RFP PLYMOUTH LTD
🌳Matureactive
09908412 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-09
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10822
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,095
Net assets shrinking
Down £533 YoY
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.0k | £27.0k |
| Current assets | £15.9k | £13.4k |
| Cash | £11.1k | £8.3k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £4.1k | £4.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs RFP PLYMOUTH LTD
- 2015-12-09➕PUGH, Matthew Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-12-09➕PUGH, Shelley Corrinne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-17: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shelley Corrinne Pugh Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Matthew Robert Pughceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10822 — SIC 10822
Registered office
156 Newton Road
Torquay
TQ2 7AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PUGH, Matthew Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-09
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PUGH, Shelley Corrinne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-09
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-25