AFTER PREMISE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09043118 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-01-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-18➕KING, Brian Samuel appointeddirector
- 2014-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AFTER PREMISE LTD
- 2014-05-16➕VANBECK, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2014-05-16➕TYERS, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-16➖TYERS, Clare resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-16➕VOWLES, Jonathan Cavill appointeddirector
- 2014-05-16➖VOWLES, Jonathan Cavill resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lesley Ann Mirrlees Vanbeck Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Brian Samuel King Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
9 St. Johns Place
Newport
PO30 1LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KING, Brian Samuel→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VANBECK, Lesley→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TYERS, Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2014-05-16
VOWLES, Jonathan Cavill→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2014-05-16
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Recent filings (41 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-02-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-04