ALL THE GOOD NAMES ARE TAKEN LTD

🌳Matureactive
09049288 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
£34
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £34
Net assets shrinking
Down £10 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£34
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.1k£44
Current assets£17.5k£18.2k
Net assets£34£44

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2017-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL THE GOOD NAMES ARE TAKEN LTD
  17. 2014-05-21
    ➕
    HISCOCKS, Christopher Hugh appointed
    director
  18. 2014-05-21
    ➕
    MILES, Steven Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Hugh Hiscocks
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/05/2017
Mr Steven Robert Miles
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

635 Bath Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 6AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HISCOCKS, Christopher Hugh→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-05-21
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Active
MILES, Steven Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-21
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17