ETHICAL PURCHASING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09140239 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-21
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-09➕WRIGHT, David Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ETHICAL PURCHASING LIMITED
- 2014-07-21➕WRIGHT, Rowena Clare appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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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Mr David Philip Wright Individual · British,Irish · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2024 |
Mrs Rowena Clare Wright Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Forsythia Cottage
Linchmere Road
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3QW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WRIGHT, David Philip→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-09
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WRIGHT, Rowena Clare→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-07-21
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Recent filings (30 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01