BRIAN FUDGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09796258 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-26
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-05-01
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    LAHTINEN, Raine Aleksi appointed
    director
  18. 2020-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2015-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN FUDGE LIMITED
  21. 2015-09-26
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    FUDGE, Brian James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FUDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 Raine Aleksi Lahitinen
Individual · Finnish · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2020
Mr Brian James Fudge
Individual · Canadian · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Francesca Fudgeceased 01/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Springfield House
North Street
Petworth
GU28 0DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FUDGE, Brian James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-26
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Active
LAHTINEN, Raine Aleksi→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07