SANCROFT BIDCO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
FC041790 · oversea-company · incorporated 2022-04-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2024-09-16➕MOURANT SECRETARIES (JERSEY) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-09-16➕MACPHERSON, Ewen Niall appointeddirector
- 2024-09-16➕PAYNE, Kevin Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-09-16📄appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-representannual-return · OS-PAR
- 2024-09-16📄appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-serviceannual-return · OS-PAR
- 2024-09-16📄register-overseas-companyincorporation · OSIN01
- 2022-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SANCROFT BIDCO LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2022-04-27
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
22 Grenville Street
St Helier
JE4 8PX
Jersey
Filing status
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MOURANT SECRETARIES (JERSEY) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-09-16
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MACPHERSON, Ewen Niall→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-09-16
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PAYNE, Kevin Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-16
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Recent filings (3 total)
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
annual-return · OS-PAR
2024-09-16
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
annual-return · OS-PAR
2024-09-16
register-overseas-company
incorporation · OSIN01
2024-09-16