407 FINANCE LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.2k | £44.3k |
| Current assets | £82.4k | £76.9k |
| Net assets | £49.2k | £44.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-15📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 407 FINANCE LIMITED
- 2017-06-19➕GOODWIN, Mark Gerald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Flora Elizabeth Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 01/2007 · age 19 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 22/01/2025 |
Mr Mark Gerald Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/06/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Florence Sarah Russell Goodwinceased 22/01/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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