ROMEAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC267229 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-29
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 20.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£17.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 20.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,977

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£22.6k£22.6k
Net assets£17.0k£17.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-03
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  3. 2023-03-26
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  4. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2020-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-03
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2018-04-20
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    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2017-11-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-30
    ➕
    MEAD, Lisa Jane appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-10-30
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  16. 2017-10-30
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-13
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    BEST, Michael Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    BEST, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-05
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Alistair Bruce resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-05
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Stella Anne, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2005-09-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2004-05-13
    ➕
    MEAD, David Edwin, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2004-05-13
    ➕
    MEAD, Lisa Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2004-05-13
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Alistair Bruce appointed
    director
  27. 2004-05-13
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stella Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2004-05-13
    ➖
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROMEAD LIMITED
  30. 2004-04-29
    ➕
    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2004-04-29
    ➕
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MEAD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Jane Mead
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting02/05/2017
Dr. David Edwin Mead
Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/05/2017

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
Incorporated2004-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dunes House 11 Fyrish Road
Findhorn
Forres
Moray
IV36 3YT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MEAD, Lisa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAD, David Edwin, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAD, Lisa Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2018-04-20
Resigned
ANDERSON, Alistair Bruce→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2006-08-05
Resigned
ANDERSON, Stella Anne, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2006-08-05
Resigned
BEST, Michael Robert→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2015-06-13
Resigned
MMA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2004-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property09/09/200530/03/2012

Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-03