CORE PARTNERS (GP) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC315888 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2008-02-05➖STOREY, Mark Henry resigneddirector
- 2007-02-20➕EDWARDS, Stephen Peter appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-20➕EDWARDS, Stephen Peter appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➕FAKHRY, Walid Khalil appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➖BURNESS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-20➕STOREY, Mark Henry appointeddirector
- 2007-02-20➖BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CORE PARTNERS (GP) LIMITED
- 2007-02-05➕BURNESS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-05➕BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Walid Khalil Fakhry Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
EDWARDS, Stephen Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Stephen Peter→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-20
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FAKHRY, Walid Khalil→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-02-20
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BURNESS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-20
STOREY, Mark Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2008-02-05
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-20
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18