24 X 7 (VENTURES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09905698 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
32 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-16
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-28
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  7. 2024-09-07
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  8. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-26
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  10. 2023-06-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  11. 2023-06-26
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  12. 2023-06-09
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  13. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  16. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 X 7 (VENTURES) LIMITED
  21. 2015-12-07
    ➕
    MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence appointed
    director
  22. 2015-12-07
    ➕
    MAHONEY, Ashley Andrew 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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 70 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 Andrew Terrance Mahoney
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ashley Andrew Mahoney
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Little Easton Manor
Park Road
Little Easton Dunmow
Essex
CM6 2JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MAHONEY, Andrew Terrence→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-07
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MAHONEY, Ashley Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-12-07
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—18/10/2021—
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-06-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-06-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-06-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-06-09