VENTUREPRISE PLC

🌳Matureactive
09123248 · plc · incorporated 2014-07-09
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
63 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-23
    O'NEILL, Martin John appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-23
    BENNETT, Martin John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-01
    PATEL, Arif Ibrahim appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-28
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-03-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-03-16
    DOBSON, Gina appointed
    director
  19. 2022-03-16
    DUTTON, Edward Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2022-03-16
    PATEL, Arif resigned
    secretary
  21. 2022-03-16
    BENNETT, Martin John appointed
    director
  22. 2022-03-16
    GOHRI, Ranjen resigned
    director
  23. 2022-03-16
    PATEL, Arif Ibrahim resigned
    director
  24. 2022-03-16
    SETH, Imran resigned
    director
  25. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-07-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2021-07-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2021-04-20
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    address · AD01
  29. 2021-04-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  30. 2021-04-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 2021-03-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  32. 2019-02-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  33. 2017-04-10
    KHAN, Akser resigned
    director
  34. 2017-04-10
    NAVQI, Danyal resigned
    director
  35. 2015-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  36. 2015-02-12
    GOHRI, Ranjen appointed
    director
  37. 2015-02-12
    ISAP, Siddika Makbul resigned
    director
  38. 2015-02-12
    KHAN, Akser appointed
    director
  39. 2015-02-12
    NAVQI, Danyal appointed
    director
  40. 2015-02-12
    PATEL, Arif Ibrahim appointed
    director
  41. 2015-02-12
    SETH, Imran appointed
    director
  42. 2014-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As VENTUREPRISE PLC
  43. 2014-07-09
    PATEL, Juned Ibrahim appointed
    director
  44. 2014-07-09
    PATEL, Arif appointed
    secretary
  45. 2014-07-09
    ISAP, Siddika Makbul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2014-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Parkhill Business Centre
Padiham Road
Burnley
BB12 6TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

DOBSON, Gina
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-16
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Active
DUTTON, Edward Michael
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-16
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Active
O'NEILL, Martin John
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-23
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Active
PATEL, Arif Ibrahim
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-12-01
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Active
PATEL, Juned Ibrahim
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-07-09
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Active
PATEL, Arif
secretary · appointed 2014-07-09 · resigned 2022-03-16
Resigned
BENNETT, Martin John
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-16 · resigned 2025-06-23
Resigned
GOHRI, Ranjen
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2022-03-16
Resigned
ISAP, Siddika Makbul
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-07-09 · resigned 2015-02-12
Resigned
KHAN, Akser
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
NAVQI, Danyal
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
PATEL, Arif Ibrahim
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2022-03-16
Resigned
SETH, Imran
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2022-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties16/07/2021
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge15/04/2021
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge2 properties08/02/2019
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge16/06/2015
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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-28