DEFEND
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10037212 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-03-02
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06➖MCCANN, Niall Patrick, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-18✏️change-of-name-exemptionchange-of-name · NE01
- 2024-07-18✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2023-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24➕MCCANN, Niall Patrick, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DEFEND
- 2016-03-02➕HILEY, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2016-03-02➕LORENZ, James Scott appointeddirector
- 2016-03-02➕MAHDAVI, Kamran appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 3 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-18: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-07-18: change-of-name-exemption
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Registered office
Regina House 124 Finchley Road
London
NW3 5JS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HILEY, Mark David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-02
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LORENZ, James Scott→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-02
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MAHDAVI, Kamran→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-03-02
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MCCANN, Niall Patrick, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2025-06-06
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-18
change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2024-07-18
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17