12 LOWER MARKET STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09002412 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees400400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2026-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-28
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    LEWIS, Jennifer resigned
    director
  7. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-01-01
    ➖
    GOODMAN, Helen Ann resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-07-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-07-13
    ➕
    GOODMAN, Helen Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2019-07-10
    ➕
    DEWAR, Michael James appointed
    director
  24. 2018-05-18
    ➖
    EMMERSON, Dawn resigned
    director
  25. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    BENNITT, Helen resigned
    director
  26. 2016-09-20
    ➕
    LEWIS, Jennifer appointed
    director
  27. 2015-12-21
    ➕
    POULSON, Jane Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2015-09-11
    ➖
    POULSON, Gareth Withers resigned
    director
  29. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    BENNITT, Helen appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Dawn appointed
    director
  31. 2014-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 LOWER MARKET STREET LIMITED
  32. 2014-04-17
    ➕
    POULSON, Gareth Withers appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GOODMAN, Helen Ann resigned 2026-01-01; LEWIS, Jennifer resigned 2026-01-28

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

Registered office

15 Frances Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DEWAR, Michael James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POULSON, Jane Ann→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNITT, Helen→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
EMMERSON, Dawn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2018-05-18
Resigned
GOODMAN, Helen Ann→
director · ~81y · appointed 2019-07-13 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
LEWIS, Jennifer→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-09-20 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
POULSON, Gareth Withers→
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-04-17 · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-11