8O65 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09357270 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-16
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
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year to Jan 2026
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-20
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    STEPHENS, Charlotte Laura appointed
    director
  8. 2020-12-20
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Cheryl Amanda appointed
    director
  9. 2020-12-20
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  10. 2020-12-20
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-21
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  14. 2019-08-21
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-07-22
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  16. 2017-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-06
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    address · AD01
  18. 2014-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 8O65 LIMITED
  19. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Robert 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 65. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Stephens
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares31/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

39 Wood Croft
Billingshurst
RH14 9XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

STEPHENS, Charlotte Laura→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-12-20
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STEPHENS, Cheryl Amanda→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-12-20
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Active
STEPHENS, Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-16
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
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accounts · AA
2025-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
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accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
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officers · AP01
2020-12-20
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officers · AP01
2020-12-20
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accounts · AA
2020-10-28