PHONES4U.COM MOBILE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12342910 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-24➕BROWN, Aaron Maurice appointeddirector
- 2021-09-24➕RIDGE, Darren Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-09-24➖LOVELOCK, Craig John resigneddirector
- 2021-09-24➖STONE, Thom resigneddirector
- 2020-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aaron Brown and Darren Ridge
- 2019-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs PHONES4U.COM MOBILE LIMITED
- 2019-12-02➕LOVELOCK, Craig John appointeddirector
- 2019-12-02➕STONE, Thom appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Onestream Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Onestream Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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PHONES4U.COM MOBILE LIMITED
This company · 12342910
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Onestream Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/08/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ridown Capital Limitedceased 31/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Darren Michael Ridgeceased 30/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Aaron Maurice Brownceased 30/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Ridown Building Fulcrum 2
Solent Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7FN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Aaron Maurice→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-09-24
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RIDGE, Darren Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-09-24
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LOVELOCK, Craig John→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2021-09-24
STONE, Thom→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2021-09-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aaron Brown and Darren Ridge | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15