CERES 2 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09760791 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-03

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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not disclosed

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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-06-25
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SOUTHGATE, Peter Edward resigned
director
2025-06-25
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2025-06-17
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2024-06-02
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2023-06-11
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2022-06-20
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2021-06-30
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2020-08-25
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2020-06-23
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2019-05-31
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2018-08-22
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2018-06-24
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2017-05-30
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2016-09-08
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2015-09-18
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SOUTHGATE, Peter Edward appointed
director
2015-09-03
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Company incorporated
As CERES 2 LIMITED
2015-09-03
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ATHAYDE ALVES, Marco Aurelio appointed
director
2015-09-03
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DOS SANTOS SILVA, Joao Carlos appointed
director
2015-09-03
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MUSA, Bruno Ferraz appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

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 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Joao Carlos Dos Santos Silva Individual · Brazilian · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Bruno Ferraz Musa Individual · Brazilian · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Marco Aurelio Athayde Alves Individual · Brazilian · DOB 07/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-09-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

23 Worsnop House Old Heath Road

Colchester

CO1 2ER

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ATHAYDE ALVES, Marco Aurelio→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-03

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Active

DOS SANTOS SILVA, Joao Carlos→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-03

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Active

MUSA, Bruno Ferraz→

director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-03

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Active

SOUTHGATE, Peter Edward→

director · ~83y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2025-06-25

Resigned

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