
  15. 2023-04-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-04-24
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, Jennifer resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-04
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    THOMPSON, Roger Mark resigned
    director
  22. 2021-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-01-08
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    SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez appointed
    director
  25. 2021-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2020-02-18
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    EDWARDS, Matthew James resigned
    director
  27. 2020-02-18
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Roger Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2018-12-01
    ➕
    INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2017-02-20
    ➖
    BARTOLOMÉ MIGUEL, Ovidio Javier resigned
    director
  30. 2017-02-20
    ➖
    CAVILL, John Ivor resigned
    director
  31. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Matthew James appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-02
    ➕
    CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
    director
  33. 2016-09-02
    ➖
    FALERO, Louis Javier resigned
    director
  34. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    BARTOLOMÉ MIGUEL, Ovidio Javier appointed
    director
  35. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Jennifer appointed
    director
  36. 2016-04-19
    ➖
    ENGLAND, Christopher Andrew resigned
    director
  37. 2016-04-19
    ➖
    FCC CONSTRUCCION, S.A. resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 2015-12-14
    ➕
    ENGLAND, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 2015-12-14
    ➖
    VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCURAS, SL resigned
    corporate-director
  40. 2014-04-02
    ➖
    CORRAL FERNÁNDEZ, Félix resigned
    director
  41. 2014-04-02
    ➕
    FALERO, Louis Javier appointed
    director
  42. 2014-04-02
    ➕
    FCC CONSTRUCCION, S.A. appointed
    corporate-director
  43. 2014-04-02
    ➕
    VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCURAS, SL appointed
    corporate-director
  44. 2013-12-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MERSEY GATEWAY LIMITED
  45. 2013-12-11
    ➕
    CORRAL FERNÁNDEZ, Félix 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Mersey Gateway Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mersey Gateway Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MERSEY GATEWAY LIMITED
This company · 08811246

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mersey Gateway Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

8th Floor 6 Kean Street
London
WC2B 4AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, John Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLETON, Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTOLOMÉ MIGUEL, Ovidio Javier→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2017-02-20
Resigned
CAVILL, John Ivor→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-02 · resigned 2017-02-20
Resigned
CORRAL FERNÁNDEZ, Félix→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2014-04-02
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Jennifer→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2023-04-24
Resigned
EDWARDS, Matthew James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2020-02-18
Resigned
ENGLAND, Christopher Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-14 · resigned 2016-04-19
Resigned
FALERO, Louis Javier→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2016-09-02
Resigned
SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-08 · resigned 2023-04-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, Roger Mark→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2021-03-04
Resigned
FCC CONSTRUCCION, S.A.→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2016-04-19
Resigned
VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCURAS, SL→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2015-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-28