AWARD MEDALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10137292 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-21
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£100
Net assets£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-07-09
    BROOKSBANK, Matthew Allen appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2025-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWARD MEDALS LIMITED
  18. 2016-04-21
    LEA, Nathan Graham Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some 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
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Global Geospatial Intelligence Consultancy Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Global Geospatial Intelligence Consultancy Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AWARD MEDALS LIMITED
This company · 10137292

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Global Geospatial Intelligence Consultancy Services Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest22/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 28 Atcham Business Park
Atcham
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROOKSBANK, Matthew Allen
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-07-09
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Active
LEA, Nathan Graham Edward
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-21
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01