7TH LONDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08867968 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-29
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 Jan 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 business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees1200

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-16
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    DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2020-04-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-08-20
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    FOSTER FITZSIMONS, Joanne Alexandra appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 7TH LONDON LIMITED
  22. 2014-01-29
    ➕
    FOSTER FITZSIMONS, Duncan James appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-29
    ➕
    DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 12 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 Duncan James Foster Fitzsimons
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Pendragon House
65 London Road
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FOSTER FITZSIMONS, Duncan James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-29
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Active
FOSTER FITZSIMONS, Joanne Alexandra→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-01-29 · resigned 2020-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-10