36&5 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08938358 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£98.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £98,160
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£117k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£98k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£235k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.3k | £101.8k |
| Current assets | £234.7k | £157.2k |
| Cash | £116.9k | £67.0k |
| Debtors | £97.9k | £40.3k |
| Net assets | £98.2k | £79.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bizcap Limited
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Merchant Money Limited
- 2019-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-10-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: A. Adkins and Sons Limited
- 2017-05-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-04-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-08-01➖ROBERTS, William David Trelawny resigneddirector
- 2014-07-09➕PORTER, Louis James appointeddirector
- 2014-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 36&5 LIMITED
- 2014-03-13➕COLEMAN, Thomas Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-03-13➕ROBERTS, William David Trelawny appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Louis James Porter Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Thomas Peter Coleman Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
11 Beckenham Business Centre, Kent House Lane
Beckenham
BR3 1LB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COLEMAN, Thomas Peter→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2014-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PORTER, Louis James→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2014-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, William David Trelawny→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2014-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bizcap Bizcap Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2026 | 19/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Merchant Money Merchant Money Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2019 | 19/05/2020 | |
| satisfied | A. Adkins and Sons A. Adkins and Sons Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/10/2018 | 11/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2017 | 26/10/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/04/2017 | 26/10/2022 |
Recent filings (51 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-26