360 PREVIEW LTD

🌳Matureactive
09739450 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-19
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 Aug 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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-07-18
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-07-03
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    SHELLEY, Graham appointed
    director
  14. 2018-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-11-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2016-02-16
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    BATES, Darren resigned
    director
  19. 2016-02-16
    ➖
    URWIN, Jason Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 360 PREVIEW LTD
  21. 2015-08-19
    ➕
    WHITLEY, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-19
    ➕
    BATES, Darren appointed
    director
  23. 2015-08-19
    ➕
    URWIN, Jason Charles 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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Graham Shelley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/07/2018
Mr Kenneth John Whitley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Shaw House Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 1AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHELLEY, Graham→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITLEY, Kenneth John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATES, Darren→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-08-19 · resigned 2016-02-16
Resigned
URWIN, Jason Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-08-19 · resigned 2016-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19