MERSEY GATEWAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08950875 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20

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

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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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

2 signals 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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2023-05-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-15
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-03
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-28
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TEMPLETON, Matthew appointed
director
2023-04-28
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SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez resigned
director
2023-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
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DOUGLAS, Jennifer resigned
director
2023-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-04-24
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legacy
capital · SH20
2023-04-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-24
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-04
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THOMPSON, Roger Mark resigned
director
2021-01-08
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SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez appointed
director
2020-02-18
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EDWARDS, Matthew James resigned
director
2020-02-18
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THOMPSON, Roger Mark appointed
director
2018-12-01
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INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-02-20
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JAVIER, Ovidio Bartolomé Miguel resigned
director
2017-01-24
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CAVILL, John Ivor resigned
director
2017-01-24
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EDWARDS, Matthew James appointed
director
2016-09-02
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CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
director
2016-09-02
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FALERO, Louis Javier resigned
director
2016-04-19
➕
DOUGLAS, Jennifer appointed
director
2016-04-19
➖
ENGLAND, Christopher resigned
director
2016-04-19
➕
JAVIER, Ovidio Bartolomé Miguel appointed
director
2016-04-19
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FCC CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A. resigned
corporate-director
2015-12-10
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VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.L. resigned
corporate-director
2014-03-25
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FALERO, Louis Javier appointed
director
2014-03-20
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Company incorporated
As MERSEY GATEWAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2014-03-20
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ENGLAND, Christopher appointed
director
2014-03-20
➕
FCC CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A. appointed
corporate-director
2014-03-20
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VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.L. appointed
corporate-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

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-04-24: legacy

Group structure

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

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Ednaston Project Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MERSEY GATEWAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

This company · 08950875

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
Ednaston Project Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	18/02/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Fomento De Construcciones Y Contratas, S.Aceased 24/04/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
3i Infrastructure Plcceased 18/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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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7 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

Incorporated2014-03-20

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 · 10 resigned)

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-01

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Active

GORDON, John Stephen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-06

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Active

TEMPLETON, Matthew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-28

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Active

CAVILL, John Ivor→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-02 · resigned 2017-01-24

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Jennifer→

director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2023-04-24

Resigned

EDWARDS, Matthew James→

director · ~41y · appointed 2017-01-24 · resigned 2020-02-18

Resigned

ENGLAND, Christopher→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2016-04-19

Resigned

FALERO, Louis Javier→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-25 · resigned 2016-09-02

Resigned

JAVIER, Ovidio Bartolomé Miguel→

director · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2017-02-20

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 CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A.→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2016-04-19

Resigned

VIALIA SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE CONCESIONES DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.L.→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2015-12-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 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-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

2023-05-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-05-19

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-05-15

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2023-05-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-28