47 & 47A RATCLIFFE STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09079872 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-06-22
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-25
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    SARGEANT, Katy Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-25
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    TEMPLETON, Robert, Mr. resigned
    director
  17. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-08-01
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    HARDCASTLE, Richard Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-01
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    HEATON, Rachel, Ms. resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 47 & 47A RATCLIFFE STREET LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    HEATON, Rachel, Ms. appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    TEMPLETON, Robert, Mr. 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Alan Hardcastle
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest07/06/2017
Ms Katy Jane Sargeant
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

73 Nunthorpe Road
York
North Yorkshire
YO23 1BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HARDCASTLE, Richard Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Active
SARGEANT, Katy Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Active
HEATON, Rachel, Ms.→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
TEMPLETON, Robert, Mr.→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10