HAPPY DAYS (2001) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI045541 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-05-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-11-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)
  17. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-06-11
    ➕
    BECKETT, Nicole Christine appointed
    director
  19. 2003-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAPPY DAYS (2001) LIMITED
  20. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    BECKETT, Nicole Christine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    BECKETT, Christine appointed
    director
  22. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    BECKETT, Ryan John appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    HARE, Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2003-02-21
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Christine Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-21
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Happy. Days (2001) Limited
71 Main Street
Conlig
BT23 7PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BECKETT, Nicole Christine→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-21
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Active
BECKETT, Christine→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-02-21
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Active
BECKETT, Nicole Christine→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-06-11
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Active
BECKETT, Ryan John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-02-21
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Active
HARE, Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-02-21
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Active
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—17/11/2017—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26