FOLK NOMINEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09939972 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-07

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

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

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

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-10-13
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officers · AP01
2025-10-06
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RICHARDS, Claire Louise appointed
director
2025-09-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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CHUNG, Kawai appointed
director
2025-07-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-11
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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MATHERS, Louis Aidan resigned
director
2025-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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PARNALL, Robert Mark Braddon resigned
director
2019-09-27
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officers · TM01
2019-08-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-28
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WARREN, Roy Francis appointed
director
2019-08-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-08
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WILLETT, Helen resigned
secretary
2019-05-03
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CROSS, Giles Marwood resigned
director
2018-04-20
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WILLETT, Helen appointed
secretary
2018-04-17
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STRAW, Karl Anthony resigned
director
2017-11-06
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BROWN, David Ian resigned
director
2017-08-31
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CROSS, Giles Marwood appointed
director
2017-08-31
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DUMERESQUE, Jane Grace resigned
director
2017-08-31
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STRAW, Karl Anthony appointed
director
2017-04-10
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FRENCH, Amanda resigned
secretary
2016-05-25
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EVANS, Matthew resigned
secretary
2016-05-25
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FRENCH, Amanda appointed
secretary
2016-01-07
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Company incorporated
As FOLK NOMINEE LIMITED
2016-01-07
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SAWYER, Timothy Charles appointed
director
2016-01-07
➕
EVANS, Matthew appointed
secretary
2016-01-07
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BROWN, David Ian appointed
director
2016-01-07
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DUMERESQUE, Jane Grace appointed
director
2016-01-07
➕
MATHERS, Louis Aidan appointed
director
2016-01-07
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PARNALL, Robert Mark Braddon 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 70 — 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 70 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.)

Group structure

Folk Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Folk Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FOLK NOMINEE LIMITED

This company · 09939972

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Folk Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-01-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Number One Business Centre

Western Road

Launceston

Cornwall

PL15 7FJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

CHUNG, Kawai→

director · ~48y · appointed 2025-09-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RICHARDS, Claire Louise→

director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAWYER, Timothy Charles→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WARREN, Roy Francis→

director · ~70y · appointed 2019-08-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EVANS, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2016-05-25

Resigned

FRENCH, Amanda→

secretary · appointed 2016-05-25 · resigned 2017-04-10

Resigned

WILLETT, Helen→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2019-05-08

Resigned

BROWN, David Ian→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2017-11-06

Resigned

CROSS, Giles Marwood→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2019-05-03

Resigned

DUMERESQUE, Jane Grace→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

MATHERS, Louis Aidan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2025-03-28

Resigned

PARNALL, Robert Mark Braddon→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2019-09-27

Resigned

STRAW, Karl Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2018-04-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-10-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-19