QUAY PARTNERS (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08973736 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,375
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,830 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£13.1k£62.9k
Current assets£30.3k£97.2k
Net assets£7.4k£47.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-01
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    UNDERWOOD, Clive Fortescue resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-13
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-02-09
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    UNDERWOOD, Thomas Fraser appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-01
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-23
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  14. 2019-09-30
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  15. 2018-09-26
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  16. 2017-09-21
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  17. 2016-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-10-01
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    ZUBAITE, Lina appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-12
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    TEE, Kelvin resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-12
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    UNDERWOOD, Clive Fortescue appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As QUAY PARTNERS (UK) LTD
  22. 2014-04-02
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    TEE, Kelvin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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

41/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Underwood
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

3 Queen Street
London
W1J 5PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

UNDERWOOD, Thomas Fraser→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZUBAITE, Lina→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEE, Kelvin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
UNDERWOOD, Clive Fortescue→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2025-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27