MEAD MATTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09839101 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,540
Net assets shrinking
Down £470 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£602£1k£2k£2k£3kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£2.5k£3.0k
Current assets£2.5k£3.0k
Net assets£2.5k£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-27
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  3. 2023-07-30
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  4. 2022-07-31
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  5. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-12
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    BARLIGA, Adrian Constantin appointed
    director
  7. 2021-04-12
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    RYAN, Toby resigned
    director
  8. 2021-04-12
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  9. 2021-04-12
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  10. 2020-10-31
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  11. 2019-07-31
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  12. 2018-07-31
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  13. 2017-08-23
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  14. 2016-10-31
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  15. 2016-10-27
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  16. 2016-10-27
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  17. 2016-10-27
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  18. 2016-10-25
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    LINDSEY-CLARK, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-25
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    FREEMANTLE, Graham Arthur John resigned
    director
  20. 2016-10-25
    ➕
    RYAN, Toby appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-25
    ➖
    STEVENS, Monica Ana resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MEAD MATTERS LIMITED
  23. 2015-10-23
    ➕
    KING, Charlotte appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-23
    ➕
    SMILLIE, Sheila Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2015-10-23
    ➕
    FREEMANTLE, Graham Arthur John appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-23
    ➕
    STEVENS, Monica Ana appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Flat 1 2 The Mead
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BARLIGA, Adrian Constantin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Charlotte→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-23
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Active
LINDSEY-CLARK, Stephen Michael→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMILLIE, Sheila Margaret→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMANTLE, Graham Arthur John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-10-23 · resigned 2016-10-25
Resigned
RYAN, Toby→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-10-25 · resigned 2021-04-12
Resigned
STEVENS, Monica Ana→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-10-23 · resigned 2016-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-26