5 SAFETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09104730 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-26
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£245.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
54 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £245,746
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£238k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£246k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£374k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£75k£150k£224k£299k£374kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£251.6k£219.4k
Current assets£374.0k£262.6k
Cash£238.3k£208.1k
Debtors£135.7k£54.5k
Net assets£245.7k£210.0k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-12-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-05-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    HAWORTH, James Arthur appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  17. 2020-11-24
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  18. 2020-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-09-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-09-18
    ➖
    COOK, Andrew David Clifford resigned
    director
  21. 2020-09-18
    ➖
    SEARLE-BARNES, Andrew John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 SAFETY LIMITED
  24. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    HAWORTH, Robert James appointed
    director
  25. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    COOK, Andrew David Clifford appointed
    director
  27. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  28. 2014-06-26
    ➖
    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    director
  29. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    SEARLE-BARNES, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Arthur Haworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2022
Robert James Haworth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit H1 Innsworth Technology Park
Innsworth Lane
Gloucester
GL3 1DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HAWORTH, James Arthur→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWORTH, Robert James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLETT, Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
COOK, Andrew David Clifford→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2020-09-18
Resigned
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2014-06-26
Resigned
SEARLE-BARNES, Andrew John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2020-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-09